tatanika

Swahili

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “It looks like a stative of -tatana [recip of -tata], but I can't find attestation for -tatana”)

Verb

-tatanika (infinitive kutatanika)

1. to be perplexing

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tatanika
Positive present -natatanika Subjunctive -tatanike Negative -tataniki Imperative singular tatanika
Infinitives
Positive kutatanika Negative kutotatanika
Imperatives
Singular tatanika Plural tatanikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutatanika Positive past positive subject concord + -litatanika Negative past negative subject concord + -kutatanika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natatanika) Singular Plural 1st person ninatatanika/natatanika tunatatanika 2nd person unatatanika mnatatanika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatatanika wanatatanika other classes positive subject concord + -natatanika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tataniki) Singular Plural 1st person sitataniki hatutataniki 2nd person hutataniki hamtataniki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatataniki hawatataniki other classes negative subject concord + -tataniki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatatanika Negative future negative subject concord + -tatatanika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tatanike) Singular Plural 1st person nitatanike tutatanike 2nd person utatanike mtatanike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atatanike watatanike other classes positive subject concord + -tatanike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitatanike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetatanika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetatanika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitatanika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitatanika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atatanika) Singular Plural 1st person natatanika twatatanika 2nd person watatanika mwatatanika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atatanika watatanika m-mi(III/IV) watatanika yatatanika ji-ma(V/VI) latatanika yatatanika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatatanika vyatatanika n(IX/X) yatatanika zatatanika u(XI) watatanika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatatanika pa(XVI) patatanika mu(XVIII) mwatatanika
Perfect positive subject concord + -metatanika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatatanika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatatanika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitatanika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotatanika Consecutive katatanika / positive subject concord + -katatanika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katatanike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitatanika -tutatanika 2nd person -kutatanika -watatanika/-kutatanikeni/-watatanikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtatanika -watatanika m-mi(III/IV) -utatanika -itatanika ji-ma(V/VI) -litatanika -yatatanika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitatanika -vitatanika n(IX/X) -itatanika -zitatanika u(XI) -utatanika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutatanika pa(XVI) -patatanika mu(XVIII) -mutatanika Reflexive -jitatanika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tatanika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tatanikaye -tatanikao m-mi(III/IV) -tatanikao -tatanikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tatanikalo -tatanikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tatanikacho -tatanikavyo n(IX/X) -tatanikayo -tatanikazo u(XI) -tatanikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tatanikako pa(XVI) -tatanikapo mu(XVIII) -tatanikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tatanika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetatanika -otatanika m-mi(III/IV) -otatanika -yotatanika ji-ma(V/VI) -lotatanika -yotatanika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotatanika -vyotatanika n(IX/X) -yotatanika -zotatanika u(XI) -otatanika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotatanika pa(XVI) -potatanika mu(XVIII) -motatanika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.