tatanisha

Swahili

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tatanisha (infinitive kutatanisha)

1. to perplex, complicate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tatanisha
Positive present -natatanisha Subjunctive -tatanishe Negative -tatanishi Imperative singular tatanisha
Infinitives
Positive kutatanisha Negative kutotatanisha
Imperatives
Singular tatanisha Plural tatanisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutatanisha Positive past positive subject concord + -litatanisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kutatanisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natatanisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninatatanisha/natatanisha tunatatanisha 2nd person unatatanisha mnatatanisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatatanisha wanatatanisha other classes positive subject concord + -natatanisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tatanishi) Singular Plural 1st person sitatanishi hatutatanishi 2nd person hutatanishi hamtatanishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatatanishi hawatatanishi other classes negative subject concord + -tatanishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatatanisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tatatanisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tatanishe) Singular Plural 1st person nitatanishe tutatanishe 2nd person utatanishe mtatanishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atatanishe watatanishe other classes positive subject concord + -tatanishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitatanishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetatanisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetatanisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitatanisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitatanisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atatanisha) Singular Plural 1st person natatanisha twatatanisha 2nd person watatanisha mwatatanisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atatanisha watatanisha m-mi(III/IV) watatanisha yatatanisha ji-ma(V/VI) latatanisha yatatanisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatatanisha vyatatanisha n(IX/X) yatatanisha zatatanisha u(XI) watatanisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatatanisha pa(XVI) patatanisha mu(XVIII) mwatatanisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -metatanisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatatanisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatatanisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitatanisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotatanisha Consecutive katatanisha / positive subject concord + -katatanisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katatanishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitatanisha -tutatanisha 2nd person -kutatanisha -watatanisha/-kutatanisheni/-watatanisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtatanisha -watatanisha m-mi(III/IV) -utatanisha -itatanisha ji-ma(V/VI) -litatanisha -yatatanisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitatanisha -vitatanisha n(IX/X) -itatanisha -zitatanisha u(XI) -utatanisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutatanisha pa(XVI) -patatanisha mu(XVIII) -mutatanisha Reflexive -jitatanisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tatanisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tatanishaye -tatanishao m-mi(III/IV) -tatanishao -tatanishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tatanishalo -tatanishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tatanishacho -tatanishavyo n(IX/X) -tatanishayo -tatanishazo u(XI) -tatanishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tatanishako pa(XVI) -tatanishapo mu(XVIII) -tatanishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tatanisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetatanisha -otatanisha m-mi(III/IV) -otatanisha -yotatanisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lotatanisha -yotatanisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotatanisha -vyotatanisha n(IX/X) -yotatanisha -zotatanisha u(XI) -otatanisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotatanisha pa(XVI) -potatanisha mu(XVIII) -motatanisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • tatanisho (“perplexity, complication”)