tofautisha

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Swahili

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Etymology

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From tofauti +‎ -isha (causative affix).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-tofautisha (infinitive kutofautisha)

  1. to compare
  2. to distinguish, differentiate

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -tofautisha
Positive present -natofautisha
Subjunctive -tofautishe
Negative -tofautishi
Imperative singular tofautisha
Infinitives
Positive kutofautisha
Negative kutotofautisha
Imperatives
Singular tofautisha
Plural tofautisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutofautisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -litofautisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutofautisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natofautisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatofautisha/natofautisha tunatofautisha
2nd person unatofautisha mnatofautisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatofautisha wanatofautisha
other classes positive subject concord + -natofautisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tofautishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sitofautishi hatutofautishi
2nd person hutofautishi hamtofautishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatofautishi hawatofautishi
other classes negative subject concord + -tofautishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatofautisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatofautisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tofautishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nitofautishe tutofautishe
2nd person utofautishe mtofautishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atofautishe watofautishe
other classes positive subject concord + -tofautishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitofautishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetofautisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetofautisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitofautisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitofautisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atofautisha)
Singular Plural
1st person natofautisha twatofautisha
2nd person watofautisha mwatofautisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atofautisha watofautisha
m-mi(III/IV) watofautisha yatofautisha
ji-ma(V/VI) latofautisha yatofautisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatofautisha vyatofautisha
n(IX/X) yatofautisha zatofautisha
u(XI) watofautisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatofautisha
pa(XVI) patofautisha
mu(XVIII) mwatofautisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -metofautisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatofautisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatofautisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitofautisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotofautisha
Consecutive katofautisha / positive subject concord + -katofautisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katofautishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitofautisha -tutofautisha
2nd person -kutofautisha -watofautisha/-kutofautisheni/-watofautisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtofautisha -watofautisha
m-mi(III/IV) -utofautisha -itofautisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -litofautisha -yatofautisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitofautisha -vitofautisha
n(IX/X) -itofautisha -zitofautisha
u(XI) -utofautisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutofautisha
pa(XVI) -patofautisha
mu(XVIII) -mutofautisha
Reflexive -jitofautisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tofautisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tofautishaye -tofautishao
m-mi(III/IV) -tofautishao -tofautishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tofautishalo -tofautishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tofautishacho -tofautishavyo
n(IX/X) -tofautishayo -tofautishazo
u(XI) -tofautishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tofautishako
pa(XVI) -tofautishapo
mu(XVIII) -tofautishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tofautisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetofautisha -otofautisha
m-mi(III/IV) -otofautisha -yotofautisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotofautisha -yotofautisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotofautisha -vyotofautisha
n(IX/X) -yotofautisha -zotofautisha
u(XI) -otofautisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotofautisha
pa(XVI) -potofautisha
mu(XVIII) -motofautisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.