tafiti

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Niuean

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Noun

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tafiti

  1. stranger
  2. distance

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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tafiti

  1. plural of utafiti

Verb

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-tafiti (infinitive kutafiti)

  1. to research, investigate
  2. to inquire

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -tafiti
Positive present -natafiti
Subjunctive -tafiti
Negative -tafiti
Imperative singular tafiti
Infinitives
Positive kutafiti
Negative kutotafiti
Imperatives
Singular tafiti
Plural tafitini
Tensed forms
Habitual hutafiti
Positive past positive subject concord + -litafiti
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutafiti
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natafiti)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatafiti/natafiti tunatafiti
2nd person unatafiti mnatafiti
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatafiti wanatafiti
other classes positive subject concord + -natafiti
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tafiti)
Singular Plural
1st person sitafiti hatutafiti
2nd person hutafiti hamtafiti
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatafiti hawatafiti
other classes negative subject concord + -tafiti
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatafiti
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatafiti
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tafiti)
Singular Plural
1st person nitafiti tutafiti
2nd person utafiti mtafiti
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atafiti watafiti
other classes positive subject concord + -tafiti
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitafiti
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetafiti
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetafiti
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitafiti
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitafiti
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atafiti)
Singular Plural
1st person natafiti twatafiti
2nd person watafiti mwatafiti
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atafiti watafiti
m-mi(III/IV) watafiti yatafiti
ji-ma(V/VI) latafiti yatafiti
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatafiti vyatafiti
n(IX/X) yatafiti zatafiti
u(XI) watafiti see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatafiti
pa(XVI) patafiti
mu(XVIII) mwatafiti
Perfect positive subject concord + -metafiti
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatafiti
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatafiti
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitafiti
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotafiti
Consecutive katafiti / positive subject concord + -katafiti
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katafiti
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitafiti -tutafiti
2nd person -kutafiti -watafiti/-kutafitini/-watafitini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtafiti -watafiti
m-mi(III/IV) -utafiti -itafiti
ji-ma(V/VI) -litafiti -yatafiti
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitafiti -vitafiti
n(IX/X) -itafiti -zitafiti
u(XI) -utafiti see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutafiti
pa(XVI) -patafiti
mu(XVIII) -mutafiti
Reflexive -jitafiti
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tafiti- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tafitiye -tafitio
m-mi(III/IV) -tafitio -tafitiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tafitilo -tafitiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tafiticho -tafitivyo
n(IX/X) -tafitiyo -tafitizo
u(XI) -tafitio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tafitiko
pa(XVI) -tafitipo
mu(XVIII) -tafitimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tafiti)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetafiti -otafiti
m-mi(III/IV) -otafiti -yotafiti
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotafiti -yotafiti
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotafiti -vyotafiti
n(IX/X) -yotafiti -zotafiti
u(XI) -otafiti see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotafiti
pa(XVI) -potafiti
mu(XVIII) -motafiti
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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