kita

See also: Kita, kýta, and kyttä

Amis

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun

kita

1. we (inclusive of the person spoken to)

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Cayubaba

Noun

kita

1. water

   kikita

   the water

Further reading

• Mily Crevels, Hein van der Voort, The Guaporé-Mamoré region as a linguistic area, in Pieter Muysken (editor), From Linguistic Areas to Areal Linguistics (2008), Studies in Language Companion Series, volume 90
• Harold Key, Morphology of Cayuvava (Mouton & Co., 1967), page 64

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Cebuano

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun

kita

1. we (inclusive of the person spoken to)

See also

Cebuano personal pronouns

Person	Number	Absolute (ang/si)		Ergative (sa/ni)		Ergative (preposed)	Oblique (sa/og)
Length		Full	Short	Full	Short	Full	Full	Short
First	singular	ako	ko*	nako	ko	ako/akoa	kanako	nako
	plural inclusive	kita	ta	nita	ta	ato/atoa	kanato	nato
	plural exclusive	kami	mi	namo	mo	amo/amoa	kanamo	namo
Second	singular	ikaw	ka	nimo	mo	imo/imoha	kanimo	nimo
	plural	ikaw	ka	ninyo		inyo/inyoha	kaninyo	ninyo
Third	singular	siya		niya		iya/iyaha	kaniya	niya
	plural	sila		nila		ila/ilaha	kanila	nila
*Ta is used over ko where the object is a second-person singular pronoun.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita, from Proto-Austronesian *kita.

Verb

kita

1. to see, behold

Noun

kita

1. money earned; earnings

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *kata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkitɑ/, [ˈkit̪ɑ]

Noun

kita

1. mouth
2. throat, pharynx

Declension

Inflection of kita (Kotus type 9/kala, t-d gradation)
nominative		kita	kidat
genitive		kidan	kitojen
partitive		kitaa	kitoja
illative		kitaan	kitoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kita	kidat
accusative	nom.	kita	kidat
	gen.	kidan
genitive		kidan	kitojen kitainrare
partitive		kitaa	kitoja
inessive		kidassa	kidoissa
elative		kidasta	kidoista
illative		kitaan	kitoihin
adessive		kidalla	kidoilla
ablative		kidalta	kidoilta
allative		kidalle	kidoille
essive		kitana	kitoina
translative		kidaksi	kidoiksi
instructive		—	kidoin
abessive		kidatta	kidoitta
comitative		—	kitoineen

Derived terms

• kidus
• kitalaki

Related terms

• kitua

Anagrams

• Kati, akti, kait

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Hiligaynon

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun

kitá

1. we (inclusive)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita, from Proto-Austronesian *kita.

Verb

kítà

1. to see, behold

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Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita, from Proto-Austronesian *kita.

Verb

kita (used in the form makita)

1. to see

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita. Compare Tagalog kita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kita/

Pronoun

kita

1. we (inclusive)

   Kita akan pergi ke toko

   We will go to the store

2. our / ours (inclusive)

   Kita mempunyai laboratorium komputer baru di sekolah kita

   We have a new computer laboratory at our school.

Related terms

• kami (exclusive)

Anagrams

ikat, tika

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Inonhan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun

kita

1. we; us (inclusive of the person spoken to)

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Japanese

Romanization

kita

1. Rōmaji transcription of きた
2. Rōmaji transcription of キタ

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Lingala

Verb

-kita (infinitive kokita)

1. to descend, go down

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /kitə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /kita/
• Rhymes: -itə, -tə, -ə

Pronoun

kita

1. we, us, our (inclusive)
2. I, me, my

Derived terms

• kekitaan

Related terms

• kami (“exclusive”)

Anagrams

ikat, tika

See also

Malay personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person	familiar	aku / اکو‎	kami / کامي‎ (exclusive) kita / کيت‎ (inclusive)
	polite	saya / ساي‎
2nd person	familiar	engkau / اڠکاو‎ kamu / کامو‎ awak / اوق‎
	polite	anda / اندا‎
3rd person		dia / دي‎ ia / اي‎ -nya / -ڽ‎	mereka / مريک‎

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish quitar

Verb

kita

1. to remove, to take away
2. to subtract

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Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kyta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʲi.ta/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

kita f (diminutive kitka)

1. (fluffy) tail
2. crest, brush, tuft

Declension

declension of kita

	singular	plural
nominative	kita	kity
genitive	kity	kit
dative	kicie	kitom
accusative	kitę	kity
instrumental	kitą	kitami
locative	kicie	kitach
vocative	kito	kity

Further reading

• kita in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kyta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kîta/
• Hyphenation: ki‧ta

Noun

kȉta f (Cyrillic spelling ки̏та)

1. bunch, bouquet
2. (slang) penis
3. (archaic) pretty girl
4. (Kajkavian) branch (of a tree)

Declension

Declension of kita

	singular	plural
nominative	kȉta	kite
genitive	kite	kȋtā
dative	kiti	kitama
accusative	kitu	kite
vocative	kito	kite
locative	kiti	kitama
instrumental	kitom	kitama

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kyta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkìːta/
• Tonal orthography: kíta

Noun

kíta f (genitive kíte, nominative plural kíte)

1. plait, braid
2. tendon

Declension

Declension of kíta (feminine, a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	kíta	kíti	kíte
accusative	kíto	kíti	kíte
genitive	kíte	kít	kít
dative	kíti	kítama	kítam
locative	kíti	kítah	kítah
instrumental	kíto	kítama	kítami

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Swahili

Verb

kita

1. To stand firm.

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Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈta/

• pronoun

  (file)

Pronoun

kita

1. Second-person form, used when speaking directly to the receiver of a verb, combining the first- and second-person. Replacement for ko ikaw (I or my and you).

   Mahal ko siya, mahal ko sila, mahal ko tayong lahat—at ikaw, mahal kita.

   I love him, I love them, I love all of us—and you, I love you.

2. we; the two of us; you and I; also kata

   Magkaibigan kita.

   You and I are friends.

See also

Tagalog personal pronouns

Person	Number	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)
First	singular	ako	ko	akin
	dual	kita/kata*	nita/nata*	kanita/kanata* (ata)*
	plural inclusive	tayo	natin	atin
	plural exclusive	kami	namin	amin
First & Second	singular	kita
Second	singular	ikaw, ka	mo	iyo
	plural	kayo	ninyo	inyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kaniya
	plural	sila	nila	kanila
*not commonly used

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita, from Proto-Austronesian *kita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiːtaʔ/

• noun and verb

  (file)

Verb

kita (root used in the form makita)

1. To see.

   Nakikita ko... nakikita ko ang iyong kapalaran sa palad mo!

   I can see... I can see your fortune in the palm of your hand!

Noun

kita

1. Income.

   Pabagu-bago ang kita

   Ever-changing income

Derived terms

• makita

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Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun

kita

1. 1st-person singular pronoun: I, me

Usage notes

This form of the 1st-person singular pronoun is commonly used in place of au to arouse the listener’s sympathy about some predicament that one is in.

See also

Tokelauan personal pronouns

			singular	dual	plural
1st person			au, kita, kō	ki māua, ki mā (exclusive) ki tāua, ki tā (inclusive)	ki mātou (exclusive) ki tātou (inclusive)
2nd person			koe, kē	koulua	koutou
3rd person			ia	ki lāua, ki lā	ki lātou