kutana

Swahili

Verb

-kutana (infinitive kukutana)

1. Reciprocal form of -kuta: to meet one another

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kutana
Positive present -nakutana Subjunctive -kutane Negative -kutani Imperative singular kutana
Infinitives
Positive kukutana Negative kutokutana
Imperatives
Singular kutana Plural kutaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukutana Positive past positive subject concord + -likutana Negative past negative subject concord + -kukutana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakutana) Singular Plural 1st person ninakutana/nakutana tunakutana 2nd person unakutana mnakutana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakutana wanakutana other classes positive subject concord + -nakutana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kutani) Singular Plural 1st person sikutani hatukutani 2nd person hukutani hamkutani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakutani hawakutani other classes negative subject concord + -kutani
Positive future positive subject concord + -takutana Negative future negative subject concord + -takutana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kutane) Singular Plural 1st person nikutane tukutane 2nd person ukutane mkutane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akutane wakutane other classes positive subject concord + -kutane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikutane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekutana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekutana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikutana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikutana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akutana) Singular Plural 1st person nakutana twakutana 2nd person wakutana mwakutana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akutana wakutana m-mi(III/IV) wakutana yakutana ji-ma(V/VI) lakutana yakutana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakutana vyakutana n(IX/X) yakutana zakutana u(XI) wakutana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakutana pa(XVI) pakutana mu(XVIII) mwakutana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekutana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakutana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakutana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikutana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokutana Consecutive kakutana / positive subject concord + -kakutana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakutane
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikutana -tukutana 2nd person -kukutana -wakutana/-kukutaneni/-wakutaneni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkutana -wakutana m-mi(III/IV) -ukutana -ikutana ji-ma(V/VI) -likutana -yakutana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikutana -vikutana n(IX/X) -ikutana -zikutana u(XI) -ukutana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukutana pa(XVI) -pakutana mu(XVIII) -mukutana Reflexive -jikutana
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kutana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kutanaye -kutanao m-mi(III/IV) -kutanao -kutanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kutanalo -kutanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kutanacho -kutanavyo n(IX/X) -kutanayo -kutanazo u(XI) -kutanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutanako pa(XVI) -kutanapo mu(XVIII) -kutanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kutana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekutana -okutana m-mi(III/IV) -okutana -yokutana ji-ma(V/VI) -lokutana -yokutana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokutana -vyokutana n(IX/X) -yokutana -zokutana u(XI) -okutana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokutana pa(XVI) -pokutana mu(XVIII) -mokutana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.