tagaa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tagaa (infinitive kutagaa)

1. to straddle

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tagaa
Positive present -natagaa Subjunctive -tagae Negative -tagai Imperative singular tagaa
Infinitives
Positive kutagaa Negative kutotagaa
Imperatives
Singular tagaa Plural tagaeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutagaa Positive past positive subject concord + -litagaa Negative past negative subject concord + -kutagaa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natagaa) Singular Plural 1st person ninatagaa/natagaa tunatagaa 2nd person unatagaa mnatagaa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatagaa wanatagaa other classes positive subject concord + -natagaa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tagai) Singular Plural 1st person sitagai hatutagai 2nd person hutagai hamtagai 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatagai hawatagai other classes negative subject concord + -tagai
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatagaa Negative future negative subject concord + -tatagaa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tagae) Singular Plural 1st person nitagae tutagae 2nd person utagae mtagae 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atagae watagae other classes positive subject concord + -tagae
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitagae Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetagaa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetagaa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitagaa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitagaa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atagaa) Singular Plural 1st person natagaa twatagaa 2nd person watagaa mwatagaa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atagaa watagaa m-mi(III/IV) watagaa yatagaa ji-ma(V/VI) latagaa yatagaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatagaa vyatagaa n(IX/X) yatagaa zatagaa u(XI) watagaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatagaa pa(XVI) patagaa mu(XVIII) mwatagaa
Perfect positive subject concord + -metagaa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatagaa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatagaa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitagaa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotagaa Consecutive katagaa / positive subject concord + -katagaa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katagae
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitagaa -tutagaa 2nd person -kutagaa -watagaa/-kutagaeni/-watagaeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtagaa -watagaa m-mi(III/IV) -utagaa -itagaa ji-ma(V/VI) -litagaa -yatagaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitagaa -vitagaa n(IX/X) -itagaa -zitagaa u(XI) -utagaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutagaa pa(XVI) -patagaa mu(XVIII) -mutagaa Reflexive -jitagaa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tagaa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tagaaye -tagaao m-mi(III/IV) -tagaao -tagaayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tagaalo -tagaayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tagaacho -tagaavyo n(IX/X) -tagaayo -tagaazo u(XI) -tagaao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tagaako pa(XVI) -tagaapo mu(XVIII) -tagaamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tagaa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetagaa -otagaa m-mi(III/IV) -otagaa -yotagaa ji-ma(V/VI) -lotagaa -yotagaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotagaa -vyotagaa n(IX/X) -yotagaa -zotagaa u(XI) -otagaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotagaa pa(XVI) -potagaa mu(XVIII) -motagaa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.