tahiniwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tahiniwa (infinitive kutahiniwa)

1. Passive form of -tahini: to be examined, tested

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tahiniwa
Positive present -natahiniwa Subjunctive -tahiniwe Negative -tahiniwi Imperative singular tahiniwa
Infinitives
Positive kutahiniwa Negative kutotahiniwa
Imperatives
Singular tahiniwa Plural tahiniweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutahiniwa Positive past positive subject concord + -litahiniwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kutahiniwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natahiniwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninatahiniwa/natahiniwa tunatahiniwa 2nd person unatahiniwa mnatahiniwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatahiniwa wanatahiniwa other classes positive subject concord + -natahiniwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tahiniwi) Singular Plural 1st person sitahiniwi hatutahiniwi 2nd person hutahiniwi hamtahiniwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatahiniwi hawatahiniwi other classes negative subject concord + -tahiniwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatahiniwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tatahiniwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tahiniwe) Singular Plural 1st person nitahiniwe tutahiniwe 2nd person utahiniwe mtahiniwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atahiniwe watahiniwe other classes positive subject concord + -tahiniwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitahiniwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetahiniwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetahiniwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitahiniwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitahiniwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atahiniwa) Singular Plural 1st person natahiniwa twatahiniwa 2nd person watahiniwa mwatahiniwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atahiniwa watahiniwa m-mi(III/IV) watahiniwa yatahiniwa ji-ma(V/VI) latahiniwa yatahiniwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatahiniwa vyatahiniwa n(IX/X) yatahiniwa zatahiniwa u(XI) watahiniwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatahiniwa pa(XVI) patahiniwa mu(XVIII) mwatahiniwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -metahiniwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatahiniwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatahiniwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitahiniwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotahiniwa Consecutive katahiniwa / positive subject concord + -katahiniwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katahiniwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitahiniwa -tutahiniwa 2nd person -kutahiniwa -watahiniwa/-kutahiniweni/-watahiniweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtahiniwa -watahiniwa m-mi(III/IV) -utahiniwa -itahiniwa ji-ma(V/VI) -litahiniwa -yatahiniwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitahiniwa -vitahiniwa n(IX/X) -itahiniwa -zitahiniwa u(XI) -utahiniwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutahiniwa pa(XVI) -patahiniwa mu(XVIII) -mutahiniwa Reflexive -jitahiniwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tahiniwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tahiniwaye -tahiniwao m-mi(III/IV) -tahiniwao -tahiniwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tahiniwalo -tahiniwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tahiniwacho -tahiniwavyo n(IX/X) -tahiniwayo -tahiniwazo u(XI) -tahiniwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tahiniwako pa(XVI) -tahiniwapo mu(XVIII) -tahiniwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tahiniwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetahiniwa -otahiniwa m-mi(III/IV) -otahiniwa -yotahiniwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lotahiniwa -yotahiniwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotahiniwa -vyotahiniwa n(IX/X) -yotahiniwa -zotahiniwa u(XI) -otahiniwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotahiniwa pa(XVI) -potahiniwa mu(XVIII) -motahiniwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mtahiniwa (“examinee, candidate”)