tamalaki

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَمَلَّكَ (tamallaka).

Verb

-tamalaki (infinitive kutamalaki)

1. to rule, reign

   Synonyms: -miliki, -tawala

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tamalaki
Positive present -natamalaki Subjunctive -tamalaki Negative -tamalaki Imperative singular tamalaki
Infinitives
Positive kutamalaki Negative kutotamalaki
Imperatives
Singular tamalaki Plural tamalakini
Tensed forms
Habitual hutamalaki Positive past positive subject concord + -litamalaki Negative past negative subject concord + -kutamalaki
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natamalaki) Singular Plural 1st person ninatamalaki/natamalaki tunatamalaki 2nd person unatamalaki mnatamalaki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatamalaki wanatamalaki other classes positive subject concord + -natamalaki
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tamalaki) Singular Plural 1st person sitamalaki hatutamalaki 2nd person hutamalaki hamtamalaki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatamalaki hawatamalaki other classes negative subject concord + -tamalaki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatamalaki Negative future negative subject concord + -tatamalaki
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tamalaki) Singular Plural 1st person nitamalaki tutamalaki 2nd person utamalaki mtamalaki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atamalaki watamalaki other classes positive subject concord + -tamalaki
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitamalaki Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetamalaki Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetamalaki Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitamalaki Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitamalaki
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atamalaki) Singular Plural 1st person natamalaki twatamalaki 2nd person watamalaki mwatamalaki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atamalaki watamalaki m-mi(III/IV) watamalaki yatamalaki ji-ma(V/VI) latamalaki yatamalaki ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatamalaki vyatamalaki n(IX/X) yatamalaki zatamalaki u(XI) watamalaki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatamalaki pa(XVI) patamalaki mu(XVIII) mwatamalaki
Perfect positive subject concord + -metamalaki "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatamalaki "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatamalaki "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitamalaki "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotamalaki Consecutive katamalaki / positive subject concord + -katamalaki Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katamalaki
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitamalaki -tutamalaki 2nd person -kutamalaki -watamalaki/-kutamalakini/-watamalakini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtamalaki -watamalaki m-mi(III/IV) -utamalaki -itamalaki ji-ma(V/VI) -litamalaki -yatamalaki ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitamalaki -vitamalaki n(IX/X) -itamalaki -zitamalaki u(XI) -utamalaki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutamalaki pa(XVI) -patamalaki mu(XVIII) -mutamalaki Reflexive -jitamalaki
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tamalaki- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tamalakiye -tamalakio m-mi(III/IV) -tamalakio -tamalakiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -tamalakilo -tamalakiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tamalakicho -tamalakivyo n(IX/X) -tamalakiyo -tamalakizo u(XI) -tamalakio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tamalakiko pa(XVI) -tamalakipo mu(XVIII) -tamalakimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tamalaki) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetamalaki -otamalaki m-mi(III/IV) -otamalaki -yotamalaki ji-ma(V/VI) -lotamalaki -yotamalaki ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotamalaki -vyotamalaki n(IX/X) -yotamalaki -zotamalaki u(XI) -otamalaki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotamalaki pa(XVI) -potamalaki mu(XVIII) -motamalaki
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.