tathmini

Swahili

Alternative forms

• tathimini

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَثْمِين (taṯmīn).

Pronunciation

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Noun

tathmini (n class, plural tathmini)

1. evaluation, assessment

Verb

-tathmini (infinitive kutathmini)

1. to evaluate, assess

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tathmini
Positive present -natathmini Subjunctive -tathmini Negative -tathmini Imperative singular tathmini
Infinitives
Positive kutathmini Negative kutotathmini
Imperatives
Singular tathmini Plural tathminini
Tensed forms
Habitual hutathmini Positive past positive subject concord + -litathmini Negative past negative subject concord + -kutathmini
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natathmini) Singular Plural 1st person ninatathmini/natathmini tunatathmini 2nd person unatathmini mnatathmini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatathmini wanatathmini other classes positive subject concord + -natathmini
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tathmini) Singular Plural 1st person sitathmini hatutathmini 2nd person hutathmini hamtathmini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatathmini hawatathmini other classes negative subject concord + -tathmini
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatathmini Negative future negative subject concord + -tatathmini
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tathmini) Singular Plural 1st person nitathmini tutathmini 2nd person utathmini mtathmini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atathmini watathmini other classes positive subject concord + -tathmini
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitathmini Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetathmini Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetathmini Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitathmini Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitathmini
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atathmini) Singular Plural 1st person natathmini twatathmini 2nd person watathmini mwatathmini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atathmini watathmini m-mi(III/IV) watathmini yatathmini ji-ma(V/VI) latathmini yatathmini ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatathmini vyatathmini n(IX/X) yatathmini zatathmini u(XI) watathmini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatathmini pa(XVI) patathmini mu(XVIII) mwatathmini
Perfect positive subject concord + -metathmini "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatathmini "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatathmini "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitathmini "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotathmini Consecutive katathmini / positive subject concord + -katathmini Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katathmini
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitathmini -tutathmini 2nd person -kutathmini -watathmini/-kutathminini/-watathminini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtathmini -watathmini m-mi(III/IV) -utathmini -itathmini ji-ma(V/VI) -litathmini -yatathmini ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitathmini -vitathmini n(IX/X) -itathmini -zitathmini u(XI) -utathmini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutathmini pa(XVI) -patathmini mu(XVIII) -mutathmini Reflexive -jitathmini
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tathmini- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tathminiye -tathminio m-mi(III/IV) -tathminio -tathminiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -tathminilo -tathminiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tathminicho -tathminivyo n(IX/X) -tathminiyo -tathminizo u(XI) -tathminio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tathminiko pa(XVI) -tathminipo mu(XVIII) -tathminimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tathmini) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetathmini -otathmini m-mi(III/IV) -otathmini -yotathmini ji-ma(V/VI) -lotathmini -yotathmini ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotathmini -vyotathmini n(IX/X) -yotathmini -zotathmini u(XI) -otathmini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotathmini pa(XVI) -potathmini mu(XVIII) -motathmini
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -tathminia
  • Causative: -tathminisha
  • Passive: -tathminiwa
  • Reciprocal: -tathminiana
  • Stative: -tathminika