tofautisha

Swahili

Etymology

From tofauti +‎ -isha (causative affix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tofautisha (infinitive kutofautisha)

1. to compare
2. to distinguish, differentiate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tofautisha
Positive present -natofautisha Subjunctive -tofautishe Negative -tofautishi Imperative singular tofautisha
Infinitives
Positive kutofautisha Negative kutotofautisha
Imperatives
Singular tofautisha Plural tofautisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutofautisha Positive past positive subject concord + -litofautisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kutofautisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natofautisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninatofautisha/natofautisha tunatofautisha 2nd person unatofautisha mnatofautisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatofautisha wanatofautisha other classes positive subject concord + -natofautisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tofautishi) Singular Plural 1st person sitofautishi hatutofautishi 2nd person hutofautishi hamtofautishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatofautishi hawatofautishi other classes negative subject concord + -tofautishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatofautisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tatofautisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tofautishe) Singular Plural 1st person nitofautishe tutofautishe 2nd person utofautishe mtofautishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atofautishe watofautishe other classes positive subject concord + -tofautishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitofautishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetofautisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetofautisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitofautisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitofautisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atofautisha) Singular Plural 1st person natofautisha twatofautisha 2nd person watofautisha mwatofautisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atofautisha watofautisha m-mi(III/IV) watofautisha yatofautisha ji-ma(V/VI) latofautisha yatofautisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatofautisha vyatofautisha n(IX/X) yatofautisha zatofautisha u(XI) watofautisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatofautisha pa(XVI) patofautisha mu(XVIII) mwatofautisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -metofautisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatofautisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatofautisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitofautisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotofautisha Consecutive katofautisha / positive subject concord + -katofautisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katofautishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitofautisha -tutofautisha 2nd person -kutofautisha -watofautisha/-kutofautisheni/-watofautisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtofautisha -watofautisha m-mi(III/IV) -utofautisha -itofautisha ji-ma(V/VI) -litofautisha -yatofautisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitofautisha -vitofautisha n(IX/X) -itofautisha -zitofautisha u(XI) -utofautisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutofautisha pa(XVI) -patofautisha mu(XVIII) -mutofautisha Reflexive -jitofautisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tofautisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tofautishaye -tofautishao m-mi(III/IV) -tofautishao -tofautishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tofautishalo -tofautishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tofautishacho -tofautishavyo n(IX/X) -tofautishayo -tofautishazo u(XI) -tofautishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tofautishako pa(XVI) -tofautishapo mu(XVIII) -tofautishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tofautisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetofautisha -otofautisha m-mi(III/IV) -otofautisha -yotofautisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lotofautisha -yotofautisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotofautisha -vyotofautisha n(IX/X) -yotofautisha -zotofautisha u(XI) -otofautisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotofautisha pa(XVI) -potofautisha mu(XVIII) -motofautisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.