Etymology
From mtihani (“examination, test”).
Verb
-tahini (infinitive kutahini)
- to examine, to test
Conjugation
More information Conjugation of, Positive present ...
Conjugation of -tahini |
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Infinitives |
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Imperatives |
Singular |
tahini |
Plural |
tahinini |
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Tensed forms |
Habitual |
hutahini |
Positive past |
positive subject concord + -litahini |
Negative past |
negative subject concord + -kutahini |
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -natahini) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
ninatahini/natahini |
tunatahini |
2nd person |
unatahini |
mnatahini |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
anatahini |
wanatahini |
other classes |
positive subject concord + -natahini |
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -tahini) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
sitahini |
hatutahini |
2nd person |
hutahini |
hamtahini |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
hatahini |
hawatahini |
other classes |
negative subject concord + -tahini |
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Positive future |
positive subject concord + -tatahini |
Negative future |
negative subject concord + -tatahini |
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tahini) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
nitahini |
tutahini |
2nd person |
utahini |
mtahini |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
atahini |
watahini |
other classes |
positive subject concord + -tahini |
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Negative subjunctive |
positive subject concord + -sitahini |
Positive present conditional |
positive subject concord + -ngetahini |
Negative present conditional |
positive subject concord + -singetahini |
Positive past conditional |
positive subject concord + -ngalitahini |
Negative past conditional |
positive subject concord + -singalitahini |
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Perfect |
positive subject concord + -metahini |
"Already" |
positive subject concord + -meshatahini |
"Not yet" |
negative subject concord + -jatahini |
"If/When" |
positive subject concord + -kitahini |
"If not" |
positive subject concord + -sipotahini |
Consecutive |
katahini / positive subject concord + -katahini |
Consecutive subjunctive |
positive subject concord + -katahini |
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. |
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