kita

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

kita

1. we (inclusive)

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

kita

1. we (inclusive of the person spoken to)

• kitah (Bekasi dialect)
• kite (Tanah Abang dialect)
• kitè (Meester dialect)

From Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita. Compare Tagalog kita.

• (literary) IPA^(key): /kita/, [ki.ˈta]

  • Audio:

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• (Bekasi) IPA^(key): [ki.ˈtah]
  • Rhymes: -ah
• (Meester) IPA^(key): [ki.ˈtɛ]

  • Audio:

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  • Rhymes: -ɛ
• (Tanah Abang) IPA^(key): [ki.ˈtɤː]
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: ki‧ta

kita

1. we

   Kita ni ari bakal pegi ke Bandung.

   We are going to Bandung today.

2. our / ours

   Ada orang ngebètak bola kita.

   Someone seized (stole) our ball.

3. (euphemistic) I

   Synonym: gua

Sometimes, instead of gua, someone may use kita to sound more polite.

• ané
• gua

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

• IPA^(key): /kiˈta/ [kiˈta]
• Hyphenation: ki‧ta

kitá (Basahan spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)

1. we; us (inclusive of the person spoken to)

   Luwas na kita.

   Let's (Let us) get out.

   Kita sana digdi an yaon.

   We're the only ones present.

kita

1. water

   kikita ― the water

• Mily Crevels, Hein van der Voort, The Guaporé-Mamoré region as a linguistic area, in Pieter Muysken (editor), From Linguistic Areas to Areal Linguistics (2008), Studies in Language Companion Series, volume 90
• Harold Key, Morphology of Cayuvava (Mouton & Co., 1967), page 64

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

IPA^(key): /kiˈta/ [kɪˈt̪a]

• Hyphenation: ki‧ta

kitá (Badlit spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)

1. (inclusive) we, us

   kita ra ― only us, just us

   1. (as the subject of a verb)

      nangadto ta niaging tuig ― we went last year

   2. (as the subject of a nominal predicate); we are

      anak ta sa Ginoo ― we are children of God

2. (with verb root or in the infinitive) let us, let's

   adto ta / mangadto ta ― let's go

• Subject (direct) pronouns are most commonly placed after the verb, or the first noun of the nominal predicate that they modify. Pronouns in this position are almost always in their short form (in this case, ta); the full form (kita) may be used to make the sentence sound more formal, or it may be placed before the verb or noun which gives the same effect. See ako for examples.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita, from Proto-Austronesian *kita.

IPA^(key): /kiˈtaʔ/ [kɪˈt̪aʔ] IPA^(key): /ˈkitaʔ/ [ˈki.t̪ɐʔ]

• Hyphenation: ki‧ta

kitâ/kità (Badlit spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)

1. to see

   nakakita na ka sa pelikula? ― have you seen the movie?

2. to find

   Synonyms: kaplag, hipalag

   nakit-an nako ang lapis ― I found the pencil

3. to meet with

   Synonyms: abot, tabo, tungka, bagat, sugat

4. to earn

   Synonyms: sapi, diya

kità (Badlit spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)

1. money earned; earnings

• atik, kati, kiat

From Proto-Finnic *kita. Cognate with Estonian kida, Karelian kita, Livonian ki’d, Ludian kida, Veps kida and Votic kita. Possibly further from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kata, in which cognates would include Eastern Khanty котәмнәӈ (kotəmnəṇ) and Northern Mansi холәӈка (holəňka).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkitɑ/, [ˈk̟it̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -itɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ki‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): ki‧ta

kita

1. mouth, especially a large, wide open mouth
2. throat, pharynx
3. maw, the upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature
4. the empty gap between the jaws of a wrench, vise, etc.

• “kita”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

• Kati, akti, kait, kati

From Proto-Austronesian *k-ita (“we (inclusive)”).

• IPA^(key): /kiˈta/ [kiˈta]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ki‧ta

kitá (Hanunoo spelling ᜣᜲᜦ)

1. we; us (inclusive)

   Synonyms: (literary) kitam, (literary) ta

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 149
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ita₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

kita

1. we

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

kitá

1. we (inclusive)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita, from Proto-Austronesian *kita.

kítà

1. to see, behold

From Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

• IPA^(key): /kitaʔ/

kita

1. you (plural)

   Dini kita?

   Where are you guys?

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita, from Proto-Austronesian *kita.

kíta (plural kitkita)

1. kind; class; species
2. look; shape; appearance

kíta (plural kitkita)

1. salary; wages

   Synonym: sueldo

Inherited from Malay kita, from Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkita/ [ˈki.t̪a]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: ki‧ta

kita

1. first person plural inclusive (including you) pronoun: we, us, our

   Siapkan pakaian gantimu, karena kita akan pergi ke pantai.

   Get your change of clothes ready, because we are going to the beach.

   Pak guru baru kita sangat ramah.

   Our new teacher is very friendly.

   Di sini saja, biar dia tidak dapat kita.

   Just stay here, so he can't get us.

2. (colloquial, nonstandard) first person singular exclusive (not including you) pronoun: we, us, our

   Kita nggak mau temenan sama kamu.

   We don't want to be friends with you.

   Tanya kita aja kalau kakak masih bingung cara mainnya.

   Ask us if you are still confused about how to play it.

• kami (“we, us, our (exclusive)”)

• “kita” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• ikat, tika

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

kita

1. we; us (inclusive of the person spoken to)

kita

1. Rōmaji transcription of きた
2. Rōmaji transcription of キタ

kita

1. romanization of ꦏꦶꦠ
2. nonstandard spelling of kitha, romanization of ꦏꦶꦛ

kita

1. to descend, go down

kita

1. we (inclusive)

-kita (infinitive kokita)

1. to descend, go down

• kite (pronunciation spelling)
• kiter (Internet, text messaging, women's speech)

From Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ˈkitə/ [ˈki.t̪ə]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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  • Rhymes: -itə
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈkita/ [ˈki.t̪a]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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  • Rhymes: -ita
• Hyphenation: ki‧ta

kita (Jawi spelling کيت)

1. we, us (inclusive of the person spoken to)

   Antonym: kami

2. (informal) we, us (exclusive of the person spoken to)

   Synonyms: kita orang, kami

3. (informal, chiefly women's speech in Malaysia) I, me (used by women and tenderhearted person)

   Synonyms: saya, aku

4. (archaic) you
5. (Brunei, humble) you (singular)

• Indonesian: kita
• Manado Malay: (first person singular personal pronoun) kita (“I”)
• North Moluccan Malay: (first person singular personal pronoun) kita (“I”)

• “kita” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

ikat, tika

From North Moluccan Malay kita, from Malay kita, from Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

kita

1. I, me, my.

kita

1. we (inclusive)

kita

1. we (inclusive)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita.

• IPA^(key): /kita/

kita

1. we (first person plural inclusive nominative pronoun; including you)

• kami (“we (exclusive), not including you”)

• ta

From Malay kita (“we (inclusive)”), from Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkita/
• Hyphenation: ki‧ta

kita

1. (casual) First person singular pronoun: I, me, my

   Kita mo pi batobo di pante.

   I want to go swimming at the beach.

   De kase kita doi.

   He gave me money.

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita (“we, us, our”).

kita

1. you (singular)

   Naha kita pulaṅ döi?

   Why are you going back

   Tĕhĕr bawa ku kita!

   Bring it immediately!

   • c. late 15th century, Bujangga Manik, folio 12, verso:

     ... / pawkas pajĕĕṅ bĕṅĕt / ambu, kita, döṅ awakiṅ / sapoe ayĕna ini / pajĕĕṅ bĕṅĕt döṅ aiṅ

     This is the final time we meet, face to face — Mother, you and I. There is still one more day. For today, let's look at each other once more.

2. we, us (inclusive of the person spoken to)
   • 1518, Sanghyang Siksa Kandang Karesian, folio 20, recto:

     Bayu kita pinahka prĕbu, sabda kita pinahka rama. hdip kita pinahka saṅ rĕsi.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

From Spanish quitar.

kita

1. to remove, to take away
2. to subtract

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyta.

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: ki‧ta
• Homophone: Kita

kita f (diminutive kitka)

1. fluffy tail
2. crest, brush, tuft

• kita in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kita in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

kitá

1. we (inclusive)

• IPA^(key): /ki.ˈta/, [ki.ˈta]

kita

1. we (inclusive)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyta.

• IPA^(key): /kîta/

• Hyphenation: ki‧ta

kȉta f (Cyrillic spelling ки̏та)

1. bunch, bouquet
2. (slang) penis
3. (archaic) pretty girl
4. (Kajkavian) branch (of a tree)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyta.

• IPA^(key): /kìːta/

kíta f

1. plait, braid
2. tendon

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	kíta
gen. sing.	kíte
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	kíta	kíti	kíte
genitive (rodȋlnik)	kíte	kít	kít
dative (dajȃlnik)	kíti	kítama	kítam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	kíto	kíti	kíte
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	kíti	kítah	kítah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	kíto	kítama	kítami

• “kita”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

• kina
• kida
• -kid- , -kil-, -kit- (noun incorporation forms)

From Proto-Munda *kᵊla (“tiger”), from Proto-Austroasiatic *kla(ː)ʔ.

• IPA^(key): /kita/

kita

1. tiger

From Proto-Bantu *bìtáà (“war, army”), derived from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀táà (“bow”).

• Audio (Kenya):

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kita class VII (plural vita class VIII)

1. (usually in the plural) a war, a battle

-kita (infinitive kukita)

1. to stand one's ground

Conjugation of -kita
Positive present -nakita Subjunctive -kite Negative -kiti Imperative singular kita
Infinitives
Positive kukita Negative kutokita
Imperatives
Singular kita Plural kiteni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukita Positive past positive subject concord + -likita Negative past negative subject concord + -kukita
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakita) Singular Plural 1st person ninakita/nakita tunakita 2nd person unakita mnakita 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakita wanakita other classes positive subject concord + -nakita
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kiti) Singular Plural 1st person sikiti hatukiti 2nd person hukiti hamkiti 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakiti hawakiti other classes negative subject concord + -kiti
Positive future positive subject concord + -takita Negative future negative subject concord + -takita
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kite) Singular Plural 1st person nikite tukite 2nd person ukite mkite 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akite wakite other classes positive subject concord + -kite
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikite Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekita Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekita Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikita Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikita
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akita) Singular Plural 1st person nakita twakita 2nd person wakita mwakita 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akita wakita m-mi(III/IV) wakita yakita ji-ma(V/VI) lakita yakita ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakita vyakita n(IX/X) yakita zakita u(XI) wakita see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakita pa(XVI) pakita mu(XVIII) mwakita
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekita "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakita "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakita "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikita "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokita Consecutive kakita / positive subject concord + -kakita Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakite
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikita -tukita 2nd person -kukita -wakita/-kukiteni/-wakiteni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkita -wakita m-mi(III/IV) -ukita -ikita ji-ma(V/VI) -likita -yakita ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikita -vikita n(IX/X) -ikita -zikita u(XI) -ukita see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukita pa(XVI) -pakita mu(XVIII) -mukita Reflexive -jikita
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kita- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kitaye -kitao m-mi(III/IV) -kitao -kitayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kitalo -kitayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitacho -kitavyo n(IX/X) -kitayo -kitazo u(XI) -kitao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kitako pa(XVI) -kitapo mu(XVIII) -kitamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kita) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekita -okita m-mi(III/IV) -okita -yokita ji-ma(V/VI) -lokita -yokita ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokita -vyokita n(IX/X) -yokita -zokita u(XI) -okita see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokita pa(XVI) -pokita mu(XVIII) -mokita
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kiˈta/ [kɪˈt̪a]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ki‧ta

kitá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)

1. Replaces ko ka or ko ikaw (I or my and you).

   Mahal ko siya, mahal ko sila, mahal ko tayong lahat—at ikaw, mahal kita.

   I love him, I love them, I love all of us—and you, I love you.

   Anak kita.

   You are my child.

2. (now dialectal, Batangas, Marinduque, uncommon in Bulacan) we; the two of us; you and I

   Synonyms: kata, tayong dalawa

   Magkaibigan kita.

   You and I are friends.

• Used when speaking directly to the receiver of a verb.
• Beyond the above dialects, tayo is used instead.

• mahal kita
• gusto kita

From Proto-Philippine *kitaʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita, from Proto-Austronesian *kita.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈkita/ [ˈkiː.t̪ɐ]
    • Rhymes: -ita
  • IPA^(key): /ˈkitaʔ/ [ˈkiː.t̪ɐʔ]

    • Audio:

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    • Rhymes: -itaʔ
• Syllabification: ki‧ta

kita or kità (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)

1. state or quality of being seen; visibility
2. observation

   Synonym: pagkakita

kita or kità (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ)

1. seen; visible

   Synonyms: nakikita, litaw, nakalitaw, hayag, nakahayag, tanaw, natatanaw

   Kita ang bahay namin mula rito.

   Our house can be seen from here.

   (literally, “Our house is visible from here.”)

2. obvious; easily seen or understood

Borrowed from Spanish quitación (“rent; wages; salary”), from quita (“debt relief”).

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈkita/ [ˈkiː.t̪ɐ]
    • Rhymes: -ita
  • IPA^(key): /ˈkitaʔ/ [ˈkiː.t̪ɐʔ]

    • Audio:

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    • Rhymes: -itaʔ
• Syllabification: ki‧ta

kita or kità (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ) (business)

1. earnings; income; salary; wage

   Synonyms: sahod, suweldo, salaryo

   pabago-bagong kita ― ever-changing income

2. gain; profit; revenue

   Synonyms: tubo, ganansiya, pakinabang

kita or kità (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜆ) (business)

1. earned; received (of salary or income)

   Synonym: pinagtrabahuhan

2. gained; benefited (of business or interest money)

• “kita”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “kita”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

• kati, atik, itak, tika, akit, kait

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita.

kita

1. we (inclusive)

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita.

kita (used in the form kimita)

1. to see

• IPA^(key): [ˈki.ta]
• Hyphenation: ki‧ta

From Proto-Polynesian *ki-ta. Cognates include Tongan kita and Samoan kita.

kita

1. I, me

• kita is commonly used in place of au to arouse the listener’s sympathy about some predicament that one is in.

kita

1. coconut palm with many coconuts

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 162

Probably from Edo ekita, see Igbo nkịta.

IPA^(key): /kí.tà/

kítà

1. (Ikalẹ) dog

   Synonyms: ajá, olókílì

   Olú ó pa kítà ọdẹ. ― Olu killed the hunter's dog. (Ìkálẹ̀)

kita

1. dust
2. herb