Swahili
Verb
-tapatapa (infinitive kutapatapa)
- to fret
1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 5:"Lakini, bwana," alitapatapa Kasim kitini kwake, […]- "But Sir," Kasim fretted in his chair, […]
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tapatapa
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| Positive present
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-natapatapa
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| Subjunctive
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-tapatape
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| Negative
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-tapatapi
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| Imperative singular
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tapatapa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tapatapa
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| Plural
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tapatapeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutapatapa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litapatapa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutapatapa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natapatapa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatapatapa/natapatapa
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tunatapatapa
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| 2nd person
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unatapatapa
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mnatapatapa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatapatapa
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wanatapatapa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natapatapa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tapatapi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitapatapi
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hatutapatapi
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| 2nd person
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hutapatapi
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hamtapatapi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatapatapi
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hawatapatapi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tapatapi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatapatapa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatapatapa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tapatape)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitapatape
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tutapatape
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| 2nd person
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utapatape
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mtapatape
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atapatape
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watapatape
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tapatape
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitapatape
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetapatapa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetapatapa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitapatapa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitapatapa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atapatapa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natapatapa
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twatapatapa
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| 2nd person
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watapatapa
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mwatapatapa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atapatapa
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watapatapa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watapatapa
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yatapatapa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latapatapa
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yatapatapa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatapatapa
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vyatapatapa
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| n(IX/X)
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yatapatapa
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zatapatapa
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| u(XI)
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watapatapa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatapatapa
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| pa(XVI)
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patapatapa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatapatapa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metapatapa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatapatapa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatapatapa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitapatapa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotapatapa
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| Consecutive
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katapatapa / positive subject concord + -katapatapa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katapatape
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| Object concord
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—
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -tapatapa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tapatapaye
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-tapatapao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tapatapao
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-tapatapayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tapatapalo
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-tapatapayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tapatapacho
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-tapatapavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tapatapayo
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-tapatapazo
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| u(XI)
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-tapatapao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tapatapako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tapatapapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tapatapamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -tapatapa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetapatapa
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-otapatapa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otapatapa
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-yotapatapa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotapatapa
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-yotapatapa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotapatapa
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-vyotapatapa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotapatapa
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-zotapatapa
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| u(XI)
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-otapatapa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotapatapa
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| pa(XVI)
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-potapatapa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motapatapa
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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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