ng'ata

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ng'ata (infinitive kung'ata)

1. to bite (only used for animals)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ng'ata
Positive present -nang'ata Subjunctive -ng'ate Negative -ng'ati Imperative singular ng'ata
Infinitives
Positive kung'ata Negative kutong'ata
Imperatives
Singular ng'ata Plural ng'ateni
Tensed forms
Habitual hung'ata Positive past positive subject concord + -ling'ata Negative past negative subject concord + -kung'ata
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nang'ata) Singular Plural 1st person ninang'ata/nang'ata tunang'ata 2nd person unang'ata mnang'ata 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anang'ata wanang'ata other classes positive subject concord + -nang'ata
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ng'ati) Singular Plural 1st person sing'ati hatung'ati 2nd person hung'ati hamng'ati 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hang'ati hawang'ati other classes negative subject concord + -ng'ati
Positive future positive subject concord + -tang'ata Negative future negative subject concord + -tang'ata
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ng'ate) Singular Plural 1st person ning'ate tung'ate 2nd person ung'ate mng'ate 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ang'ate wang'ate other classes positive subject concord + -ng'ate
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sing'ate Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeng'ata Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeng'ata Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaling'ata Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaling'ata
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ang'ata) Singular Plural 1st person nang'ata twang'ata 2nd person wang'ata mwang'ata 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ang'ata wang'ata m-mi(III/IV) wang'ata yang'ata ji-ma(V/VI) lang'ata yang'ata ki-vi(VII/VIII) chang'ata vyang'ata n(IX/X) yang'ata zang'ata u(XI) wang'ata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwang'ata pa(XVI) pang'ata mu(XVIII) mwang'ata
Perfect positive subject concord + -meng'ata "Already" positive subject concord + -meshang'ata "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jang'ata "If/When" positive subject concord + -king'ata "If not" positive subject concord + -sipong'ata Consecutive kang'ata / positive subject concord + -kang'ata Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kang'ate
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ning'ata -tung'ata 2nd person -kung'ata -wang'ata/-kung'ateni/-wang'ateni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mng'ata -wang'ata m-mi(III/IV) -ung'ata -ing'ata ji-ma(V/VI) -ling'ata -yang'ata ki-vi(VII/VIII) -king'ata -ving'ata n(IX/X) -ing'ata -zing'ata u(XI) -ung'ata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kung'ata pa(XVI) -pang'ata mu(XVIII) -mung'ata Reflexive -jing'ata
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ng'ata- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ng'ataye -ng'atao m-mi(III/IV) -ng'atao -ng'atayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ng'atalo -ng'atayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ng'atacho -ng'atavyo n(IX/X) -ng'atayo -ng'atazo u(XI) -ng'atao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ng'atako pa(XVI) -ng'atapo mu(XVIII) -ng'atamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ng'ata) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeng'ata -ong'ata m-mi(III/IV) -ong'ata -yong'ata ji-ma(V/VI) -long'ata -yong'ata ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chong'ata -vyong'ata n(IX/X) -yong'ata -zong'ata u(XI) -ong'ata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kong'ata pa(XVI) -pong'ata mu(XVIII) -mong'ata
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:
  • Passive: -ng'atwa (“to be bitten”)