tabasamu

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic تَبَسَّمَ (tabassama).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tabasamu (infinitive kutabasamu)

1. to smile (to make a small happy face expression)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tabasamu
Positive present -natabasamu Subjunctive -tabasamu Negative -tabasamu Imperative singular tabasamu
Infinitives
Positive kutabasamu Negative kutotabasamu
Imperatives
Singular tabasamu Plural tabasamuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutabasamu Positive past positive subject concord + -litabasamu Negative past negative subject concord + -kutabasamu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natabasamu) Singular Plural 1st person ninatabasamu/natabasamu tunatabasamu 2nd person unatabasamu mnatabasamu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatabasamu wanatabasamu other classes positive subject concord + -natabasamu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tabasamu) Singular Plural 1st person sitabasamu hatutabasamu 2nd person hutabasamu hamtabasamu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatabasamu hawatabasamu other classes negative subject concord + -tabasamu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatabasamu Negative future negative subject concord + -tatabasamu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tabasamu) Singular Plural 1st person nitabasamu tutabasamu 2nd person utabasamu mtabasamu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atabasamu watabasamu other classes positive subject concord + -tabasamu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitabasamu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetabasamu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetabasamu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitabasamu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitabasamu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atabasamu) Singular Plural 1st person natabasamu twatabasamu 2nd person watabasamu mwatabasamu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atabasamu watabasamu m-mi(III/IV) watabasamu yatabasamu ji-ma(V/VI) latabasamu yatabasamu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatabasamu vyatabasamu n(IX/X) yatabasamu zatabasamu u(XI) watabasamu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatabasamu pa(XVI) patabasamu mu(XVIII) mwatabasamu
Perfect positive subject concord + -metabasamu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatabasamu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatabasamu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitabasamu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotabasamu Consecutive katabasamu / positive subject concord + -katabasamu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katabasamu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitabasamu -tutabasamu 2nd person -kutabasamu -watabasamu/-kutabasamuni/-watabasamuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtabasamu -watabasamu m-mi(III/IV) -utabasamu -itabasamu ji-ma(V/VI) -litabasamu -yatabasamu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitabasamu -vitabasamu n(IX/X) -itabasamu -zitabasamu u(XI) -utabasamu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutabasamu pa(XVI) -patabasamu mu(XVIII) -mutabasamu Reflexive -jitabasamu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tabasamu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tabasamuye -tabasamuo m-mi(III/IV) -tabasamuo -tabasamuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -tabasamulo -tabasamuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tabasamucho -tabasamuvyo n(IX/X) -tabasamuyo -tabasamuzo u(XI) -tabasamuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tabasamuko pa(XVI) -tabasamupo mu(XVIII) -tabasamumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tabasamu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetabasamu -otabasamu m-mi(III/IV) -otabasamu -yotabasamu ji-ma(V/VI) -lotabasamu -yotabasamu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotabasamu -vyotabasamu n(IX/X) -yotabasamu -zotabasamu u(XI) -otabasamu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotabasamu pa(XVI) -potabasamu mu(XVIII) -motabasamu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.