tamka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tamka (infinitive kutamka)

1. to pronounce (to sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate)
2. to announce, to state

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tamka
Positive present -natamka Subjunctive -tamke Negative -tamki Imperative singular tamka
Infinitives
Positive kutamka Negative kutotamka
Imperatives
Singular tamka Plural tamkeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutamka Positive past positive subject concord + -litamka Negative past negative subject concord + -kutamka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natamka) Singular Plural 1st person ninatamka/natamka tunatamka 2nd person unatamka mnatamka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatamka wanatamka other classes positive subject concord + -natamka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tamki) Singular Plural 1st person sitamki hatutamki 2nd person hutamki hamtamki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatamki hawatamki other classes negative subject concord + -tamki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatamka Negative future negative subject concord + -tatamka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tamke) Singular Plural 1st person nitamke tutamke 2nd person utamke mtamke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atamke watamke other classes positive subject concord + -tamke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitamke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetamka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetamka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitamka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitamka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atamka) Singular Plural 1st person natamka twatamka 2nd person watamka mwatamka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atamka watamka m-mi(III/IV) watamka yatamka ji-ma(V/VI) latamka yatamka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatamka vyatamka n(IX/X) yatamka zatamka u(XI) watamka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatamka pa(XVI) patamka mu(XVIII) mwatamka
Perfect positive subject concord + -metamka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatamka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatamka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitamka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotamka Consecutive katamka / positive subject concord + -katamka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katamke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitamka -tutamka 2nd person -kutamka -watamka/-kutamkeni/-watamkeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtamka -watamka m-mi(III/IV) -utamka -itamka ji-ma(V/VI) -litamka -yatamka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitamka -vitamka n(IX/X) -itamka -zitamka u(XI) -utamka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutamka pa(XVI) -patamka mu(XVIII) -mutamka Reflexive -jitamka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tamka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tamkaye -tamkao m-mi(III/IV) -tamkao -tamkayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tamkalo -tamkayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tamkacho -tamkavyo n(IX/X) -tamkayo -tamkazo u(XI) -tamkao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tamkako pa(XVI) -tamkapo mu(XVIII) -tamkamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tamka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetamka -otamka m-mi(III/IV) -otamka -yotamka ji-ma(V/VI) -lotamka -yotamka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotamka -vyotamka n(IX/X) -yotamka -zotamka u(XI) -otamka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotamka pa(XVI) -potamka mu(XVIII) -motamka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • matamshi (“pronunciation”)
  • tamko (“statement, proclamation”)