tangatanga

Swahili

Etymology

Reduplication of -tanga (“to wander, to loiter”).

Verb

-tangatanga (infinitive kutangatanga)

1. to wander, roam around

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tangatanga
Positive present -natangatanga Subjunctive -tangatange Negative -tangatangi Imperative singular tangatanga
Infinitives
Positive kutangatanga Negative kutotangatanga
Imperatives
Singular tangatanga Plural tangatangeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutangatanga Positive past positive subject concord + -litangatanga Negative past negative subject concord + -kutangatanga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natangatanga) Singular Plural 1st person ninatangatanga/natangatanga tunatangatanga 2nd person unatangatanga mnatangatanga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatangatanga wanatangatanga other classes positive subject concord + -natangatanga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tangatangi) Singular Plural 1st person sitangatangi hatutangatangi 2nd person hutangatangi hamtangatangi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatangatangi hawatangatangi other classes negative subject concord + -tangatangi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatangatanga Negative future negative subject concord + -tatangatanga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tangatange) Singular Plural 1st person nitangatange tutangatange 2nd person utangatange mtangatange 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atangatange watangatange other classes positive subject concord + -tangatange
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitangatange Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetangatanga Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetangatanga Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitangatanga Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitangatanga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atangatanga) Singular Plural 1st person natangatanga twatangatanga 2nd person watangatanga mwatangatanga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atangatanga watangatanga m-mi(III/IV) watangatanga yatangatanga ji-ma(V/VI) latangatanga yatangatanga ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatangatanga vyatangatanga n(IX/X) yatangatanga zatangatanga u(XI) watangatanga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatangatanga pa(XVI) patangatanga mu(XVIII) mwatangatanga
Perfect positive subject concord + -metangatanga "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatangatanga "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatangatanga "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitangatanga "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotangatanga Consecutive katangatanga / positive subject concord + -katangatanga Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katangatange
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitangatanga -tutangatanga 2nd person -kutangatanga -watangatanga/-kutangatangeni/-watangatangeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtangatanga -watangatanga m-mi(III/IV) -utangatanga -itangatanga ji-ma(V/VI) -litangatanga -yatangatanga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitangatanga -vitangatanga n(IX/X) -itangatanga -zitangatanga u(XI) -utangatanga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutangatanga pa(XVI) -patangatanga mu(XVIII) -mutangatanga Reflexive -jitangatanga
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tangatanga- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tangatangaye -tangatangao m-mi(III/IV) -tangatangao -tangatangayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tangatangalo -tangatangayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tangatangacho -tangatangavyo n(IX/X) -tangatangayo -tangatangazo u(XI) -tangatangao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tangatangako pa(XVI) -tangatangapo mu(XVIII) -tangatangamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tangatanga) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetangatanga -otangatanga m-mi(III/IV) -otangatanga -yotangatanga ji-ma(V/VI) -lotangatanga -yotangatanga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotangatanga -vyotangatanga n(IX/X) -yotangatanga -zotangatanga u(XI) -otangatanga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotangatanga pa(XVI) -potangatanga mu(XVIII) -motangatanga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.