From tofauti + -isha (causative affix).
-tofautisha (infinitive kutofautisha)
- to compare
- to distinguish, differentiate
Conjugation of -tofautisha
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hutofautisha
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litofautisha
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutofautisha
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -natofautisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninatofautisha/natofautisha
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tunatofautisha
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2nd person
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unatofautisha
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mnatofautisha
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatofautisha
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wanatofautisha
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -natofautisha
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -tofautishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sitofautishi
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hatutofautishi
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2nd person
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hutofautishi
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hamtofautishi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatofautishi
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hawatofautishi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -tofautishi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatofautisha
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatofautisha
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tofautishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nitofautishe
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tutofautishe
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2nd person
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utofautishe
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mtofautishe
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atofautishe
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watofautishe
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -tofautishe
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitofautishe
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetofautisha
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetofautisha
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitofautisha
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitofautisha
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metofautisha
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatofautisha
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatofautisha
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitofautisha
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotofautisha
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Consecutive
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katofautisha / positive subject concord + -katofautisha
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katofautishe
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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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