pitapita

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pitapita (infinitive kupitapita)

1. Reduplicative form of -pita: to come and go, to pass by

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pitapita
Positive present -napitapita Subjunctive -pitapite Negative -pitapiti Imperative singular pitapita
Infinitives
Positive kupitapita Negative kutopitapita
Imperatives
Singular pitapita Plural pitapiteni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupitapita Positive past positive subject concord + -lipitapita Negative past negative subject concord + -kupitapita
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napitapita) Singular Plural 1st person ninapitapita/napitapita tunapitapita 2nd person unapitapita mnapitapita 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapitapita wanapitapita other classes positive subject concord + -napitapita
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pitapiti) Singular Plural 1st person sipitapiti hatupitapiti 2nd person hupitapiti hampitapiti 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapitapiti hawapitapiti other classes negative subject concord + -pitapiti
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapitapita Negative future negative subject concord + -tapitapita
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pitapite) Singular Plural 1st person nipitapite tupitapite 2nd person upitapite mpitapite 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apitapite wapitapite other classes positive subject concord + -pitapite
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipitapite Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepitapita Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepitapita Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipitapita Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipitapita
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apitapita) Singular Plural 1st person napitapita twapitapita 2nd person wapitapita mwapitapita 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apitapita wapitapita m-mi(III/IV) wapitapita yapitapita ji-ma(V/VI) lapitapita yapitapita ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapitapita vyapitapita n(IX/X) yapitapita zapitapita u(XI) wapitapita see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapitapita pa(XVI) papitapita mu(XVIII) mwapitapita
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepitapita "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapitapita "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japitapita "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipitapita "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopitapita Consecutive kapitapita / positive subject concord + -kapitapita Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapitapite
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipitapita -tupitapita 2nd person -kupitapita -wapitapita/-kupitapiteni/-wapitapiteni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpitapita -wapitapita m-mi(III/IV) -upitapita -ipitapita ji-ma(V/VI) -lipitapita -yapitapita ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipitapita -vipitapita n(IX/X) -ipitapita -zipitapita u(XI) -upitapita see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupitapita pa(XVI) -papitapita mu(XVIII) -mupitapita Reflexive -jipitapita
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pitapita- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pitapitaye -pitapitao m-mi(III/IV) -pitapitao -pitapitayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pitapitalo -pitapitayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pitapitacho -pitapitavyo n(IX/X) -pitapitayo -pitapitazo u(XI) -pitapitao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pitapitako pa(XVI) -pitapitapo mu(XVIII) -pitapitamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pitapita) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepitapita -opitapita m-mi(III/IV) -opitapita -yopitapita ji-ma(V/VI) -lopitapita -yopitapita ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopitapita -vyopitapita n(IX/X) -yopitapita -zopitapita u(XI) -opitapita see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopitapita pa(XVI) -popitapita mu(XVIII) -mopitapita
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.