tabasamu

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic تَبَسَّمَ‎ (tabassama).

Verb

-tabasamu (infinitive kutabasamu)

smile (to make a small happy face expression)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tabasamu

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kutabasamu

kutotabasamu

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

tabasamu

tabasamuni

Habitual

hutabasamu

Complex finite forms

Polarity

Persons

Persons / Classes

Classes

1st

2nd

3rd / M-wa

M-mi

Ma

Ki-vi

N

U

Ku

Pa

Mu

Sg.

Pl.

Sg.

Pl.

Sg. / 1

Pl. / 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 / 14

15 / 17

16

18

Past
Positive	nilitabasamu nalitabasamu	tulitabasamu twalitabasamu	ulitabasamu walitabasamu	mlitabasamu mwalitabasamu	alitabasamu	walitabasamu	ulitabasamu	ilitabasamu	lilitabasamu	yalitabasamu	kilitabasamu	vilitabasamu	ilitabasamu	zilitabasamu	ulitabasamu	kulitabasamu	palitabasamu	mulitabasamu
Relative	niliotabasamu naliotabasamu	tuliotabasamu twaliotabasamu	uliotabasamu waliotabasamu	mliotabasamu mwaliotabasamu	aliotabasamu	waliotabasamu	uliotabasamu	iliotabasamu	liliotabasamu	yaliotabasamu	kiliotabasamu	viliotabasamu	iliotabasamu	ziliotabasamu	uliotabasamu	kuliotabasamu	paliotabasamu	muliotabasamu
Negative	sikutabasamu	hatukutabasamu	hukutabasamu	hamkutabasamu	hakutabasamu	hawakutabasamu	haukutabasamu	haikutabasamu	halikutabasamu	hayakutabasamu	hakikutabasamu	havikutabasamu	haikutabasamu	hazikutabasamu	haukutabasamu	hakukutabasamu	hapakutabasamu	hamukutabasamu

Present
Positive	ninatabasamu natabasamu	tunatabasamu	unatabasamu	mnatabasamu	anatabasamu	wanatabasamu	unatabasamu	inatabasamu	linatabasamu	yanatabasamu	kinatabasamu	vinatabasamu	inatabasamu	zinatabasamu	unatabasamu	kunatabasamu	panatabasamu	munatabasamu
Relative	ninaotabasamu naotabasamu	tunaotabasamu	unaotabasamu	mnaotabasamu	anaotabasamu	wanaotabasamu	unaotabasamu	inaotabasamu	linaotabasamu	yanaotabasamu	kinaotabasamu	vinaotabasamu	inaotabasamu	zinaotabasamu	unaotabasamu	kunaotabasamu	panaotabasamu	munaotabasamu
Negative	sitabasamu	hatutabasamu	hutabasamu	hamtabasamu	hatabasamu	hawatabasamu	hautabasamu	haitabasamu	halitabasamu	hayatabasamu	hakitabasamu	havitabasamu	haitabasamu	hazitabasamu	hautabasamu	hakutabasamu	hapatabasamu	hamutabasamu

Future
Positive	nitatabasamu	tutatabasamu	utatabasamu	mtatabasamu	atatabasamu	watatabasamu	utatabasamu	itatabasamu	litatabasamu	yatatabasamu	kitatabasamu	vitatabasamu	itatabasamu	zitatabasamu	utatabasamu	kutatabasamu	patatabasamu	mutatabasamu
Relative	nitakaotabasamu	tutakaotabasamu	utakaotabasamu	mtakaotabasamu	atakaotabasamu	watakaotabasamu	utakaotabasamu	itakaotabasamu	litakaotabasamu	yatakaotabasamu	kitakaotabasamu	vitakaotabasamu	itakaotabasamu	zitakaotabasamu	utakaotabasamu	kutakaotabasamu	patakaotabasamu	mutakaotabasamu
Negative	sitatabasamu	hatutatabasamu	hutatabasamu	hamtatabasamu	hatatabasamu	hawatatabasamu	hautatabasamu	haitatabasamu	halitatabasamu	hayatatabasamu	hakitatabasamu	havitatabasamu	haitatabasamu	hazitatabasamu	hautatabasamu	hakutatabasamu	hapatatabasamu	hamutatabasamu

Subjunctive
Positive	nitabasamu	tutabasamu	utabasamu	mtabasamu	atabasamu	watabasamu	utabasamu	itabasamu	litabasamu	yatabasamu	kitabasamu	vitabasamu	itabasamu	zitabasamu	utabasamu	kutabasamu	patabasamu	mutabasamu
Negative	nisitabasamu	tusitabasamu	usitabasamu	msitabasamu	asitabasamu	wasitabasamu	usitabasamu	isitabasamu	lisitabasamu	yasitabasamu	kisitabasamu	visitabasamu	isitabasamu	zisitabasamu	usitabasamu	kusitabasamu	pasitabasamu	musitabasamu

Present Conditional
Positive	ningetabasamu	tungetabasamu	ungetabasamu	mngetabasamu	angetabasamu	wangetabasamu	ungetabasamu	ingetabasamu	lingetabasamu	yangetabasamu	kingetabasamu	vingetabasamu	ingetabasamu	zingetabasamu	ungetabasamu	kungetabasamu	pangetabasamu	mungetabasamu
Negative	nisingetabasamu singetabasamu	tusingetabasamu hatungetabasamu	usingetabasamu hungetabasamu	msingetabasamu hamngetabasamu	asingetabasamu hangetabasamu	wasingetabasamu hawangetabasamu	usingetabasamu haungetabasamu	isingetabasamu haingetabasamu	lisingetabasamu halingetabasamu	yasingetabasamu hayangetabasamu	kisingetabasamu hakingetabasamu	visingetabasamu havingetabasamu	isingetabasamu haingetabasamu	zisingetabasamu hazingetabasamu	usingetabasamu haungetabasamu	kusingetabasamu hakungetabasamu	pasingetabasamu hapangetabasamu	musingetabasamu hamungetabasamu

Past Conditional
Positive	ningalitabasamu	tungalitabasamu	ungalitabasamu	mngalitabasamu	angalitabasamu	wangalitabasamu	ungalitabasamu	ingalitabasamu	lingalitabasamu	yangalitabasamu	kingalitabasamu	vingalitabasamu	ingalitabasamu	zingalitabasamu	ungalitabasamu	kungalitabasamu	pangalitabasamu	mungalitabasamu
Negative	nisingalitabasamu singalitabasamu	tusingalitabasamu hatungalitabasamu	usingalitabasamu hungalitabasamu	msingalitabasamu hamngalitabasamu	asingalitabasamu hangalitabasamu	wasingalitabasamu hawangalitabasamu	usingalitabasamu haungalitabasamu	isingalitabasamu haingalitabasamu	lisingalitabasamu halingalitabasamu	yasingalitabasamu hayangalitabasamu	kisingalitabasamu hakingalitabasamu	visingalitabasamu havingalitabasamu	isingalitabasamu haingalitabasamu	zisingalitabasamu hazingalitabasamu	usingalitabasamu haungalitabasamu	kusingalitabasamu hakungalitabasamu	pasingalitabasamu hapangalitabasamu	musingalitabasamu hamungalitabasamu

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningelitabasamu	tungelitabasamu	ungelitabasamu	mngelitabasamu	angelitabasamu	wangelitabasamu	ungelitabasamu	ingelitabasamu	lingelitabasamu	yangelitabasamu	kingelitabasamu	vingelitabasamu	ingelitabasamu	zingelitabasamu	ungelitabasamu	kungelitabasamu	pangelitabasamu	mungelitabasamu

General Relative
Positive	nitabasamu	tutabasamu	utabasamu	mtabasamu	atabasamu	watabasamu	utabasamu	itabasamu	litabasamu	yatabasamu	kitabasamu	vitabasamu	itabasamu	zitabasamu	utabasamu	kutabasamu	patabasamu	mutabasamu
Negative	nisiotabasamu	tusiotabasamu	usiotabasamu	msiotabasamu	asiotabasamu	wasiotabasamu	usiotabasamu	isiotabasamu	lisiotabasamu	yasiotabasamu	kisiotabasamu	visiotabasamu	isiotabasamu	zisiotabasamu	usiotabasamu	kusiotabasamu	pasiotabasamu	musiotabasamu

Gnomic
Positive	natabasamu	twatabasamu	watabasamu	mwatabasamu	atabasamu	watabasamu	watabasamu	yatabasamu	latabasamu	yatabasamu	chatabasamu	vyatabasamu	yatabasamu	zatabasamu	watabasamu	kwatabasamu	patabasamu	mwatabasamu

Perfect
Positive	nimetabasamu	tumetabasamu	umetabasamu	mmetabasamu	ametabasamu	wametabasamu	umetabasamu	imetabasamu	limetabasamu	yametabasamu	kimetabasamu	vimetabasamu	imetabasamu	zimetabasamu	umetabasamu	kumetabasamu	pametabasamu	mumetabasamu

"Already"
Positive	nimeshatabasamu	tumeshatabasamu	umeshatabasamu	mmeshatabasamu	ameshatabasamu	wameshatabasamu	umeshatabasamu	imeshatabasamu	limeshatabasamu	yameshatabasamu	kimeshatabasamu	vimeshatabasamu	imeshatabasamu	zimeshatabasamu	umeshatabasamu	kumeshatabasamu	pameshatabasamu	mumeshatabasamu

"Not yet"
Negative	sijatabasamu	hatujatabasamu	hujatabasamu	hamjatabasamu	hajatabasamu	hawajatabasamu	haujatabasamu	haijatabasamu	halijatabasamu	hayajatabasamu	hakijatabasamu	havijatabasamu	haijatabasamu	hazijatabasamu	haujatabasamu	hakujatabasamu	hapajatabasamu	hamujatabasamu

"If/When"
Positive	nikitabasamu	tukitabasamu	ukitabasamu	mkitabasamu	akitabasamu	wakitabasamu	ukitabasamu	ikitabasamu	likitabasamu	yakitabasamu	kikitabasamu	vikitabasamu	ikitabasamu	zikitabasamu	ukitabasamu	kukitabasamu	pakitabasamu	mukitabasamu

"If not"
Negative	nisipotabasamu	tusipotabasamu	usipotabasamu	msipotabasamu	asipotabasamu	wasipotabasamu	usipotabasamu	isipotabasamu	lisipotabasamu	yasipotabasamu	kisipotabasamu	visipotabasamu	isipotabasamu	zisipotabasamu	usipotabasamu	kusipotabasamu	pasipotabasamu	musipotabasamu

Consecutive
Positive	nikatabasamu	tukatabasamu	ukatabasamu	mkatabasamu	akatabasamu	wakatabasamu	ukatabasamu	ikatabasamu	likatabasamu	yakatabasamu	kikatabasamu	vikatabasamu	ikatabasamu	zikatabasamu	ukatabasamu	kukatabasamu	pakatabasamu	mukatabasamu

Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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