| Conjugation of -tia |
| Non-finite forms |
| Form |
Positive |
Negative |
| Infinitive |
kutia |
kutotia |
| Simple finite forms |
| Positive form |
Singular |
Plural |
| Imperative |
tia |
tieni |
| Habitual |
hutia |
| 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 |
nilitia nalitia |
tulitia twalitia |
ulitia walitia |
mlitia mwalitia |
alitia |
walitia |
ulitia |
ilitia |
lilitia |
yalitia |
kilitia |
vilitia |
ilitia |
zilitia |
ulitia |
kulitia |
palitia |
mulitia |
| Relative |
niliotia naliotia |
tuliotia twaliotia |
uliotia waliotia |
mliotia mwaliotia |
aliotia |
waliotia |
uliotia |
iliotia |
liliotia |
yaliotia |
kiliotia |
viliotia |
iliotia |
ziliotia |
uliotia |
kuliotia |
paliotia |
muliotia |
| Negative |
sikutia |
hatukutia |
hukutia |
hamkutia |
hakutia |
hawakutia |
haukutia |
haikutia |
halikutia |
hayakutia |
hakikutia |
havikutia |
haikutia |
hazikutia |
haukutia |
hakukutia |
hapakutia |
hamukutia |
|
| Present |
| Positive |
ninatia natia |
tunatia |
unatia |
mnatia |
anatia |
wanatia |
unatia |
inatia |
linatia |
yanatia |
kinatia |
vinatia |
inatia |
zinatia |
unatia |
kunatia |
panatia |
munatia |
| Relative |
ninaotia naotia |
tunaotia |
unaotia |
mnaotia |
anaotia |
wanaotia |
unaotia |
inaotia |
linaotia |
yanaotia |
kinaotia |
vinaotia |
inaotia |
zinaotia |
unaotia |
kunaotia |
panaotia |
munaotia |
| Negative |
sitii |
hatutii |
hutii |
hamtii |
hatii |
hawatii |
hautii |
haitii |
halitii |
hayatii |
hakitii |
havitii |
haitii |
hazitii |
hautii |
hakutii |
hapatii |
hamutii |
|
| Future |
| Positive |
nitatia |
tutatia |
utatia |
mtatia |
atatia |
watatia |
utatia |
itatia |
litatia |
yatatia |
kitatia |
vitatia |
itatia |
zitatia |
utatia |
kutatia |
patatia |
mutatia |
| Relative |
nitakaotia |
tutakaotia |
utakaotia |
mtakaotia |
atakaotia |
watakaotia |
utakaotia |
itakaotia |
litakaotia |
yatakaotia |
kitakaotia |
vitakaotia |
itakaotia |
zitakaotia |
utakaotia |
kutakaotia |
patakaotia |
mutakaotia |
| Negative |
sitatia |
hatutatia |
hutatia |
hamtatia |
hatatia |
hawatatia |
hautatia |
haitatia |
halitatia |
hayatatia |
hakitatia |
havitatia |
haitatia |
hazitatia |
hautatia |
hakutatia |
hapatatia |
hamutatia |
|
| Subjunctive |
| Positive |
nitie |
tutie |
utie |
mtie |
atie |
watie |
utie |
itie |
litie |
yatie |
kitie |
vitie |
itie |
zitie |
utie |
kutie |
patie |
mutie |
| Negative |
nisitie |
tusitie |
usitie |
msitie |
asitie |
wasitie |
usitie |
isitie |
lisitie |
yasitie |
kisitie |
visitie |
isitie |
zisitie |
usitie |
kusitie |
pasitie |
musitie |
|
| Present Conditional |
| Positive |
ningetia |
tungetia |
ungetia |
mngetia |
angetia |
wangetia |
ungetia |
ingetia |
lingetia |
yangetia |
kingetia |
vingetia |
ingetia |
zingetia |
ungetia |
kungetia |
pangetia |
mungetia |
| Negative |
nisingetia singetia |
tusingetia hatungetia |
usingetia hungetia |
msingetia hamngetia |
asingetia hangetia |
wasingetia hawangetia |
usingetia haungetia |
isingetia haingetia |
lisingetia halingetia |
yasingetia hayangetia |
kisingetia hakingetia |
visingetia havingetia |
isingetia haingetia |
zisingetia hazingetia |
usingetia haungetia |
kusingetia hakungetia |
pasingetia hapangetia |
musingetia hamungetia |
|
| Past Conditional |
| Positive |
ningalitia |
tungalitia |
ungalitia |
mngalitia |
angalitia |
wangalitia |
ungalitia |
ingalitia |
lingalitia |
yangalitia |
kingalitia |
vingalitia |
ingalitia |
zingalitia |
ungalitia |
kungalitia |
pangalitia |
mungalitia |
| Negative |
nisingalitia singalitia |
tusingalitia hatungalitia |
usingalitia hungalitia |
msingalitia hamngalitia |
asingalitia hangalitia |
wasingalitia hawangalitia |
usingalitia haungalitia |
isingalitia haingalitia |
lisingalitia halingalitia |
yasingalitia hayangalitia |
kisingalitia hakingalitia |
visingalitia havingalitia |
isingalitia haingalitia |
zisingalitia hazingalitia |
usingalitia haungalitia |
kusingalitia hakungalitia |
pasingalitia hapangalitia |
musingalitia hamungalitia |
|
| Conditional Contrary to Fact |
| Positive |
ningelitia |
tungelitia |
ungelitia |
mngelitia |
angelitia |
wangelitia |
ungelitia |
ingelitia |
lingelitia |
yangelitia |
kingelitia |
vingelitia |
ingelitia |
zingelitia |
ungelitia |
kungelitia |
pangelitia |
mungelitia |
|
| General Relative |
| Positive |
nitiao |
tutiao |
utiao |
mtiao |
atiao |
watiao |
utiao |
itiao |
litiao |
yatiao |
kitiao |
vitiao |
itiao |
zitiao |
utiao |
kutiao |
patiao |
mutiao |
| Negative |
nisiotia |
tusiotia |
usiotia |
msiotia |
asiotia |
wasiotia |
usiotia |
isiotia |
lisiotia |
yasiotia |
kisiotia |
visiotia |
isiotia |
zisiotia |
usiotia |
kusiotia |
pasiotia |
musiotia |
|
| Gnomic |
| Positive |
natia |
twatia |
watia |
mwatia |
atia |
watia |
watia |
yatia |
latia |
yatia |
chatia |
vyatia |
yatia |
zatia |
watia |
kwatia |
patia |
mwatia |
|
| Perfect |
| Positive |
nimetia |
tumetia |
umetia |
mmetia |
ametia |
wametia |
umetia |
imetia |
limetia |
yametia |
kimetia |
vimetia |
imetia |
zimetia |
umetia |
kumetia |
pametia |
mumetia |
|
| "Already" |
| Positive |
nimeshatia |
tumeshatia |
umeshatia |
mmeshatia |
ameshatia |
wameshatia |
umeshatia |
imeshatia |
limeshatia |
yameshatia |
kimeshatia |
vimeshatia |
imeshatia |
zimeshatia |
umeshatia |
kumeshatia |
pameshatia |
mumeshatia |
|
| "Not yet" |
| Negative |
sijatia |
hatujatia |
hujatia |
hamjatia |
hajatia |
hawajatia |
haujatia |
haijatia |
halijatia |
hayajatia |
hakijatia |
havijatia |
haijatia |
hazijatia |
haujatia |
hakujatia |
hapajatia |
hamujatia |
|
| "If/When" |
| Positive |
nikitia |
tukitia |
ukitia |
mkitia |
akitia |
wakitia |
ukitia |
ikitia |
likitia |
yakitia |
kikitia |
vikitia |
ikitia |
zikitia |
ukitia |
kukitia |
pakitia |
mukitia |
|
| "If not" |
| Negative |
nisipotia |
tusipotia |
usipotia |
msipotia |
asipotia |
wasipotia |
usipotia |
isipotia |
lisipotia |
yasipotia |
kisipotia |
visipotia |
isipotia |
zisipotia |
usipotia |
kusipotia |
pasipotia |
musipotia |
|
| Consecutive |
| Positive |
nikatia |
tukatia |
ukatia |
mkatia |
akatia |
wakatia |
ukatia |
ikatia |
likatia |
yakatia |
kikatia |
vikatia |
ikatia |
zikatia |
ukatia |
kukatia |
pakatia |
mukatia |
|
| 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. |