tabasamu

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic تَبَسَّمَ‎ (tabassama).

Pronunciation
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Verb

-tabasamu (infinitive kutabasamu)

  1. to smile (to make a small happy face expression)

Conjugation
Conjugation of -tabasamu
Positive present -natabasamu
Subjunctive -tabasamu
Negative -tabasamu
Imperative singular tabasamu
Infinitives
Positive kutabasamu
Negative kutotabasamu
Imperatives
Singular tabasamu
Plural tabasamuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutabasamu
Positive past positive subject concord + -litabasamu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutabasamu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natabasamu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatabasamu/natabasamu tunatabasamu
2nd person unatabasamu mnatabasamu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatabasamu wanatabasamu
other classes positive subject concord + -natabasamu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tabasamu)
Singular Plural
1st person sitabasamu hatutabasamu
2nd person hutabasamu hamtabasamu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatabasamu hawatabasamu
other classes negative subject concord + -tabasamu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatabasamu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatabasamu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tabasamu)
Singular Plural
1st person nitabasamu tutabasamu
2nd person utabasamu mtabasamu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atabasamu watabasamu
other classes positive subject concord + -tabasamu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitabasamu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetabasamu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetabasamu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitabasamu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitabasamu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atabasamu)
Singular Plural
1st person natabasamu twatabasamu
2nd person watabasamu mwatabasamu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atabasamu watabasamu
m-mi(III/IV) watabasamu yatabasamu
ji-ma(V/VI) latabasamu yatabasamu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatabasamu vyatabasamu
n(IX/X) yatabasamu zatabasamu
u(XI) watabasamu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatabasamu
pa(XVI) patabasamu
mu(XVIII) mwatabasamu
Perfect positive subject concord + -metabasamu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatabasamu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatabasamu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitabasamu
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotabasamu
Consecutive katabasamu / positive subject concord + -katabasamu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katabasamu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitabasamu -tutabasamu
2nd person -kutabasamu -watabasamu/-kutabasamuni/-watabasamuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtabasamu -watabasamu
m-mi(III/IV) -utabasamu -itabasamu
ji-ma(V/VI) -litabasamu -yatabasamu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitabasamu -vitabasamu
n(IX/X) -itabasamu -zitabasamu
u(XI) -utabasamu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutabasamu
pa(XVI) -patabasamu
mu(XVIII) -mutabasamu
Reflexive -jitabasamu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tabasamu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tabasamuye -tabasamuo
m-mi(III/IV) -tabasamuo -tabasamuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tabasamulo -tabasamuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tabasamucho -tabasamuvyo
n(IX/X) -tabasamuyo -tabasamuzo
u(XI) -tabasamuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tabasamuko
pa(XVI) -tabasamupo
mu(XVIII) -tabasamumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tabasamu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetabasamu -otabasamu
m-mi(III/IV) -otabasamu -yotabasamu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotabasamu -yotabasamu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotabasamu -vyotabasamu
n(IX/X) -yotabasamu -zotabasamu
u(XI) -otabasamu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotabasamu
pa(XVI) -potabasamu
mu(XVIII) -motabasamu
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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