pitia

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-pɪ́tɪda, the applicative form of *-pɪ́ta (“to pass”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pitia (infinitive kupitia)

1. Applicative form of -pita:
   1. to pass by
   2. to go over, review
2. to visit briefly

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pitia
Positive present -napitia Subjunctive -pitie Negative -pitii Imperative singular pitia
Infinitives
Positive kupitia Negative kutopitia
Imperatives
Singular pitia Plural pitieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupitia Positive past positive subject concord + -lipitia Negative past negative subject concord + -kupitia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napitia) Singular Plural 1st person ninapitia/napitia tunapitia 2nd person unapitia mnapitia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapitia wanapitia other classes positive subject concord + -napitia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pitii) Singular Plural 1st person sipitii hatupitii 2nd person hupitii hampitii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapitii hawapitii other classes negative subject concord + -pitii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapitia Negative future negative subject concord + -tapitia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pitie) Singular Plural 1st person nipitie tupitie 2nd person upitie mpitie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apitie wapitie other classes positive subject concord + -pitie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipitie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepitia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepitia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipitia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipitia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apitia) Singular Plural 1st person napitia twapitia 2nd person wapitia mwapitia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apitia wapitia m-mi(III/IV) wapitia yapitia ji-ma(V/VI) lapitia yapitia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapitia vyapitia n(IX/X) yapitia zapitia u(XI) wapitia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapitia pa(XVI) papitia mu(XVIII) mwapitia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepitia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapitia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japitia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipitia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopitia Consecutive kapitia / positive subject concord + -kapitia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapitie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipitia -tupitia 2nd person -kupitia -wapitia/-kupitieni/-wapitieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpitia -wapitia m-mi(III/IV) -upitia -ipitia ji-ma(V/VI) -lipitia -yapitia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipitia -vipitia n(IX/X) -ipitia -zipitia u(XI) -upitia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupitia pa(XVI) -papitia mu(XVIII) -mupitia Reflexive -jipitia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pitia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pitiaye -pitiao m-mi(III/IV) -pitiao -pitiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pitialo -pitiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pitiacho -pitiavyo n(IX/X) -pitiayo -pitiazo u(XI) -pitiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pitiako pa(XVI) -pitiapo mu(XVIII) -pitiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pitia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepitia -opitia m-mi(III/IV) -opitia -yopitia ji-ma(V/VI) -lopitia -yopitia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopitia -vyopitia n(IX/X) -yopitia -zopitia u(XI) -opitia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopitia pa(XVI) -popitia mu(XVIII) -mopitia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mpitiaji
  • pitio
  • upitiaji