timia

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-timia (infinitive kutimia)

1. to be completed, to be concluded

Conjugation

Conjugation of -timia
Positive present -natimia Subjunctive -timie Negative -timii Imperative singular timia
Infinitives
Positive kutimia Negative kutotimia
Imperatives
Singular timia Plural timieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutimia Positive past positive subject concord + -litimia Negative past negative subject concord + -kutimia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natimia) Singular Plural 1st person ninatimia/natimia tunatimia 2nd person unatimia mnatimia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatimia wanatimia other classes positive subject concord + -natimia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -timii) Singular Plural 1st person sitimii hatutimii 2nd person hutimii hamtimii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatimii hawatimii other classes negative subject concord + -timii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatimia Negative future negative subject concord + -tatimia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -timie) Singular Plural 1st person nitimie tutimie 2nd person utimie mtimie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atimie watimie other classes positive subject concord + -timie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitimie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetimia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetimia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitimia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitimia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atimia) Singular Plural 1st person natimia twatimia 2nd person watimia mwatimia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atimia watimia m-mi(III/IV) watimia yatimia ji-ma(V/VI) latimia yatimia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatimia vyatimia n(IX/X) yatimia zatimia u(XI) watimia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatimia pa(XVI) patimia mu(XVIII) mwatimia
Perfect positive subject concord + -metimia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatimia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatimia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitimia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotimia Consecutive katimia / positive subject concord + -katimia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katimie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitimia -tutimia 2nd person -kutimia -watimia/-kutimieni/-watimieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtimia -watimia m-mi(III/IV) -utimia -itimia ji-ma(V/VI) -litimia -yatimia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitimia -vitimia n(IX/X) -itimia -zitimia u(XI) -utimia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutimia pa(XVI) -patimia mu(XVIII) -mutimia Reflexive -jitimia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -timia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -timiaye -timiao m-mi(III/IV) -timiao -timiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -timialo -timiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -timiacho -timiavyo n(IX/X) -timiayo -timiazo u(XI) -timiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -timiako pa(XVI) -timiapo mu(XVIII) -timiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -timia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetimia -otimia m-mi(III/IV) -otimia -yotimia ji-ma(V/VI) -lotimia -yotimia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotimia -vyotimia n(IX/X) -yotimia -zotimia u(XI) -otimia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotimia pa(XVI) -potimia mu(XVIII) -motimia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -timilia
  • Causative: -timiza
  • Passive: -timiliwa
  • Stative: -timilika

Related terms

• timamu (“complete, mature”)