tabasamu

tabasamu

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic تَبَسَّمَ‎ (tabassama).

Verb

-tabasamu (infinitive kutabasamu)

1. 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.