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kaa
kaa
Estonian
Noun
kaa (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
Finnish
Etymology
Shortened form of kanssa (“with”), cognate with Estonian -ga.
Postposition
kaa
- (colloquial, dialectal) with
- mun kavereitten kaa — with my friends
Mori Bawah
Verb
kaa
- to eat
References
- The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar (2013, ISBN 1136755098), page 695-6
Pitcairn-Norfolk
Verb
kaa
- cannot
- kaa yuuset enisaid aels — you cannot use it anywhere else
References
- Sebba, Mark. Contact Languages: Pidgins and Creoles. p140.
Swahili
Etymology 1
From Bantu
Noun
kaa (needs class)
- charcoal (substance)
This Swahili entry was created from the translations listed at charcoal. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see kaa in the Swahili Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) July 2009
Etymology 1
From Bantu. Related to Zulu hlala.
Verb
-kaa (infinitive kukaa)
Conjugation
affirmative conjugation of kaa
| infinitive | kukaa | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular person | ||||||||||
| 1st person mimi |
2nd person wewe |
3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m) |
Class 3 (m) |
Class 5 (ji) |
Class 7 (ki) |
Class 9 (n) |
Class 11/14 (u) |
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| indicative | general | nakaa | wakaa | akaa | wakaa | lakaa | chakaa | yakaa | wakaa | |
| progressive | ninakaa | unakaa | anakaa | unakaa | linakaa | kinakaa | inakaa | unakaa | ||
| habitual | hukaa | |||||||||
| past | nilikaa | ulikaa | alikaa | ulikaa | lilikaa | kilikaa | ilikaa | ulikaa | ||
| perfect | nimekaa | umekaa | amekaa | umekaa | limekaa | kimekaa | imekaa | umekaa | ||
| future | nitakaa | utakaa | atakaa | utakaa | litakaa | kitakaa | itakaa | utakaa | ||
| consecutive | nikakaa | ukakaa | akakaa | ukakaa | likakaa | kikakaa | ikakaa | ukakaa | ||
| conditional | present | ningekaa | ungekaa | angekaa | ungekaa | lingekaa | kingekaa | ingekaa | ungekaa | |
| past | ningalikaa | ungalikaa | angalikaa | ungalikaa | lingalikaa | kingalikaa | ingalikaa | ungalikaa | ||
| subjunctive | general | nikae | ukae | akae | ukae | likae | kikae | ikae | ukae | |
| consecutive | nikakae | ukakae | akakae | ukakae | likakae | kikakae | ikakae | ukakae | ||
| comitative | nikikaa | ukikaa | akikaa | ukikaa | likikaa | kikikaa | ikikaa | ukikaa | ||
| imperative | kaa! __kae!‡ |
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| plural person | ||||||||||
| 1st person sisi |
2nd person ninyi |
3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa) |
Class 4 (mi) |
Class 6 (ma) |
Class 8 (vi) |
Class 10 (n) |
Class 10 (n)† |
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| indicative | general | twakaa | mwakaa | wakaa | yakaa | yakaa | vyakaa | zakaa | zakaa | |
| progressive | tunakaa | mnakaa | wanakaa | inakaa | yanakaa | vinakaa | zinakaa | zinakaa | ||
| habitual | hukaa | |||||||||
| past | tulikaa | mlikaa | walikaa | ilikaa | yalikaa | vilikaa | zilikaa | zilikaa | ||
| perfect | tumekaa | mmekaa | wamekaa | imekaa | yamekaa | vimekaa | zimekaa | zimekaa | ||
| future | tutakaa | mtakaa | watakaa | itakaa | yatakaa | vitakaa | zitakaa | zitakaa | ||
| consecutive | tukakaa | mkakaa | wakakaa | ikakaa | yakakaa | vikakaa | zikakaa | zikakaa | ||
| conditional | present | tungekaa | mngekaa | wangekaa | ingekaa | yangekaa | vingekaa | zingekaa | zingekaa | |
| past | tungalikaa | mngalikaa | wangalikaa | ingalikaa | yangalikaa | vingalikaa | zingalikaa | zingalikaa | ||
| subjunctive | general | tukae | mkae | wakae | ikae | yakae | vikae | zikae | zikae | |
| consecutive | tukakae | mkakae | wakakae | ikakae | yakakae | vikakae | zikakae | zikakae | ||
| comitative | tukikaa | mkikaa | wakikaa | ikikaa | yakikaa | vikikaa | zikikaa | zikikaa | ||
| imperative | tukae | kaeni! __kaeni!‡ |
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†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form
negative conjugation of kaa
| infinitive | kutokaa or kutokukaa | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular person | ||||||||||
| 1st person mimi |
2nd person wewe |
3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m) |
Class 3 (m) |
Class 5 (ji) |
Class 7 (ki) |
Class 9 (n) |
Class 11/14 (u) |
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| indicative | general | sikai | hukai | hakai | haukai | halikai | hakikai | haikai | haukai | |
| progressive | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | ||
| habitual | Use General Form | |||||||||
| past | sikukaa | hukukaa | hakukaa | haukukaa | halikukaa | hakikukaa | haikukaa | haukukaa | ||
| perfect | sijakaa | hujakaa | hajakaa | haujakaa | halijakaa | hakijakaa | haijakaa | haujakaa | ||
| future | sitakaa | hutakaa | hatakaa | hautakaa | halitakaa | hakitakaa | haitakaa | hautakaa | ||
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| conditional | present | nisingekaa | usingekaa | asingekaa | usingekaa | lisingekaa | kisingekaa | isingekaa | usingekaa | |
| past | nisingalikaa | usingalikaa | asingalikaa | usingalikaa | lisingalikaa | kisingalikaa | isingalikaa | usingalikaa | ||
| subjunctive | general | nisikae | usikae | asikae | usikae | lisikae | kisikae | isikae | usikae | |
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| comitative | nisipokaa | usipokaa | asipokaa | usipokaa | lisipokaa | kisipokaa | isipokaa | usipokaa | ||
| imperative | usikae!‡ | |||||||||
| plural person | ||||||||||
| 1st person sisi |
2nd person ninyi |
3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa) |
Class 4 (mi) |
Class 6 (ma) |
Class 8 (vi) |
Class 10 (n) |
Class 10 (n)† |
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| indicative | general | hatukai | hamkai | hawakai | haikai | hayakai | havikai | hazikai | hazikai | |
| progressive | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | ||
| habitual | Use General Form | |||||||||
| past | hatukukaa | hamkukaa | hawakukaa | haikukaa | hayakukaa | havikukaa | hazikukaa | hazikukaa | ||
| perfect | hatujakaa | hamjakaa | hawajakaa | haijakaa | hayajakaa | havijakaa | hazijakaa | hazijakaa | ||
| future | hatutakaa | hamtakaa | hawatakaa | haitakaa | hayatakaa | havitakaa | hazitakaa | hazitakaa | ||
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| conditional | present | tusingekaa | msingekaa | wasingekaa | isingekaa | yasingekaa | visingekaa | zisingekaa | zisingekaa | |
| past | tusingalikaa | msingalikaa | wasingalikaa | isingalikaa | yasingalikaa | visingalikaa | zisingalikaa | zisingalikaa | ||
| subjunctive | general | tusikae | msikae | wasikae | isikae | yasikae | visikae | zisikae | zisikae | |
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| comitative | tusipokaa | msipokaa | wasipokaa | isipokaa | yasipokaa | visipokaa | zisipokaa | zisipokaa | ||
| imperative | tusikae | msikae!‡ | ||||||||
†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form