English

Proper noun

Kita

1. A special ward in Tokyo that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Saitama Prefecture, Adachi, Arakawa, Bunkyō, Toshima, and Itabashi special wards

Translations

German

Etymology

Shortening of Kindertagesstätte

Noun

Kita f ‎(genitive Kita, plural Kitas)

1. day care center

Finnish

Noun

kita

1. maw
2. palate

Declension

Related terms

• kitalaki

Anagrams

• akti, kait, Kati

Hiligaynon

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun

kitá

1. we (inclusive)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita, from Proto-Austronesian *kita.

Verb

kítà

1. to see, behold

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita, from Proto-Austronesian *kita.

Verb

kita ‎(used in the form makita)

1. to see

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kita, from Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kita/

Pronoun

kita

1. we (inclusive); I and those ones I am addressing to.
2. us (inclusive); me and those ones I am addressing to.

Eg:. "Kita akan pergi ke toko": "We will go to the store".

1. our (inclusive); my and of those ones I am addressing to.

"Kita mempunyai komputer labotarorium baru di sekolah kita": "We have a new computer laboratory at our school".

1. ours (if used with milik, kepunyaan, etc.)

"Pertanian ini milik kita": "This farm is ours".

related:

• kami= We (exclusive)

Japanese

Romanization

kita

1. rōmaji reading of きた

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *kita(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /kitə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /kita/
• Rhymes: -itə, -tə, -ə

Pronoun

kita

1. we, us, our (inclusive)
2. I, me, my

Related terms

• kami ‎(“exclusive”)

Derived terms

• kekitaan

See also

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kyta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʲi.ta/

Noun

kita f ‎(diminutive kitka)

1. (fluffy) tail
2. crest, brush, tuft

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kyta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kîta/
• Hyphenation: ki‧ta

Noun

kȉta f ‎(Cyrillic spelling ки̏та)

1. bunch, bouquet
2. (slang) ****
3. (archaic) pretty girl
4. (Kajkavian) branch (of a tree)

Declension

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kyta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkìːta/
• Tonal orthography: kíta

Noun

kíta f ‎(genitive kíte, nominative plural kíte)

1. plait, braid
2. tendon

Declension

Swahili

Verb

kita

1. To stand firm.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈta/

Pronoun

kita

1. Second-person form, used when speaking directly to the receiver of a verb, combining the first- and second-person. Replacement for ko ikaw (I or my and you).

   Mahal ko siya, mahal ko sila, mahal ko tayong lahat—at ikaw, mahal kita.

   I love him, I love them, I love all of us—and you, I love you.

2. we; the two of us; you and I; also kata

   Magkaibigan kita.

   You and I are friends.

See also

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita, from Proto-Austronesian *kita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiːtaʔ/

Verb

kita ‎(root used in the form makita)

1. To see.

   Nakikita ko... nakikita ko ang iyong kapalaran sa palad mo!

   I can see... I can see your fortune in the palm of your hand!

Noun

kita

1. Income.

   Pabagu-bago ang kita

   Ever-changing income

Derived terms

• pagkikita

Tokelauan

Pronoun

kita

1. 1st-person singular pronoun: I, me

Usage notes

This form of the 1st-person singular pronoun is commonly used in place of au to arouse the listener’s sympathy about some predicament that one is in.

See also