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tatua
tatua
Catalan
Verb
tatua
- third-person singular present indicative form of tatuar
- second-person singular imperative form of tatuar
Italian
Verb
tatua
Anagrams
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uɐ
Verb
tatua
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowing from French tatouer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tatuˈa]
Verb
a tatua (third-person singular present tatuează, past participle tatuat) 1st conj.
Conjugation
conjugation of tatua (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
| infinitive | a tatua | ||||||
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| gerund | tatuând | ||||||
| past participle | tatuat | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | tatuez | tatuezi | tatuează | tatuăm | tatuați | tatuează | |
| imperfect | tatuam | tatuai | tatua | tatuam | tatuați | tatuau | |
| simple perfect | tatuai | tatuași | tatuă | tatuarăm | tatuarăți | tatuară | |
| pluperfect | tatuasem | tatuaseși | tatuase | tatuaserăm | tatuaserăți | tatuaseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să tatuez | să tatuezi | să tatueze | să tatuăm | să tatuați | să tatueze | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | tatuează | tatuați | |||||
| negative | nu tatua | nu tatuați | |||||
Related terms
Swahili
Etymology
From tata (“tangle”) + -ua (“inverse affix”)
Verb
tatua
- to untangle, disentangle
Conjugation
affirmative conjugation of tatua
| infinitive | kutatua | |||||||||
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| 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 | natatua | watatua | atatua | watatua | latatua | chatatua | yatatua | watatua | |
| progressive | ninatatua | unatatua | anatatua | unatatua | linatatua | kinatatua | inatatua | unatatua | ||
| habitual | hutatua | |||||||||
| past | nilitatua | ulitatua | alitatua | ulitatua | lilitatua | kilitatua | ilitatua | ulitatua | ||
| perfect | nimetatua | umetatua | ametatua | umetatua | limetatua | kimetatua | imetatua | umetatua | ||
| future | nitatatua | utatatua | atatatua | utatatua | litatatua | kitatatua | itatatua | utatatua | ||
| consecutive | nikatatua | ukatatua | akatatua | ukatatua | likatatua | kikatatua | ikatatua | ukatatua | ||
| conditional | present | ningetatua | ungetatua | angetatua | ungetatua | lingetatua | kingetatua | ingetatua | ungetatua | |
| past | ningalitatua | ungalitatua | angalitatua | ungalitatua | lingalitatua | kingalitatua | ingalitatua | ungalitatua | ||
| subjunctive | general | nitatue | utatue | atatue | utatue | litatue | kitatue | itatue | utatue | |
| consecutive | nikatatue | ukatatue | akatatue | ukatatue | likatatue | kikatatue | ikatatue | ukatatue | ||
| comitative | nikitatua | ukitatua | akitatua | ukitatua | likitatua | kikitatua | ikitatua | ukitatua | ||
| imperative | tatua! __tatue!‡ |
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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 | twatatua | mwatatua | watatua | yatatua | yatatua | vyatatua | zatatua | zatatua | |
| progressive | tunatatua | mnatatua | wanatatua | inatatua | yanatatua | vinatatua | zinatatua | zinatatua | ||
| habitual | hutatua | |||||||||
| past | tulitatua | mlitatua | walitatua | ilitatua | yalitatua | vilitatua | zilitatua | zilitatua | ||
| perfect | tumetatua | mmetatua | wametatua | imetatua | yametatua | vimetatua | zimetatua | zimetatua | ||
| future | tutatatua | mtatatua | watatatua | itatatua | yatatatua | vitatatua | zitatatua | zitatatua | ||
| consecutive | tukatatua | mkatatua | wakatatua | ikatatua | yakatatua | vikatatua | zikatatua | zikatatua | ||
| conditional | present | tungetatua | mngetatua | wangetatua | ingetatua | yangetatua | vingetatua | zingetatua | zingetatua | |
| past | tungalitatua | mngalitatua | wangalitatua | ingalitatua | yangalitatua | vingalitatua | zingalitatua | zingalitatua | ||
| subjunctive | general | tutatue | mtatue | watatue | itatue | yatatue | vitatue | zitatue | zitatue | |
| consecutive | tukatatue | mkatatue | wakatatue | ikatatue | yakatatue | vikatatue | zikatatue | zikatatue | ||
| comitative | tukitatua | mkitatua | wakitatua | ikitatua | yakitatua | vikitatua | zikitatua | zikitatua | ||
| imperative | tutatue | tatueni! __tatueni!‡ |
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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 tatua
| infinitive | kutotatua or kutokutatua | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | sitatui | hutatui | hatatui | hautatui | halitatui | hakitatui | haitatui | hautatui | |
| 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 | sikutatua | hukutatua | hakutatua | haukutatua | halikutatua | hakikutatua | haikutatua | haukutatua | ||
| perfect | sijatatua | hujatatua | hajatatua | haujatatua | halijatatua | hakijatatua | haijatatua | haujatatua | ||
| future | sitatatua | hutatatua | hatatatua | hautatatua | halitatatua | hakitatatua | haitatatua | hautatatua | ||
| 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 | nisingetatua | usingetatua | asingetatua | usingetatua | lisingetatua | kisingetatua | isingetatua | usingetatua | |
| past | nisingalitatua | usingalitatua | asingalitatua | usingalitatua | lisingalitatua | kisingalitatua | isingalitatua | usingalitatua | ||
| subjunctive | general | nisitatue | usitatue | asitatue | usitatue | lisitatue | kisitatue | isitatue | usitatue | |
| 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 | nisipotatua | usipotatua | asipotatua | usipotatua | lisipotatua | kisipotatua | isipotatua | usipotatua | ||
| imperative | usitatue!‡ | |||||||||
| 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 | hatutatui | hamtatui | hawatatui | haitatui | hayatatui | havitatui | hazitatui | hazitatui | |
| 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 | hatukutatua | hamkutatua | hawakutatua | haikutatua | hayakutatua | havikutatua | hazikutatua | hazikutatua | ||
| perfect | hatujatatua | hamjatatua | hawajatatua | haijatatua | hayajatatua | havijatatua | hazijatatua | hazijatatua | ||
| future | hatutatatua | hamtatatua | hawatatatua | haitatatua | hayatatatua | havitatatua | hazitatatua | hazitatatua | ||
| 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 | tusingetatua | msingetatua | wasingetatua | isingetatua | yasingetatua | visingetatua | zisingetatua | zisingetatua | |
| past | tusingalitatua | msingalitatua | wasingalitatua | isingalitatua | yasingalitatua | visingalitatua | zisingalitatua | zisingalitatua | ||
| subjunctive | general | tusitatue | msitatue | wasitatue | isitatue | yasitatue | visitatue | zisitatue | zisitatue | |
| 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 | tusipotatua | msipotatua | wasipotatua | isipotatua | yasipotatua | visipotatua | zisipotatua | zisipotatua | ||
| imperative | tusitatue | msitatue!‡ | ||||||||
†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