kita

Amis

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun

kita

1. we (inclusive of the person spoken to)

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Cayubaba

Noun

kita

1. water

   kikita

   the water

Further reading

• Mily Crevels, Hein van der Voort, The Guaporé-Mamoré region as a linguistic area, in Pieter Muysken (editor), From Linguistic Areas to Areal Linguistics (2008), Studies in Language Companion Series, volume 90
• Harold Key, Morphology of Cayuvava (Mouton & Co., 1967), page 64

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Cebuano

Etymology 1

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

Pronoun

kita

1. we (inclusive of the person spoken to)

Etymology 2

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

Verb

kita

1. to see, behold

Noun

kita

1. money earned; earnings

Anagrams

• atik, kati, kiat

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kita. Cognate with Естонски kida, Karelian kita, Livonian ki’d, Ludian kida, Вепски kida and Votic kita. Possible cognates in Ugric languages include Khanty [текст needed] (kotəmnəŋ) and Mansi [текст needed] (χoləŋka).

Noun

kita

1. mouth
2. throat, pharynx

Derived terms

• kidus

Compounds

compounds

• kita-aukko
• kitahalkio
• kitakaari
• kitakieleke
• kitakulma
• kitalaki

• kitaluu
• kitapurje
• kitapuu
• kitarisa
• kitasola
• leijonankita

Anagrams

• Kati, akti, kait ^{(alphagram aikt)}

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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

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Ilocano

Etymology

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

Verb

kita (used in the form makita)

1. to see

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Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• МФА^(кључ): /kita/

Pronoun

kita

1. we (inclusive)

   Украјински

2. our / ours (inclusive)

   Kita mempunyai laboratorium komputer baru di sekolah kita

   We have a new computer laboratory at our school.

Related terms

• kami (exclusive)

Anagrams

ikat, tika

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Inonhan

Etymology

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

Pronoun

kita

1. we; us (inclusive of the person spoken to)

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Japanese

Romanization

kita

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Lindu

Pronoun

kita

1. we (inclusive)

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Lingala

Verb

-kita (infinitive kokita)

1. to descend, go down

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Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) МФА^(кључ): /kitə/
• (Riau-Lingga) МФА^(кључ): /kita/
• Шаблон:check deprecated lang param usage

Pronoun

kita

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

Derived terms

• kekitaan

Related terms

• kami (“exclusive”)

Descendants

• Индонезијски: kita

Anagrams

ikat, tika

See also

Malay personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person	familiar	aku / اکو‎	kami / کامي‎ (exclusive) kita / کيت‎ (inclusive)
	polite	saya / ساي‎
2nd person	familiar	engkau / اڠکاو‎ kamu / کامو‎ awak / اوق‎
	polite	anda / اندا‎
3rd person		dia / دي‎ ia / اي‎ -nya / -ڽ‎	mereka / مريک‎

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Шпански quitar

Verb

kita

1. to remove, to take away
2. to subtract

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Polish

Etymology

From Прасловенски *kyta.

Pronunciation

• МФА^(кључ): /ˈkʲi.ta/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

kita f (diminutive kitka)

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

Declension

declension of kita

	singular	plural
nominative	kita	kity
genitive	kity	kit
dative	kicie	kitom
accusative	kitę	kity
instrumental	kitą	kitami
locative	kicie	kitach
vocative	kito	kity

Further reading

• Шаблон:R:pl:WSJP
• kita in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Прасловенски *kyta.

Pronunciation

• МФА^(кључ): /kîta/
• Шаблон:check deprecated lang param usage

Noun

kȉta f (Ћирилица правопис ки̏та)

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

Declension

Declension of kita

	singular	plural
nominative	kȉta	kite
genitive	kite	kȋtā
dative	kiti	kitama
accusative	kitu	kite
vocative	kito	kite
locative	kiti	kitama
instrumental	kitom	kitama

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Slovene

Etymology

From Прасловенски *kyta.

Pronunciation

• Шаблон:sl-IPA

Noun

kíta

1. plait, braid
2. tendon

Inflection

Деклинација од kíta (feminine, a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	kíta	kíti	kíte
accusative	kíto	kíti	kíte
genitive	kíte	kít	kít
dative	kíti	kítama	kítam
locative	kíti	kítah	kítah
instrumental	kíto	kítama	kítami

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Swahili

Noun

kita (ki-vi class, plural vita)

1. a war, a battle

Verb

-kita (infinitive kukita)

1. to stand one's ground

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kita
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kukita							kutokita
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					kita							kiteni
Habitual					hukita
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 nilikita nalikita tulikita twalikita ulikita walikita mlikita mwalikita alikita walikita ulikita ilikita lilikita yalikita kilikita vilikita ilikita zilikita ulikita kulikita palikita mulikita Relative niliokita naliokita tuliokita twaliokita uliokita waliokita mliokita mwaliokita aliokita waliokita uliokita iliokita liliokita yaliokita kiliokita viliokita iliokita ziliokita uliokita kuliokita paliokita muliokita Negative sikukita hatukukita hukukita hamkukita hakukita hawakukita haukukita haikukita halikukita hayakukita hakikukita havikukita haikukita hazikukita haukukita hakukukita hapakukita hamukukita
Present Positive ninakita nakita tunakita unakita mnakita anakita wanakita unakita inakita linakita yanakita kinakita vinakita inakita zinakita unakita kunakita panakita munakita Relative ninaokita naokita tunaokita unaokita mnaokita anaokita wanaokita unaokita inaokita linaokita yanaokita kinaokita vinaokita inaokita zinaokita unaokita kunaokita panaokita munaokita Negative sikiti hatukiti hukiti hamkiti hakiti hawakiti haukiti haikiti halikiti hayakiti hakikiti havikiti haikiti hazikiti haukiti hakukiti hapakiti hamukiti
Future Positive nitakita tutakita utakita mtakita atakita watakita utakita itakita litakita yatakita kitakita vitakita itakita zitakita utakita kutakita patakita mutakita Relative nitakaokita tutakaokita utakaokita mtakaokita atakaokita watakaokita utakaokita itakaokita litakaokita yatakaokita kitakaokita vitakaokita itakaokita zitakaokita utakaokita kutakaokita patakaokita mutakaokita Negative sitakita hatutakita hutakita hamtakita hatakita hawatakita hautakita haitakita halitakita hayatakita hakitakita havitakita haitakita hazitakita hautakita hakutakita hapatakita hamutakita
Subjunctive Positive nikite tukite ukite mkite akite wakite ukite ikite likite yakite kikite vikite ikite zikite ukite kukite pakite mukite Negative nisikite tusikite usikite msikite asikite wasikite usikite isikite lisikite yasikite kisikite visikite isikite zisikite usikite kusikite pasikite musikite
Present Conditional Positive ningekita tungekita ungekita mngekita angekita wangekita ungekita ingekita lingekita yangekita kingekita vingekita ingekita zingekita ungekita kungekita pangekita mungekita Negative nisingekita singekita tusingekita hatungekita usingekita hungekita msingekita hamngekita asingekita hangekita wasingekita hawangekita usingekita haungekita isingekita haingekita lisingekita halingekita yasingekita hayangekita kisingekita hakingekita visingekita havingekita isingekita haingekita zisingekita hazingekita usingekita haungekita kusingekita hakungekita pasingekita hapangekita musingekita hamungekita
Past Conditional Positive ningalikita tungalikita ungalikita mngalikita angalikita wangalikita ungalikita ingalikita lingalikita yangalikita kingalikita vingalikita ingalikita zingalikita ungalikita kungalikita pangalikita mungalikita Negative nisingalikita singalikita tusingalikita hatungalikita usingalikita hungalikita msingalikita hamngalikita asingalikita hangalikita wasingalikita hawangalikita usingalikita haungalikita isingalikita haingalikita lisingalikita halingalikita yasingalikita hayangalikita kisingalikita hakingalikita visingalikita havingalikita isingalikita haingalikita zisingalikita hazingalikita usingalikita haungalikita kusingalikita hakungalikita pasingalikita hapangalikita musingalikita hamungalikita
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelikita tungelikita ungelikita mngelikita angelikita wangelikita ungelikita ingelikita lingelikita yangelikita kingelikita vingelikita ingelikita zingelikita ungelikita kungelikita pangelikita mungelikita
General Relative Positive nikitao tukitao ukitao mkitao akitao wakitao ukitao ikitao likitao yakitao kikitao vikitao ikitao zikitao ukitao kukitao pakitao mukitao Negative nisiokita tusiokita usiokita msiokita asiokita wasiokita usiokita isiokita lisiokita yasiokita kisiokita visiokita isiokita zisiokita usiokita kusiokita pasiokita musiokita
Gnomic Positive nakita twakita wakita mwakita akita wakita wakita yakita lakita yakita chakita vyakita yakita zakita wakita kwakita pakita mwakita
Perfect Positive nimekita tumekita umekita mmekita amekita wamekita umekita imekita limekita yamekita kimekita vimekita imekita zimekita umekita kumekita pamekita mumekita
"Already" Positive nimeshakita tumeshakita umeshakita mmeshakita ameshakita wameshakita umeshakita imeshakita limeshakita yameshakita kimeshakita vimeshakita imeshakita zimeshakita umeshakita kumeshakita pameshakita mumeshakita
"Not yet" Negative sijakita hatujakita hujakita hamjakita hajakita hawajakita haujakita haijakita halijakita hayajakita hakijakita havijakita haijakita hazijakita haujakita hakujakita hapajakita hamujakita
"If/When" Positive nikikita tukikita ukikita mkikita akikita wakikita ukikita ikikita likikita yakikita kikikita vikikita ikikita zikikita ukikita kukikita pakikita mukikita
"If not" Negative nisipokita tusipokita usipokita msipokita asipokita wasipokita usipokita isipokita lisipokita yasipokita kisipokita visipokita isipokita zisipokita usipokita kusipokita pasipokita musipokita
Consecutive Positive nikakita tukakita ukakita mkakita akakita wakakita ukakita ikakita likakita yakakita kikakita vikakita ikakita zikakita ukakita kukakita pakakita mukakita
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.

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Tagalog

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• МФА^(кључ): /kiˈta/

• pronoun

  (file)

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

Tagalog personal pronouns

Person	Number	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)
First	singular	ako	ko	akin
	dual	kita/kata*	nita/nata*	kanita/kanata* (ata)*
	plural inclusive	tayo	natin	atin
	plural exclusive	kami	namin	amin
First & Second	singular	kita
Second	singular	ikaw, ka	mo	iyo
	plural	kayo	ninyo	inyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kaniya
	plural	sila	nila	kanila
*not commonly used

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• МФА^(кључ): /ˈkiːtaʔ/

• noun and verb

  (file)

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

• makita

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Tokelauan

Etymology

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

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

Tokelauan personal pronouns

			singular	dual	plural
1st person			au, kita, kō	ki māua, ki mā (exclusive) ki tāua, ki tā (inclusive)	ki mātou (exclusive) ki tātou (inclusive)
2nd person			koe, kē	koulua	koutou
3rd person			ia	ki lāua, ki lā	ki lātou