kita

Kelatikus

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun

kita

1. we (inclusive)

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Amis

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun

kita

1. we (inclusive of the person spoken to)

See also

Amis personal pronouns
Person		Singular	Plural
1st	—	kako	kami / kita
	inclusive		kami
	exclusive		kita / kami
2nd	—	kiso	kamo
3rd	—	ciira	caira

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Bikol Central

Pronoun

kita

1. we (inclusive of the person spoken to)

   Luwas na kita.

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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

Quotations

Za navode korišćenja ovog termina, vidite Citati:kita.

Anagrams

• atik, kati, kiat

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Finnish

Etymology

From . Cognate with Estonian kida, Karelian kita, Livonian ki’d, Ludian kida, Veps kida and Votic kita. Possible cognates in Ugric languages include Khanty kotәmnәӈ (kotəmnəň) and .

Noun

kita

1. mouth, especially a large, wide open mouth.
2. throat, pharynx
3. maw, the upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature.
4. the empty gap between the jaws of a wrench, vise, etc.

Declension

Inflection of kita (Kotus type 9/kala, t-d gradation)
nominative		kita	kidat
genitive		kidan	kitojen
partitive		kitaa	kitoja
illative		kitaan	kitoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kita	kidat
accusative	nom.	kita	kidat
	gen.	kidan
genitive		kidan	kitojen kitainrare
partitive		kitaa	kitoja
inessive		kidassa	kidoissa
elative		kidasta	kidoista
illative		kitaan	kitoihin
adessive		kidalla	kidoilla
ablative		kidalta	kidoilta
allative		kidalle	kidoille
essive		kitana	kitoina
translative		kidaksi	kidoiksi
instructive		—	kidoin
abessive		kidatta	kidoitta
comitative		—	kitoineen

Possessive forms of kita (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	kitani	kitamme
2nd person	kitasi	kitanne
3rd person	kitansa

Derived terms

• kidus
• kituset

Compounds

compounds

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

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

Anagrams

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

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Higaonon

Pronoun

kita

1. we

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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 1

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

Noun

1. kind; class; species
2. look; shape; appearance

Derived terms

• agkita
• agpakita
• ipakita
• kitaen
• kumita
• makita
• pagkita
• pakakitaan
• pakakitkitaan

 

Etymology 2

Noun

1. salary; wages

   Sinonim: sueldo

Derived terms

• kitaen
• kumita
• kumitaan

 

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Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• MFA^(ključ): /kita/

Pronoun

kita

1. we (inclusive)

   Kita akan pergi ke toko.

   We will go to the store.

2. our / ours (inclusive)

   Kita mempunyai laboratorium komputer baru di sekolah kita

   We have a new computer laboratory at our school.

3. (colloquial) I

   Sinonim: saya

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

1. Rōmaji transcription of きた
2. Rōmaji transcription of キタ

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Javanese

Etymology 1

Pronoun

1. we

Etymology 2

Noun

1. Nonstandard spelling of kitha.

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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-Riau) MFA^(ključ): [kitə]
• Rime: -itə, -tə, -ə

Pronoun

1. we, us, our (inclusive of the person spoken to)
2. I, me, my

Derived terms

• kekitaan

Related terms

• kami (“exclusive of the person spoken to”)

Descendants

• Indonesian: kita
• Manado Malay: 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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Manado Malay

Etymology

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

Pronoun

kita

1. I, me, my.

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Mansaka

Pronoun

kita

1. we (inclusive}

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Maranao

Pronoun

kita

1. we (inclusive)

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Španski quitar

Verb

kita

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

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Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyta.

Pronunciation

• MFA^(ključ): /ˈkʲi.ta/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rime: -ita
• Syllabification: ki‧ta

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

• kita in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kita in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Ratagnon

Etymology

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

Pronoun

kitá

1. we (inclusive)

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Sakizaya

Pronoun

kita

1. we (inclusive)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kyta.

Pronunciation

• MFA^(ključ): /kîta/
• Hyphenation: ki‧ta

Noun

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

Declension

Deklinacija od 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 Proto-Slavic *kyta.

Pronunciation

• MFA^(ključ): /kìːta/

Noun

kíta f

1. plait, braid
2. tendon

Inflection

Deklinacija od 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

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *bìtáà (“war, army”), derived from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀táà (“bow”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

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

• MFA^(ključ): /kiˈta/, [kɪˈta]

• pronoun

  (file)

• Rime: -a

Pronoun

kitá

1. Replaces ko ka or ko ikaw (I or my and you). Used when speaking directly to the receiver of a verb.

   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.

   Anak kita.

   You are my child.

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

   Sinonim: kata

   Magkaibigan kita.

   You and I are friends.

Usage notes

• This word is used in Marinduque for we.

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

• MFA^(ključ): /ˈkita/, [ˈkitɐ]

• Audio

  (file)

• Rime: -ita

Noun

1. state or quality of being seen; visibility
2. observation

   Sinonim: pagkakita

Adjective

1. seen; visible

   Sinonims: nakikita, litaw, nakalitaw, hayag, nakahayag, tanaw, natatanaw

   Kita ang bahay namin mula rito.

   Our house can be seen from here. (Our house is visible from here.)

2. obvious; easily seen or understood

Derived terms

• ipakita
• kinikita
• kitahin
• kitang-kita
• kumita
• magkita
• magpakita
• magpangita
• makakita
• makini-kinita
• makipagkita
• makita
• mapakita
• pagkakita
• pagkikita
• pagpapakita
• pakikipagkita
• pakita
• pakitaan
• pakitang-gilas
• pakitang-tao
• pangita (ngita)
• pangitain

 

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• MFA^(ključ): /ˈkita/, [ˈkitɐ]

• Audio

  (file)

• Rime: -ita

Noun

1. earnings; income; salary

   Sinonims: sahod, suweldo

   pabago-bagong kita

   ever-changing income

2. gain; profit; revenue

   Sinonim: tubo

Adjective

1. earned or received as salary or income
2. gained or benefited from business or interest (money)

Derived terms

• kinikita
• kitain
• kumita

 

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Tausug

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kita.

Pronoun

kita

1. we (inclusive)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kita.

Verb

kita (used in the form kimita)

1. to see

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Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• MFA^(ključ): /ˈki.ta/
• Hyphenation: ki‧ta

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *ki-ta. Cognates include Tongan kita and Samoan kita.

Pronoun

kita

1. I, me

Usage notes

• kita 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

Tokelauan possessive pronouns

Inalienable (O-type)
	singular	dual		plural
		long	short
1st person (excl.)	o oku, o kita1	o māua	o mā	o mātou
1st person (incl.)	―	o tāua	o tā	o tātou
2nd person	o ōu, o koe	o koulua		o koutou
3rd person	o ona	o lāua	o lā	o lātou
Alienable (A-type)
	singular	dual		plural
		long	short
1st person (excl.)	a aku, a kita1	a māua	a mā	a mātou
1st person (incl.)	―	a tāua	a tā	a tātou
2nd person	a āu, a koe	a koulua		a koutou
3rd person	a ana	a lāua	a lā	a lātou
1) Sympathetic *) Only the singular pronouns differ from the personal pronouns

Etymology 2

Noun

kita

1. coconut palm with many coconuts

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 162

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Yoruba

Kítà é hùn

Etymology

Cognates include Igbo nkịta and Edo ekita.

Noun

kítà

1. (Ikalẹ) dog

   Sinonims: ajá, olókílì

   Olú ó pa kítà ọdẹ. ― Olu killed the hunter's dog. (Ìkálẹ̀)

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Zacatepec Chatino

Noun

kita

1. dust
2. herb