Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tegemeana (infinitive kutegemeana)
- Reciprocal form of -tegemea: to depend on one another, be interdependent
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tegemeana
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| Positive present
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-nategemeana
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| Subjunctive
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-tegemeane
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| Negative
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-tegemeani
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| Imperative singular
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tegemeana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tegemeana
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| Plural
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tegemeaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutegemeana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litegemeana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutegemeana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nategemeana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninategemeana/nategemeana
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tunategemeana
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| 2nd person
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unategemeana
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mnategemeana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anategemeana
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wanategemeana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nategemeana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tegemeani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitegemeani
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hatutegemeani
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| 2nd person
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hutegemeani
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hamtegemeani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hategemeani
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hawategemeani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tegemeani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tategemeana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tategemeana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tegemeane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitegemeane
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tutegemeane
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| 2nd person
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utegemeane
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mtegemeane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ategemeane
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wategemeane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tegemeane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitegemeane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetegemeana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetegemeana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitegemeana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitegemeana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ategemeana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nategemeana
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twategemeana
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| 2nd person
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wategemeana
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mwategemeana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ategemeana
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wategemeana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wategemeana
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yategemeana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lategemeana
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yategemeana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chategemeana
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vyategemeana
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| n(IX/X)
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yategemeana
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zategemeana
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| u(XI)
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wategemeana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwategemeana
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| pa(XVI)
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pategemeana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwategemeana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metegemeana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshategemeana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jategemeana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitegemeana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotegemeana
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| Consecutive
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kategemeana / positive subject concord + -kategemeana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kategemeane
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| Object concord
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—
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -tegemeana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tegemeanaye
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-tegemeanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tegemeanao
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-tegemeanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tegemeanalo
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-tegemeanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tegemeanacho
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-tegemeanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tegemeanayo
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-tegemeanazo
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| u(XI)
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-tegemeanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tegemeanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tegemeanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tegemeanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -tegemeana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetegemeana
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-otegemeana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otegemeana
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-yotegemeana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotegemeana
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-yotegemeana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotegemeana
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-vyotegemeana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotegemeana
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-zotegemeana
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| u(XI)
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-otegemeana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotegemeana
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| pa(XVI)
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-potegemeana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motegemeana
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Derived terms