Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tengana (infinitive kutengana)
- Reciprocal form of -tenga: to be separated
- to be estranged
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tengana
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| Positive present
|
-natengana
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| Subjunctive
|
-tengane
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| Negative
|
-tengani
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| Imperative singular
|
tengana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tengana
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| Plural
|
tenganeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutengana
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -litengana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutengana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natengana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatengana/natengana
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tunatengana
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| 2nd person
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unatengana
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mnatengana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatengana
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wanatengana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natengana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tengani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitengani
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hatutengani
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| 2nd person
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hutengani
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hamtengani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatengani
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hawatengani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tengani
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tatengana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatengana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tengane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitengane
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tutengane
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| 2nd person
|
utengane
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mtengane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
atengane
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watengane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tengane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitengane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetengana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetengana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitengana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitengana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atengana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natengana
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twatengana
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| 2nd person
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watengana
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mwatengana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
atengana
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watengana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watengana
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yatengana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latengana
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yatengana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chatengana
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vyatengana
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| n(IX/X)
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yatengana
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zatengana
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| u(XI)
|
watengana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatengana
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| pa(XVI)
|
patengana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatengana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metengana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatengana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatengana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitengana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotengana
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| Consecutive
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katengana / positive subject concord + -katengana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katengane
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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 + -tengana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-tenganaye
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-tenganao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tenganao
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-tenganayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tenganalo
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-tenganayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tenganacho
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-tenganavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-tenganayo
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-tenganazo
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| u(XI)
|
-tenganao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tenganako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tenganapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tenganamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -tengana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetengana
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-otengana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otengana
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-yotengana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotengana
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-yotengana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotengana
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-vyotengana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotengana
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-zotengana
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| u(XI)
|
-otengana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotengana
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| pa(XVI)
|
-potengana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motengana
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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