Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tengua (infinitive kutengua)
- to annul, repeal, revoke, rescind
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tengua
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| Positive present
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-natengua
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| Subjunctive
|
-tengue
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| Negative
|
-tengui
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| Imperative singular
|
tengua
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tengua
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| Plural
|
tengueni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutengua
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -litengua
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutengua
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natengua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatengua/natengua
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tunatengua
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| 2nd person
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unatengua
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mnatengua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatengua
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wanatengua
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natengua
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tengui)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitengui
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hatutengui
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| 2nd person
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hutengui
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hamtengui
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatengui
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hawatengui
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tengui
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tatengua
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatengua
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tengue)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitengue
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tutengue
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| 2nd person
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utengue
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mtengue
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atengue
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watengue
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tengue
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitengue
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetengua
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetengua
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitengua
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitengua
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atengua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natengua
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twatengua
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| 2nd person
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watengua
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mwatengua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
atengua
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watengua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watengua
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yatengua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latengua
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yatengua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatengua
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vyatengua
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| n(IX/X)
|
yatengua
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zatengua
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| u(XI)
|
watengua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatengua
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| pa(XVI)
|
patengua
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatengua
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metengua
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatengua
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatengua
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitengua
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotengua
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| Consecutive
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katengua / positive subject concord + -katengua
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katengue
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-nitengua
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-tutengua
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| 2nd person
|
-kutengua
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-watengua/-kutengueni/-watengueni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtengua
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-watengua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utengua
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-itengua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litengua
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-yatengua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitengua
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-vitengua
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| n(IX/X)
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-itengua
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-zitengua
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| u(XI)
|
-utengua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutengua
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| pa(XVI)
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-patengua
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mutengua
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| Reflexive
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-jitengua
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tengua- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tenguaye
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-tenguao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tenguao
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-tenguayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tengualo
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-tenguayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tenguacho
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-tenguavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tenguayo
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-tenguazo
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| u(XI)
|
-tenguao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tenguako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tenguapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tenguamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tengua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetengua
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-otengua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otengua
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-yotengua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotengua
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-yotengua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotengua
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-vyotengua
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotengua
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-zotengua
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| u(XI)
|
-otengua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kotengua
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| pa(XVI)
|
-potengua
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-motengua
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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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