Swahili
Verb
-teswa (infinitive kuteswa)
- Passive form of -tesa
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -teswa
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| Positive present
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-nateswa
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| Subjunctive
|
-teswe
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| Negative
|
-teswi
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| Imperative singular
|
teswa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuteswa
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| Negative
|
kutoteswa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
teswa
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| Plural
|
tesweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huteswa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liteswa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuteswa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nateswa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninateswa/nateswa
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tunateswa
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| 2nd person
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unateswa
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mnateswa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anateswa
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wanateswa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nateswa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -teswi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siteswi
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hatuteswi
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| 2nd person
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huteswi
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hamteswi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hateswi
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hawateswi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -teswi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tateswa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tateswa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -teswe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niteswe
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tuteswe
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| 2nd person
|
uteswe
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mteswe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
ateswe
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wateswe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -teswe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siteswe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeteswa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeteswa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliteswa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliteswa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ateswa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nateswa
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twateswa
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| 2nd person
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wateswa
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mwateswa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
ateswa
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wateswa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wateswa
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yateswa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lateswa
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yateswa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chateswa
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vyateswa
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| n(IX/X)
|
yateswa
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zateswa
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| u(XI)
|
wateswa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwateswa
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| pa(XVI)
|
pateswa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwateswa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meteswa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshateswa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jateswa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiteswa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoteswa
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| Consecutive
|
kateswa / positive subject concord + -kateswa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kateswe
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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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-niteswa
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-tuteswa
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| 2nd person
|
-kuteswa
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-wateswa/-kutesweni/-watesweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mteswa
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-wateswa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uteswa
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-iteswa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liteswa
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-yateswa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiteswa
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-viteswa
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| n(IX/X)
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-iteswa
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-ziteswa
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| u(XI)
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-uteswa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuteswa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pateswa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muteswa
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| Reflexive
|
-jiteswa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -teswa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-teswaye
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-teswao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-teswao
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-teswayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-teswalo
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-teswayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-teswacho
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-teswavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-teswayo
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-teswazo
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| u(XI)
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-teswao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-teswako
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| pa(XVI)
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-teswapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-teswamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -teswa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeteswa
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-oteswa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oteswa
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-yoteswa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loteswa
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-yoteswa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choteswa
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-vyoteswa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoteswa
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-zoteswa
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| u(XI)
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-oteswa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koteswa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-poteswa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moteswa
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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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