Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tetea (infinitive kutetea)
- Applicative form of -teta: to defend for someone, to represent someone in defense
- to cackle
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tetea
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| Positive present
|
-natetea
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| Subjunctive
|
-tetee
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| Negative
|
-tetei
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| Imperative singular
|
tetea
|
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kutetea
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| Negative
|
kutotetea
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
tetea
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| Plural
|
teteeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hutetea
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -litetea
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kutetea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natetea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninatetea/natetea
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tunatetea
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| 2nd person
|
unatetea
|
mnatetea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anatetea
|
wanatetea
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -natetea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tetei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
sitetei
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hatutetei
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| 2nd person
|
hutetei
|
hamtetei
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hatetei
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hawatetei
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -tetei
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tatetea
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tatetea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tetee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nitetee
|
tutetee
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| 2nd person
|
utetee
|
mtetee
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
atetee
|
watetee
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -tetee
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sitetee
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngetetea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetetea
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalitetea
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalitetea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atetea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
natetea
|
twatetea
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| 2nd person
|
watetea
|
mwatetea
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
atetea
|
watetea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
watetea
|
yatetea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
latetea
|
yatetea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chatetea
|
vyatetea
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| n(IX/X)
|
yatetea
|
zatetea
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| u(XI)
|
watetea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwatetea
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| pa(XVI)
|
patetea
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwatetea
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -metetea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatetea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatetea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitetea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotetea
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| Consecutive
|
katetea / positive subject concord + -katetea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -katetee
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nitetea
|
-tutetea
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| 2nd person
|
-kutetea
|
-watetea/-kuteteeni/-wateteeni
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mtetea
|
-watetea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-utetea
|
-itetea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-litetea
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-yatetea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kitetea
|
-vitetea
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| n(IX/X)
|
-itetea
|
-zitetea
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| u(XI)
|
-utetea
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kutetea
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| pa(XVI)
|
-patetea
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mutetea
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| Reflexive
|
-jitetea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tetea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-teteaye
|
-teteao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-teteao
|
-teteayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-tetealo
|
-teteayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-teteacho
|
-teteavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-teteayo
|
-teteazo
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| u(XI)
|
-teteao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-teteako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-teteapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-teteamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tetea)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yetetea
|
-otetea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-otetea
|
-yotetea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lotetea
|
-yotetea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chotetea
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-vyotetea
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yotetea
|
-zotetea
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| u(XI)
|
-otetea
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kotetea
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| pa(XVI)
|
-potetea
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-motetea
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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
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