Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-teketeza (infinitive kuteketeza)

  1. Causative form of -teketea

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -teketeza
Positive present -nateketeza
Subjunctive -teketeze
Negative -teketezi
Imperative singular teketeza
Infinitives
Positive kuteketeza
Negative kutoteketeza
Imperatives
Singular teketeza
Plural teketezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huteketeza
Positive past positive subject concord + -liteketeza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuteketeza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nateketeza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninateketeza/nateketeza tunateketeza
2nd person unateketeza mnateketeza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anateketeza wanateketeza
other classes positive subject concord + -nateketeza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -teketezi)
Singular Plural
1st person siteketezi hatuteketezi
2nd person huteketezi hamteketezi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hateketezi hawateketezi
other classes negative subject concord + -teketezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tateketeza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tateketeza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -teketeze)
Singular Plural
1st person niteketeze tuteketeze
2nd person uteketeze mteketeze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ateketeze wateketeze
other classes positive subject concord + -teketeze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siteketeze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeteketeza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeteketeza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliteketeza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliteketeza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ateketeza)
Singular Plural
1st person nateketeza twateketeza
2nd person wateketeza mwateketeza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ateketeza wateketeza
m-mi(III/IV) wateketeza yateketeza
ji-ma(V/VI) lateketeza yateketeza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chateketeza vyateketeza
n(IX/X) yateketeza zateketeza
u(XI) wateketeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwateketeza
pa(XVI) pateketeza
mu(XVIII) mwateketeza
Perfect positive subject concord + -meteketeza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshateketeza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jateketeza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiteketeza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoteketeza
Consecutive kateketeza / positive subject concord + -kateketeza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kateketeze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niteketeza -tuteketeza
2nd person -kuteketeza -wateketeza/-kuteketezeni/-wateketezeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mteketeza -wateketeza
m-mi(III/IV) -uteketeza -iteketeza
ji-ma(V/VI) -liteketeza -yateketeza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiteketeza -viteketeza
n(IX/X) -iteketeza -ziteketeza
u(XI) -uteketeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuteketeza
pa(XVI) -pateketeza
mu(XVIII) -muteketeza
Reflexive -jiteketeza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -teketeza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -teketezaye -teketezao
m-mi(III/IV) -teketezao -teketezayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -teketezalo -teketezayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -teketezacho -teketezavyo
n(IX/X) -teketezayo -teketezazo
u(XI) -teketezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -teketezako
pa(XVI) -teketezapo
mu(XVIII) -teketezamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -teketeza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeteketeza -oteketeza
m-mi(III/IV) -oteketeza -yoteketeza
ji-ma(V/VI) -loteketeza -yoteketeza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choteketeza -vyoteketeza
n(IX/X) -yoteketeza -zoteketeza
u(XI) -oteketeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koteketeza
pa(XVI) -poteketeza
mu(XVIII) -moteketeza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.