teleka

Swahili

Verb

-teleka (infinitive kuteleka)

1. to put on the stove or on the fire

Conjugation

Conjugation of -teleka
Positive present -nateleka Subjunctive -teleke Negative -teleki Imperative singular teleka
Infinitives
Positive kuteleka Negative kutoteleka
Imperatives
Singular teleka Plural telekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huteleka Positive past positive subject concord + -liteleka Negative past negative subject concord + -kuteleka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nateleka) Singular Plural 1st person ninateleka/nateleka tunateleka 2nd person unateleka mnateleka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anateleka wanateleka other classes positive subject concord + -nateleka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -teleki) Singular Plural 1st person siteleki hatuteleki 2nd person huteleki hamteleki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hateleki hawateleki other classes negative subject concord + -teleki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tateleka Negative future negative subject concord + -tateleka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -teleke) Singular Plural 1st person niteleke tuteleke 2nd person uteleke mteleke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ateleke wateleke other classes positive subject concord + -teleke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siteleke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeteleka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeteleka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliteleka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliteleka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ateleka) Singular Plural 1st person nateleka twateleka 2nd person wateleka mwateleka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ateleka wateleka m-mi(III/IV) wateleka yateleka ji-ma(V/VI) lateleka yateleka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chateleka vyateleka n(IX/X) yateleka zateleka u(XI) wateleka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwateleka pa(XVI) pateleka mu(XVIII) mwateleka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meteleka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshateleka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jateleka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiteleka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoteleka Consecutive kateleka / positive subject concord + -kateleka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kateleke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niteleka -tuteleka 2nd person -kuteleka -wateleka/-kutelekeni/-watelekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mteleka -wateleka m-mi(III/IV) -uteleka -iteleka ji-ma(V/VI) -liteleka -yateleka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiteleka -viteleka n(IX/X) -iteleka -ziteleka u(XI) -uteleka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuteleka pa(XVI) -pateleka mu(XVIII) -muteleka Reflexive -jiteleka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -teleka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -telekaye -telekao m-mi(III/IV) -telekao -telekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -telekalo -telekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -telekacho -telekavyo n(IX/X) -telekayo -telekazo u(XI) -telekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -telekako pa(XVI) -telekapo mu(XVIII) -telekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -teleka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeteleka -oteleka m-mi(III/IV) -oteleka -yoteleka ji-ma(V/VI) -loteleka -yoteleka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choteleka -vyoteleka n(IX/X) -yoteleka -zoteleka u(XI) -oteleka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koteleka pa(XVI) -poteleka mu(XVIII) -moteleka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -telekea

Zulu

Etymology

Back-formation from isiteleka.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /teleːɠa/

Verb

-teléka

1. to strike (stop work)

Inflection

Tone H
Infinitive	ukuteleka
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukuteleka	ukungateleki
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	teleka	-teleke
Plural	telekani	-telekeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyateleka, ngiteleka	engitelekayo, engiteleka	ngiteleka	angiteleki	engingateleki	ngingateleki
2nd singular	uyateleka, uteleka	otelekayo, oteleka	uteleka	awuteleki	ongateleki	ungateleki
1st plural	siyateleka, siteleka	esitelekayo, esiteleka	siteleka	asiteleki	esingateleki	singateleki
2nd plural	niyateleka, niteleka	enitelekayo, eniteleka	niteleka	aniteleki	eningateleki	ningateleki
Class 1	uyateleka, uteleka	otelekayo, oteleka	eteleka	akateleki	ongateleki	engateleki
Class 2	bayateleka, bateleka	abatelekayo, abateleka	beteleka	abateleki	abangateleki	bengateleki
Class 3	uyateleka, uteleka	otelekayo, oteleka	uteleka	awuteleki	ongateleki	ungateleki
Class 4	iyateleka, iteleka	etelekayo, eteleka	iteleka	ayiteleki	engateleki	ingateleki
Class 5	liyateleka, liteleka	elitelekayo, eliteleka	liteleka	aliteleki	elingateleki	lingateleki
Class 6	ayateleka, ateleka	atelekayo, ateleka	eteleka	awateleki	angateleki	engateleki
Class 7	siyateleka, siteleka	esitelekayo, esiteleka	siteleka	asiteleki	esingateleki	singateleki
Class 8	ziyateleka, ziteleka	ezitelekayo, eziteleka	ziteleka	aziteleki	ezingateleki	zingateleki
Class 9	iyateleka, iteleka	etelekayo, eteleka	iteleka	ayiteleki	engateleki	ingateleki
Class 10	ziyateleka, ziteleka	ezitelekayo, eziteleka	ziteleka	aziteleki	ezingateleki	zingateleki
Class 11	luyateleka, luteleka	olutelekayo, oluteleka	luteleka	aluteleki	olungateleki	lungateleki
Class 14	buyateleka, buteleka	obutelekayo, obuteleka	buteleka	abuteleki	obungateleki	bungateleki
Class 15	kuyateleka, kuteleka	okutelekayo, okuteleka	kuteleka	akuteleki	okungateleki	kungateleki
Class 17	kuyateleka, kuteleka	okutelekayo, okuteleka	kuteleka	akuteleki	okungateleki	kungateleki
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngitelekile, ngitelekē	engitelekile, engitelekē	ngitelekile, ngitelekē	angitelekanga	engingatelekanga	ngingatelekanga
2nd singular	utelekile, utelekē	otelekile, otelekē	utelekile, utelekē	awutelekanga	ongatelekanga	ungatelekanga
1st plural	sitelekile, sitelekē	esitelekile, esitelekē	sitelekile, sitelekē	asitelekanga	esingatelekanga	singatelekanga
2nd plural	nitelekile, nitelekē	enitelekile, enitelekē	nitelekile, nitelekē	anitelekanga	eningatelekanga	ningatelekanga
Class 1	utelekile, utelekē	otelekile, otelekē	etelekile, etelekē	akatelekanga	ongatelekanga	engatelekanga
Class 2	batelekile, batelekē	abatelekile, abatelekē	betelekile, betelekē	abatelekanga	abangatelekanga	bengatelekanga
Class 3	utelekile, utelekē	otelekile, otelekē	utelekile, utelekē	awutelekanga	ongatelekanga	ungatelekanga
Class 4	itelekile, itelekē	etelekile, etelekē	itelekile, itelekē	ayitelekanga	engatelekanga	ingatelekanga
Class 5	litelekile, litelekē	elitelekile, elitelekē	litelekile, litelekē	alitelekanga	elingatelekanga	lingatelekanga
Class 6	atelekile, atelekē	atelekile, atelekē	etelekile, etelekē	awatelekanga	angatelekanga	engatelekanga
Class 7	sitelekile, sitelekē	esitelekile, esitelekē	sitelekile, sitelekē	asitelekanga	esingatelekanga	singatelekanga
Class 8	zitelekile, zitelekē	ezitelekile, ezitelekē	zitelekile, zitelekē	azitelekanga	ezingatelekanga	zingatelekanga
Class 9	itelekile, itelekē	etelekile, etelekē	itelekile, itelekē	ayitelekanga	engatelekanga	ingatelekanga
Class 10	zitelekile, zitelekē	ezitelekile, ezitelekē	zitelekile, zitelekē	azitelekanga	ezingatelekanga	zingatelekanga
Class 11	lutelekile, lutelekē	olutelekile, olutelekē	lutelekile, lutelekē	alutelekanga	olungatelekanga	lungatelekanga
Class 14	butelekile, butelekē	obutelekile, obutelekē	butelekile, butelekē	abutelekanga	obungatelekanga	bungatelekanga
Class 15	kutelekile, kutelekē	okutelekile, okutelekē	kutelekile, kutelekē	akutelekanga	okungatelekanga	kungatelekanga
Class 17	kutelekile, kutelekē	okutelekile, okutelekē	kutelekile, kutelekē	akutelekanga	okungatelekanga	kungatelekanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngāteleka	engāteleka	ngāteleka	angitelekanga	engingatelekanga	ngingatelekanga
2nd singular	wāteleka	owāteleka	wāteleka	awutelekanga	ongatelekanga	ungatelekanga
1st plural	sāteleka	esāteleka	sāteleka	asitelekanga	esingatelekanga	singatelekanga
2nd plural	nāteleka	enāteleka	nāteleka	anitelekanga	eningatelekanga	ningatelekanga
Class 1	wāteleka	owāteleka	āteleka	akatelekanga	ongatelekanga	engatelekanga
Class 2	bāteleka	abāteleka	bāteleka	abatelekanga	abangatelekanga	bengatelekanga
Class 3	wāteleka	owāteleka	wāteleka	awutelekanga	ongatelekanga	ungatelekanga
Class 4	yāteleka	eyāteleka	yāteleka	ayitelekanga	engatelekanga	ingatelekanga
Class 5	lāteleka	elāteleka	lāteleka	alitelekanga	elingatelekanga	lingatelekanga
Class 6	āteleka	āteleka	āteleka	awatelekanga	angatelekanga	engatelekanga
Class 7	sāteleka	esāteleka	sāteleka	asitelekanga	esingatelekanga	singatelekanga
Class 8	zāteleka	ezāteleka	zāteleka	azitelekanga	ezingatelekanga	zingatelekanga
Class 9	yāteleka	eyāteleka	yāteleka	ayitelekanga	engatelekanga	ingatelekanga
Class 10	zāteleka	ezāteleka	zāteleka	azitelekanga	ezingatelekanga	zingatelekanga
Class 11	lwāteleka	olwāteleka	lwāteleka	alutelekanga	olungatelekanga	lungatelekanga
Class 14	bāteleka	obāteleka	bāteleka	abutelekanga	obungatelekanga	bungatelekanga
Class 15	kwāteleka	okwāteleka	kwāteleka	akutelekanga	okungatelekanga	kungatelekanga
Class 17	kwāteleka	okwāteleka	kwāteleka	akutelekanga	okungatelekanga	kungatelekanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngingateleka	—	ngingateleka	ngingeteleke	—	ngingeteleke
2nd singular	ungateleka	—	ungateleka	ungeteleke	—	ungeteleke
1st plural	singateleka	—	singateleka	singeteleke	—	singeteleke
2nd plural	ningateleka	—	ningateleka	ningeteleke	—	ningeteleke
Class 1	angateleka	—	engateleka	angeteleke	—	engeteleke
Class 2	bangateleka	—	bengateleka	bangeteleke	—	bengeteleke
Class 3	ungateleka	—	ungateleka	ungeteleke	—	ungeteleke
Class 4	ingateleka	—	ingateleka	ingeteleke	—	ingeteleke
Class 5	lingateleka	—	lingateleka	lingeteleke	—	lingeteleke
Class 6	angateleka	—	engateleka	angeteleke	—	engeteleke
Class 7	singateleka	—	singateleka	singeteleke	—	singeteleke
Class 8	zingateleka	—	zingateleka	zingeteleke	—	zingeteleke
Class 9	ingateleka	—	ingateleka	ingeteleke	—	ingeteleke
Class 10	zingateleka	—	zingateleka	zingeteleke	—	zingeteleke
Class 11	lungateleka	—	lungateleka	lungeteleke	—	lungeteleke
Class 14	bungateleka	—	bungateleka	bungeteleke	—	bungeteleke
Class 15	kungateleka	—	kungateleka	kungeteleke	—	kungeteleke
Class 17	kungateleka	—	kungateleka	kungeteleke	—	kungeteleke
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizoteleka	engizoteleka	ngizoteleka	angizuteleka	engingezuteleka	ngingezuteleka
2nd singular	uzoteleka	ozoteleka	uzoteleka	awuzuteleka	ongezuteleka	ungezuteleka
1st plural	sizoteleka	esizoteleka	sizoteleka	asizuteleka	esingezuteleka	singezuteleka
2nd plural	nizoteleka	enizoteleka	nizoteleka	anizuteleka	eningezuteleka	ningezuteleka
Class 1	uzoteleka	ozoteleka	ezoteleka	akazuteleka	ongezuteleka	engezuteleka
Class 2	bazoteleka	abazoteleka	bezoteleka	abazuteleka	abangezuteleka	bengezuteleka
Class 3	uzoteleka	ozoteleka	uzoteleka	awuzuteleka	ongezuteleka	ungezuteleka
Class 4	izoteleka	ezoteleka	izoteleka	ayizuteleka	engezuteleka	ingezuteleka
Class 5	lizoteleka	elizoteleka	lizoteleka	alizuteleka	elingezuteleka	lingezuteleka
Class 6	azoteleka	azoteleka	ezoteleka	awazuteleka	angezuteleka	engezuteleka
Class 7	sizoteleka	esizoteleka	sizoteleka	asizuteleka	esingezuteleka	singezuteleka
Class 8	zizoteleka	ezizoteleka	zizoteleka	azizuteleka	ezingezuteleka	zingezuteleka
Class 9	izoteleka	ezoteleka	izoteleka	ayizuteleka	engezuteleka	ingezuteleka
Class 10	zizoteleka	ezizoteleka	zizoteleka	azizuteleka	ezingezuteleka	zingezuteleka
Class 11	luzoteleka	oluzoteleka	luzoteleka	aluzuteleka	olungezuteleka	lungezuteleka
Class 14	buzoteleka	obuzoteleka	buzoteleka	abuzuteleka	obungezuteleka	bungezuteleka
Class 15	kuzoteleka	okuzoteleka	kuzoteleka	akuzuteleka	okungezuteleka	kungezuteleka
Class 17	kuzoteleka	okuzoteleka	kuzoteleka	akuzuteleka	okungezuteleka	kungezuteleka
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyoteleka	engiyoteleka	ngiyoteleka	angiyuteleka	engingeyuteleka	ngingeyuteleka
2nd singular	uyoteleka	oyoteleka	uyoteleka	awuyuteleka	ongeyuteleka	ungeyuteleka
1st plural	siyoteleka	esiyoteleka	siyoteleka	asiyuteleka	esingeyuteleka	singeyuteleka
2nd plural	niyoteleka	eniyoteleka	niyoteleka	aniyuteleka	eningeyuteleka	ningeyuteleka
Class 1	uyoteleka	oyoteleka	eyoteleka	akayuteleka	ongeyuteleka	engeyuteleka
Class 2	bayoteleka	abayoteleka	beyoteleka	abayuteleka	abangeyuteleka	bengeyuteleka
Class 3	uyoteleka	oyoteleka	uyoteleka	awuyuteleka	ongeyuteleka	ungeyuteleka
Class 4	iyoteleka	eyoteleka	iyoteleka	ayiyuteleka	engeyuteleka	ingeyuteleka
Class 5	liyoteleka	eliyoteleka	liyoteleka	aliyuteleka	elingeyuteleka	lingeyuteleka
Class 6	ayoteleka	ayoteleka	eyoteleka	awayuteleka	angeyuteleka	engeyuteleka
Class 7	siyoteleka	esiyoteleka	siyoteleka	asiyuteleka	esingeyuteleka	singeyuteleka
Class 8	ziyoteleka	eziyoteleka	ziyoteleka	aziyuteleka	ezingeyuteleka	zingeyuteleka
Class 9	iyoteleka	eyoteleka	iyoteleka	ayiyuteleka	engeyuteleka	ingeyuteleka
Class 10	ziyoteleka	eziyoteleka	ziyoteleka	aziyuteleka	ezingeyuteleka	zingeyuteleka
Class 11	luyoteleka	oluyoteleka	luyoteleka	aluyuteleka	olungeyuteleka	lungeyuteleka
Class 14	buyoteleka	obuyoteleka	buyoteleka	abuyuteleka	obungeyuteleka	bungeyuteleka
Class 15	kuyoteleka	okuyoteleka	kuyoteleka	akuyuteleka	okungeyuteleka	kungeyuteleka
Class 17	kuyoteleka	okuyoteleka	kuyoteleka	akuyuteleka	okungeyuteleka	kungeyuteleka
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngiteleke	ngingateleki
2nd singular	uteleke	ungateleki
1st plural	siteleke	singateleki
2nd plural	niteleke	ningateleki
Class 1	ateleke	angateleki
Class 2	bateleke	bangateleki
Class 3	uteleke	ungateleki
Class 4	iteleke	ingateleki
Class 5	liteleke	lingateleki
Class 6	ateleke	angateleki
Class 7	siteleke	singateleki
Class 8	ziteleke	zingateleki
Class 9	iteleke	ingateleki
Class 10	ziteleke	zingateleki
Class 11	luteleke	lungateleki
Class 14	buteleke	bungateleki
Class 15	kuteleke	kungateleki
Class 17	kuteleke	kungateleki
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	ngateleka	ngangateleka, angateleka, angangateleka
2nd singular	wateleka	wangateleka, awateleka, awangateleka
1st plural	sateleka	sangateleka, asateleka, asangateleka
2nd plural	nateleka	nangateleka, anateleka, anangateleka
Class 1	wateleka	wangateleka, akateleka, akangateleka
Class 2	bateleka	bangateleka, abateleka, abangateleka
Class 3	wateleka	wangateleka, awateleka, awangateleka
Class 4	yateleka	yangateleka, ayateleka, ayangateleka
Class 5	lateleka	langateleka, alateleka, alangateleka
Class 6	ateleka	angateleka, awateleka, awangateleka
Class 7	sateleka	sangateleka, asateleka, asangateleka
Class 8	zateleka	zangateleka, azateleka, azangateleka
Class 9	yateleka	yangateleka, ayateleka, ayangateleka
Class 10	zateleka	zangateleka, azateleka, azangateleka
Class 11	lwateleka	lwangateleka, alwateleka, alwangateleka
Class 14	bateleka	bangateleka, abateleka, abangateleka
Class 15	kwateleka	kwangateleka, akwateleka, akwangateleka
Class 17	kwateleka	kwangateleka, akwateleka, akwangateleka

Related terms

• isiteleka