-tendekeza (infinitive kutendekeza)
- Causative form of -tendeka: to cause something to be done, to make an accomplishment, to achieve by practice
Conjugation of -tendekeza
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Positive present
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-natendekeza
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Subjunctive
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-tendekeze
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Negative
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-tendekezi
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Imperative singular
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tendekeza
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hutendekeza
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litendekeza
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutendekeza
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -natendekeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninatendekeza/natendekeza
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tunatendekeza
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2nd person
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unatendekeza
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mnatendekeza
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatendekeza
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wanatendekeza
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -natendekeza
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -tendekezi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sitendekezi
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hatutendekezi
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2nd person
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hutendekezi
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hamtendekezi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatendekezi
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hawatendekezi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -tendekezi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatendekeza
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatendekeza
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tendekeze)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nitendekeze
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tutendekeze
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2nd person
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utendekeze
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mtendekeze
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atendekeze
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watendekeze
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -tendekeze
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitendekeze
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetendekeza
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetendekeza
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitendekeza
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitendekeza
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metendekeza
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatendekeza
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatendekeza
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitendekeza
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotendekeza
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Consecutive
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katendekeza / positive subject concord + -katendekeza
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katendekeze
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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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