-tengwa (infinitive kutengwa)
- Passive form of -tenga
Conjugation of -tengwa
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Positive present
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-natengwa
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Subjunctive
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-tengwe
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Negative
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-tengwi
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Imperative singular
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tengwa
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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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hutengwa
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litengwa
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutengwa
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -natengwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninatengwa/natengwa
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tunatengwa
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2nd person
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unatengwa
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mnatengwa
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatengwa
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wanatengwa
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -natengwa
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -tengwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sitengwi
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hatutengwi
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2nd person
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hutengwi
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hamtengwi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatengwi
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hawatengwi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -tengwi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatengwa
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatengwa
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tengwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nitengwe
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tutengwe
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2nd person
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utengwe
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mtengwe
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atengwe
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watengwe
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -tengwe
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitengwe
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetengwa
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetengwa
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitengwa
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitengwa
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metengwa
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatengwa
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatengwa
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitengwa
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotengwa
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Consecutive
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katengwa / positive subject concord + -katengwa
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katengwe
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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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