tekenya

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Verb

-tekenya (infinitive kutekenya)

  1. to tickle

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tekenya
Positive present -natekenya
Subjunctive -tekenye
Negative -tekenyi
Imperative singular tekenya
Infinitives
Positive kutekenya
Negative kutotekenya
Imperatives
Singular tekenya
Plural tekenyeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutekenya
Positive past positive subject concord + -litekenya
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutekenya
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natekenya)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatekenya/natekenya tunatekenya
2nd person unatekenya mnatekenya
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatekenya wanatekenya
other classes positive subject concord + -natekenya
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tekenyi)
Singular Plural
1st person sitekenyi hatutekenyi
2nd person hutekenyi hamtekenyi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatekenyi hawatekenyi
other classes negative subject concord + -tekenyi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatekenya
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatekenya
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tekenye)
Singular Plural
1st person nitekenye tutekenye
2nd person utekenye mtekenye
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atekenye watekenye
other classes positive subject concord + -tekenye
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitekenye
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetekenya
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetekenya
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitekenya
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitekenya
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atekenya)
Singular Plural
1st person natekenya twatekenya
2nd person watekenya mwatekenya
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atekenya watekenya
m-mi(III/IV) watekenya yatekenya
ji-ma(V/VI) latekenya yatekenya
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatekenya vyatekenya
n(IX/X) yatekenya zatekenya
u(XI) watekenya see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatekenya
pa(XVI) patekenya
mu(XVIII) mwatekenya
Perfect positive subject concord + -metekenya
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatekenya
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatekenya
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitekenya
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotekenya
Consecutive katekenya / positive subject concord + -katekenya
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katekenye
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitekenya -tutekenya
2nd person -kutekenya -watekenya/-kutekenyeni/-watekenyeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtekenya -watekenya
m-mi(III/IV) -utekenya -itekenya
ji-ma(V/VI) -litekenya -yatekenya
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitekenya -vitekenya
n(IX/X) -itekenya -zitekenya
u(XI) -utekenya see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutekenya
pa(XVI) -patekenya
mu(XVIII) -mutekenya
Reflexive -jitekenya
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tekenya- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tekenyaye -tekenyao
m-mi(III/IV) -tekenyao -tekenyayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tekenyalo -tekenyayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tekenyacho -tekenyavyo
n(IX/X) -tekenyayo -tekenyazo
u(XI) -tekenyao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tekenyako
pa(XVI) -tekenyapo
mu(XVIII) -tekenyamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tekenya)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetekenya -otekenya
m-mi(III/IV) -otekenya -yotekenya
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotekenya -yotekenya
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotekenya -vyotekenya
n(IX/X) -yotekenya -zotekenya
u(XI) -otekenya see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotekenya
pa(XVI) -potekenya
mu(XVIII) -motekenya
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Etymology 2

Noun

tekenya class V (plural matekenya class VI)

  1. jigger, flea
    Synonym: funza
  2. larva, maggot, grub
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