Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tekwa (infinitive kutekwa)
- Passive form of -teka
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tekwa
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| Positive present
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-natekwa
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| Subjunctive
|
-tekwe
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| Negative
|
-tekwi
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| Imperative singular
|
tekwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kutekwa
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| Negative
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kutotekwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
tekwa
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| Plural
|
tekweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutekwa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -litekwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutekwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natekwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatekwa/natekwa
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tunatekwa
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| 2nd person
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unatekwa
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mnatekwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatekwa
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wanatekwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natekwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tekwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitekwi
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hatutekwi
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| 2nd person
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hutekwi
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hamtekwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatekwi
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hawatekwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tekwi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tatekwa
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tatekwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tekwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitekwe
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tutekwe
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| 2nd person
|
utekwe
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mtekwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
atekwe
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watekwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tekwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitekwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetekwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetekwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitekwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitekwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atekwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natekwa
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twatekwa
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| 2nd person
|
watekwa
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mwatekwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
atekwa
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watekwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watekwa
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yatekwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
latekwa
|
yatekwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chatekwa
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vyatekwa
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| n(IX/X)
|
yatekwa
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zatekwa
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| u(XI)
|
watekwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwatekwa
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| pa(XVI)
|
patekwa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwatekwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metekwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatekwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatekwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitekwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotekwa
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| Consecutive
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katekwa / positive subject concord + -katekwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katekwe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nitekwa
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-tutekwa
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| 2nd person
|
-kutekwa
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-watekwa/-kutekweni/-watekweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtekwa
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-watekwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utekwa
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-itekwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litekwa
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-yatekwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitekwa
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-vitekwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-itekwa
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-zitekwa
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| u(XI)
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-utekwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutekwa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-patekwa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mutekwa
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| Reflexive
|
-jitekwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tekwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tekwaye
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-tekwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tekwao
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-tekwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tekwalo
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-tekwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tekwacho
|
-tekwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tekwayo
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-tekwazo
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| u(XI)
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-tekwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tekwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tekwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tekwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tekwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetekwa
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-otekwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otekwa
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-yotekwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotekwa
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-yotekwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotekwa
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-vyotekwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotekwa
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-zotekwa
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| u(XI)
|
-otekwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kotekwa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-potekwa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-motekwa
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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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