tendekeza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tendekeza (infinitive kutendekeza)

1. Causative form of -tendeka: to cause something to be done, to make an accomplishment, to achieve by practice

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tendekeza
Positive present -natendekeza Subjunctive -tendekeze Negative -tendekezi Imperative singular tendekeza
Infinitives
Positive kutendekeza Negative kutotendekeza
Imperatives
Singular tendekeza Plural tendekezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutendekeza Positive past positive subject concord + -litendekeza Negative past negative subject concord + -kutendekeza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natendekeza) Singular Plural 1st person ninatendekeza/natendekeza tunatendekeza 2nd person unatendekeza mnatendekeza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatendekeza wanatendekeza other classes positive subject concord + -natendekeza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tendekezi) Singular Plural 1st person sitendekezi hatutendekezi 2nd person hutendekezi hamtendekezi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatendekezi hawatendekezi other classes negative subject concord + -tendekezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatendekeza Negative future negative subject concord + -tatendekeza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tendekeze) Singular Plural 1st person nitendekeze tutendekeze 2nd person utendekeze mtendekeze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atendekeze watendekeze other classes positive subject concord + -tendekeze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitendekeze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetendekeza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetendekeza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitendekeza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitendekeza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atendekeza) Singular Plural 1st person natendekeza twatendekeza 2nd person watendekeza mwatendekeza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atendekeza watendekeza m-mi(III/IV) watendekeza yatendekeza ji-ma(V/VI) latendekeza yatendekeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatendekeza vyatendekeza n(IX/X) yatendekeza zatendekeza u(XI) watendekeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatendekeza pa(XVI) patendekeza mu(XVIII) mwatendekeza
Perfect positive subject concord + -metendekeza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatendekeza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatendekeza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitendekeza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotendekeza Consecutive katendekeza / positive subject concord + -katendekeza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katendekeze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitendekeza -tutendekeza 2nd person -kutendekeza -watendekeza/-kutendekezeni/-watendekezeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtendekeza -watendekeza m-mi(III/IV) -utendekeza -itendekeza ji-ma(V/VI) -litendekeza -yatendekeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitendekeza -vitendekeza n(IX/X) -itendekeza -zitendekeza u(XI) -utendekeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutendekeza pa(XVI) -patendekeza mu(XVIII) -mutendekeza Reflexive -jitendekeza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tendekeza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tendekezaye -tendekezao m-mi(III/IV) -tendekezao -tendekezayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tendekezalo -tendekezayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tendekezacho -tendekezavyo n(IX/X) -tendekezayo -tendekezazo u(XI) -tendekezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tendekezako pa(XVI) -tendekezapo mu(XVIII) -tendekezamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tendekeza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetendekeza -otendekeza m-mi(III/IV) -otendekeza -yotendekeza ji-ma(V/VI) -lotendekeza -yotendekeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotendekeza -vyotendekeza n(IX/X) -yotendekeza -zotendekeza u(XI) -otendekeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotendekeza pa(XVI) -potendekeza mu(XVIII) -motendekeza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.