tetemeka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tetemeka (infinitive kutetemeka)

1. Stative form of -tetema

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tetemeka
Positive present -natetemeka Subjunctive -tetemeke Negative -tetemeki Imperative singular tetemeka
Infinitives
Positive kutetemeka Negative kutotetemeka
Imperatives
Singular tetemeka Plural tetemekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutetemeka Positive past positive subject concord + -litetemeka Negative past negative subject concord + -kutetemeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natetemeka) Singular Plural 1st person ninatetemeka/natetemeka tunatetemeka 2nd person unatetemeka mnatetemeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatetemeka wanatetemeka other classes positive subject concord + -natetemeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tetemeki) Singular Plural 1st person sitetemeki hatutetemeki 2nd person hutetemeki hamtetemeki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatetemeki hawatetemeki other classes negative subject concord + -tetemeki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatetemeka Negative future negative subject concord + -tatetemeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tetemeke) Singular Plural 1st person nitetemeke tutetemeke 2nd person utetemeke mtetemeke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atetemeke watetemeke other classes positive subject concord + -tetemeke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitetemeke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetetemeka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetetemeka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitetemeka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitetemeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atetemeka) Singular Plural 1st person natetemeka twatetemeka 2nd person watetemeka mwatetemeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atetemeka watetemeka m-mi(III/IV) watetemeka yatetemeka ji-ma(V/VI) latetemeka yatetemeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatetemeka vyatetemeka n(IX/X) yatetemeka zatetemeka u(XI) watetemeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatetemeka pa(XVI) patetemeka mu(XVIII) mwatetemeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -metetemeka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatetemeka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatetemeka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitetemeka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotetemeka Consecutive katetemeka / positive subject concord + -katetemeka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katetemeke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitetemeka -tutetemeka 2nd person -kutetemeka -watetemeka/-kutetemekeni/-watetemekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtetemeka -watetemeka m-mi(III/IV) -utetemeka -itetemeka ji-ma(V/VI) -litetemeka -yatetemeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitetemeka -vitetemeka n(IX/X) -itetemeka -zitetemeka u(XI) -utetemeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutetemeka pa(XVI) -patetemeka mu(XVIII) -mutetemeka Reflexive -jitetemeka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tetemeka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tetemekaye -tetemekao m-mi(III/IV) -tetemekao -tetemekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tetemekalo -tetemekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tetemekacho -tetemekavyo n(IX/X) -tetemekayo -tetemekazo u(XI) -tetemekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tetemekako pa(XVI) -tetemekapo mu(XVIII) -tetemekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tetemeka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetetemeka -otetemeka m-mi(III/IV) -otetemeka -yotetemeka ji-ma(V/VI) -lotetemeka -yotetemeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotetemeka -vyotetemeka n(IX/X) -yotetemeka -zotetemeka u(XI) -otetemeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotetemeka pa(XVI) -potetemeka mu(XVIII) -motetemeka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • tetemeko (“shaking, trembling”)