tetereka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tetereka (infinitive kutetereka)

1. to stagger, sway

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tetereka
Positive present -natetereka Subjunctive -tetereke Negative -tetereki Imperative singular tetereka
Infinitives
Positive kutetereka Negative kutotetereka
Imperatives
Singular tetereka Plural teterekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutetereka Positive past positive subject concord + -litetereka Negative past negative subject concord + -kutetereka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natetereka) Singular Plural 1st person ninatetereka/natetereka tunatetereka 2nd person unatetereka mnatetereka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatetereka wanatetereka other classes positive subject concord + -natetereka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tetereki) Singular Plural 1st person sitetereki hatutetereki 2nd person hutetereki hamtetereki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatetereki hawatetereki other classes negative subject concord + -tetereki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatetereka Negative future negative subject concord + -tatetereka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tetereke) Singular Plural 1st person nitetereke tutetereke 2nd person utetereke mtetereke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atetereke watetereke other classes positive subject concord + -tetereke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitetereke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetetereka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetetereka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitetereka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitetereka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atetereka) Singular Plural 1st person natetereka twatetereka 2nd person watetereka mwatetereka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atetereka watetereka m-mi(III/IV) watetereka yatetereka ji-ma(V/VI) latetereka yatetereka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatetereka vyatetereka n(IX/X) yatetereka zatetereka u(XI) watetereka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatetereka pa(XVI) patetereka mu(XVIII) mwatetereka
Perfect positive subject concord + -metetereka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatetereka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatetereka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitetereka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotetereka Consecutive katetereka / positive subject concord + -katetereka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katetereke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitetereka -tutetereka 2nd person -kutetereka -watetereka/-kuteterekeni/-wateterekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtetereka -watetereka m-mi(III/IV) -utetereka -itetereka ji-ma(V/VI) -litetereka -yatetereka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitetereka -vitetereka n(IX/X) -itetereka -zitetereka u(XI) -utetereka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutetereka pa(XVI) -patetereka mu(XVIII) -mutetereka Reflexive -jitetereka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tetereka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -teterekaye -teterekao m-mi(III/IV) -teterekao -teterekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -teterekalo -teterekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -teterekacho -teterekavyo n(IX/X) -teterekayo -teterekazo u(XI) -teterekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -teterekako pa(XVI) -teterekapo mu(XVIII) -teterekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tetereka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetetereka -otetereka m-mi(III/IV) -otetereka -yotetereka ji-ma(V/VI) -lotetereka -yotetereka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotetereka -vyotetereka n(IX/X) -yotetereka -zotetereka u(XI) -otetereka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotetereka pa(XVI) -potetereka mu(XVIII) -motetereka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.