Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tegemea (infinitive kutegemea)
- to depend on something or someone (to rely on; to trust)
- to anticipate something
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tegemea
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| Positive present
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-nategemea
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| Subjunctive
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-tegemee
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| Negative
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-tegemei
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| Imperative singular
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tegemea
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tegemea
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| Plural
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tegemeeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutegemea
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litegemea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutegemea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nategemea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninategemea/nategemea
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tunategemea
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| 2nd person
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unategemea
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mnategemea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anategemea
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wanategemea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nategemea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tegemei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitegemei
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hatutegemei
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| 2nd person
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hutegemei
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hamtegemei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hategemei
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hawategemei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tegemei
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tategemea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tategemea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tegemee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitegemee
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tutegemee
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| 2nd person
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utegemee
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mtegemee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ategemee
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wategemee
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tegemee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitegemee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetegemea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetegemea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitegemea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitegemea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ategemea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nategemea
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twategemea
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| 2nd person
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wategemea
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mwategemea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ategemea
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wategemea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wategemea
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yategemea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lategemea
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yategemea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chategemea
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vyategemea
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| n(IX/X)
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yategemea
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zategemea
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| u(XI)
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wategemea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwategemea
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| pa(XVI)
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pategemea
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwategemea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metegemea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshategemea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jategemea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitegemea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotegemea
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| Consecutive
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kategemea / positive subject concord + -kategemea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kategemee
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-nitegemea
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-tutegemea
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| 2nd person
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-kutegemea
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-wategemea/-kutegemeeni/-wategemeeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtegemea
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-wategemea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utegemea
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-itegemea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litegemea
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-yategemea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitegemea
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-vitegemea
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| n(IX/X)
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-itegemea
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-zitegemea
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| u(XI)
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-utegemea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutegemea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pategemea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutegemea
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| Reflexive
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-jitegemea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tegemea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tegemeaye
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-tegemeao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tegemeao
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-tegemeayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tegemealo
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-tegemeayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tegemeacho
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-tegemeavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tegemeayo
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-tegemeazo
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| u(XI)
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-tegemeao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tegemeako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tegemeapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tegemeamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tegemea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetegemea
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-otegemea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otegemea
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-yotegemea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotegemea
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-yotegemea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotegemea
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-vyotegemea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotegemea
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-zotegemea
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| u(XI)
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-otegemea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotegemea
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| pa(XVI)
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-potegemea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motegemea
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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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Derived terms
- Verbal derivations:
- Causative: -tegemeza
- Passive: -tegemewa
- Reciprocal: -tegemeana
- Stative: -tegemeka