Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tembea (infinitive kutembea)
- to walk
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tembea
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| Positive present
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-natembea
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| Subjunctive
|
-tembee
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| Negative
|
-tembei
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| Imperative singular
|
tembea
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
tembea
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| Plural
|
tembeeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutembea
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -litembea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutembea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natembea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatembea/natembea
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tunatembea
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| 2nd person
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unatembea
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mnatembea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatembea
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wanatembea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natembea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tembei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitembei
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hatutembei
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| 2nd person
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hutembei
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hamtembei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatembei
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hawatembei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tembei
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tatembea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatembea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tembee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitembee
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tutembee
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| 2nd person
|
utembee
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mtembee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
atembee
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watembee
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tembee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitembee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetembea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetembea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitembea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitembea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atembea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natembea
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twatembea
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| 2nd person
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watembea
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mwatembea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
atembea
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watembea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watembea
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yatembea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latembea
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yatembea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatembea
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vyatembea
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| n(IX/X)
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yatembea
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zatembea
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| u(XI)
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watembea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatembea
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| pa(XVI)
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patembea
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatembea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metembea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatembea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatembea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitembea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotembea
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| Consecutive
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katembea / positive subject concord + -katembea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katembee
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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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-nitembea
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-tutembea
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| 2nd person
|
-kutembea
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-watembea/-kutembeeni/-watembeeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtembea
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-watembea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utembea
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-itembea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litembea
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-yatembea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitembea
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-vitembea
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| n(IX/X)
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-itembea
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-zitembea
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| u(XI)
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-utembea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutembea
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| pa(XVI)
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-patembea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutembea
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| Reflexive
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-jitembea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tembea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tembeaye
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-tembeao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tembeao
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-tembeayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tembealo
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-tembeayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tembeacho
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-tembeavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tembeayo
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-tembeazo
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| u(XI)
|
-tembeao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tembeako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tembeapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tembeamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tembea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetembea
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-otembea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otembea
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-yotembea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotembea
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-yotembea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotembea
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-vyotembea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotembea
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-zotembea
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| u(XI)
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-otembea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kotembea
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| pa(XVI)
|
-potembea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motembea
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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