Swahili
Verb
-temea (infinitive kutemea)
- Applicative form of -tema: to spit on
- to spit on (to show contempt)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -temea
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| Positive present
|
-natemea
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| Subjunctive
|
-temee
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| Negative
|
-temei
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| Imperative singular
|
temea
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kutemea
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| Negative
|
kutotemea
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
temea
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| Plural
|
temeeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hutemea
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -litemea
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kutemea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natemea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninatemea/natemea
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tunatemea
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| 2nd person
|
unatemea
|
mnatemea
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anatemea
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wanatemea
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -natemea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -temei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
sitemei
|
hatutemei
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| 2nd person
|
hutemei
|
hamtemei
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hatemei
|
hawatemei
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -temei
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tatemea
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tatemea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -temee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nitemee
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tutemee
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| 2nd person
|
utemee
|
mtemee
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
atemee
|
watemee
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -temee
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sitemee
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngetemea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetemea
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalitemea
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalitemea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atemea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
natemea
|
twatemea
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| 2nd person
|
watemea
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mwatemea
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
atemea
|
watemea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
watemea
|
yatemea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
latemea
|
yatemea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chatemea
|
vyatemea
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| n(IX/X)
|
yatemea
|
zatemea
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| u(XI)
|
watemea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwatemea
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| pa(XVI)
|
patemea
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwatemea
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -metemea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatemea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatemea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitemea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotemea
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| Consecutive
|
katemea / positive subject concord + -katemea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -katemee
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nitemea
|
-tutemea
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| 2nd person
|
-kutemea
|
-watemea/-kutemeeni/-watemeeni
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mtemea
|
-watemea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utemea
|
-itemea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-litemea
|
-yatemea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kitemea
|
-vitemea
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| n(IX/X)
|
-itemea
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-zitemea
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| u(XI)
|
-utemea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kutemea
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| pa(XVI)
|
-patemea
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mutemea
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| Reflexive
|
-jitemea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -temea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-temeaye
|
-temeao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-temeao
|
-temeayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-temealo
|
-temeayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-temeacho
|
-temeavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-temeayo
|
-temeazo
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| u(XI)
|
-temeao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-temeako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-temeapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-temeamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -temea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yetemea
|
-otemea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-otemea
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-yotemea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lotemea
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-yotemea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chotemea
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-vyotemea
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yotemea
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-zotemea
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| u(XI)
|
-otemea
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kotemea
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| pa(XVI)
|
-potemea
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-motemea
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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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