Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tetana (infinitive kutetana)
- Reciprocal form of -teta
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tetana
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| Positive present
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-natetana
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| Subjunctive
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-tetane
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| Negative
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-tetani
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| Imperative singular
|
tetana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tetana
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| Plural
|
tetaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutetana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litetana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutetana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natetana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatetana/natetana
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tunatetana
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| 2nd person
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unatetana
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mnatetana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatetana
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wanatetana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natetana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tetani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitetani
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hatutetani
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| 2nd person
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hutetani
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hamtetani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatetani
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hawatetani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tetani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatetana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatetana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tetane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitetane
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tutetane
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| 2nd person
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utetane
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mtetane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atetane
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watetane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tetane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitetane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetetana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetetana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitetana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitetana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atetana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natetana
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twatetana
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| 2nd person
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watetana
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mwatetana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atetana
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watetana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watetana
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yatetana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latetana
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yatetana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatetana
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vyatetana
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| n(IX/X)
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yatetana
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zatetana
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| u(XI)
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watetana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatetana
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| pa(XVI)
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patetana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatetana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metetana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatetana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatetana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitetana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotetana
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| Consecutive
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katetana / positive subject concord + -katetana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katetane
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| Object concord
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—
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -tetana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tetanaye
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-tetanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tetanao
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-tetanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tetanalo
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-tetanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tetanacho
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-tetanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tetanayo
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-tetanazo
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| u(XI)
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-tetanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tetanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tetanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tetanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -tetana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetetana
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-otetana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otetana
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-yotetana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotetana
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-yotetana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotetana
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-vyotetana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotetana
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-zotetana
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| u(XI)
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-otetana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotetana
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| pa(XVI)
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-potetana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motetana
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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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