Conjugation of-tenga |
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Positive present | -natenga |
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Subjunctive | -tenge |
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Negative | -tengi |
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Imperative singular | tenga |
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Imperatives |
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Tensed forms |
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Habitual | hutenga |
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Positive past | positive subject concord + -litenga |
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Negative past | negative subject concord + -kutenga |
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -natenga) |
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| Singular | Plural |
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1st person | ninatenga/natenga | tunatenga |
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2nd person | unatenga | mnatenga |
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3rd person | m-wa(I/II) | anatenga | wanatenga |
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other classes | positive subject concord + -natenga |
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -tengi) |
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| Singular | Plural |
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1st person | sitengi | hatutengi |
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2nd person | hutengi | hamtengi |
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3rd person | m-wa(I/II) | hatengi | hawatengi |
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other classes | negative subject concord + -tengi |
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Positive future | positive subject concord + -tatenga |
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Negative future | negative subject concord + -tatenga |
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tenge) |
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| Singular | Plural |
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1st person | nitenge | tutenge |
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2nd person | utenge | mtenge |
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3rd person | m-wa(I/II) | atenge | watenge |
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other classes | positive subject concord + -tenge |
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Negative subjunctive | positive subject concord + -sitenge |
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Positive present conditional | positive subject concord + -ngetenga |
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Negative present conditional | positive subject concord + -singetenga |
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Positive past conditional | positive subject concord + -ngalitenga |
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Negative past conditional | positive subject concord + -singalitenga |
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Perfect | positive subject concord + -metenga |
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"Already" | positive subject concord + -meshatenga |
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"Not yet" | negative subject concord + -jatenga |
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"If/When" | positive subject concord + -kitenga |
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"If not" | positive subject concord + -sipotenga |
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Consecutive | katenga /positive subject concord + -katenga |
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Consecutive subjunctive | positive subject concord + -katenge |
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. SeeAppendix:Swahili verbs for more information. |