temeka

Swahili

Verb

-temeka (infinitive kutemeka)

1. Stative form of -tema

Conjugation

Conjugation of -temeka
Positive present -natemeka Subjunctive -temeke Negative -temeki Imperative singular temeka
Infinitives
Positive kutemeka Negative kutotemeka
Imperatives
Singular temeka Plural temekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutemeka Positive past positive subject concord + -litemeka Negative past negative subject concord + -kutemeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natemeka) Singular Plural 1st person ninatemeka/natemeka tunatemeka 2nd person unatemeka mnatemeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatemeka wanatemeka other classes positive subject concord + -natemeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -temeki) Singular Plural 1st person sitemeki hatutemeki 2nd person hutemeki hamtemeki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatemeki hawatemeki other classes negative subject concord + -temeki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatemeka Negative future negative subject concord + -tatemeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -temeke) Singular Plural 1st person nitemeke tutemeke 2nd person utemeke mtemeke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atemeke watemeke other classes positive subject concord + -temeke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitemeke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetemeka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetemeka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitemeka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitemeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atemeka) Singular Plural 1st person natemeka twatemeka 2nd person watemeka mwatemeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atemeka watemeka m-mi(III/IV) watemeka yatemeka ji-ma(V/VI) latemeka yatemeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatemeka vyatemeka n(IX/X) yatemeka zatemeka u(XI) watemeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatemeka pa(XVI) patemeka mu(XVIII) mwatemeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -metemeka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatemeka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatemeka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitemeka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotemeka Consecutive katemeka / positive subject concord + -katemeka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katemeke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitemeka -tutemeka 2nd person -kutemeka -watemeka/-kutemekeni/-watemekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtemeka -watemeka m-mi(III/IV) -utemeka -itemeka ji-ma(V/VI) -litemeka -yatemeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitemeka -vitemeka n(IX/X) -itemeka -zitemeka u(XI) -utemeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutemeka pa(XVI) -patemeka mu(XVIII) -mutemeka Reflexive -jitemeka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -temeka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -temekaye -temekao m-mi(III/IV) -temekao -temekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -temekalo -temekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -temekacho -temekavyo n(IX/X) -temekayo -temekazo u(XI) -temekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -temekako pa(XVI) -temekapo mu(XVIII) -temekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -temeka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetemeka -otemeka m-mi(III/IV) -otemeka -yotemeka ji-ma(V/VI) -lotemeka -yotemeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotemeka -vyotemeka n(IX/X) -yotemeka -zotemeka u(XI) -otemeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotemeka pa(XVI) -potemeka mu(XVIII) -motemeka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.