teremka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-teremka (infinitive kuteremka)

1. to descend
2. to disembark, to get off of something or out of a vehicle

Conjugation

Conjugation of -teremka
Positive present -nateremka Subjunctive -teremke Negative -teremki Imperative singular teremka
Infinitives
Positive kuteremka Negative kutoteremka
Imperatives
Singular teremka Plural teremkeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huteremka Positive past positive subject concord + -literemka Negative past negative subject concord + -kuteremka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nateremka) Singular Plural 1st person ninateremka/nateremka tunateremka 2nd person unateremka mnateremka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anateremka wanateremka other classes positive subject concord + -nateremka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -teremki) Singular Plural 1st person siteremki hatuteremki 2nd person huteremki hamteremki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hateremki hawateremki other classes negative subject concord + -teremki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tateremka Negative future negative subject concord + -tateremka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -teremke) Singular Plural 1st person niteremke tuteremke 2nd person uteremke mteremke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ateremke wateremke other classes positive subject concord + -teremke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siteremke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeteremka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeteremka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliteremka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliteremka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ateremka) Singular Plural 1st person nateremka twateremka 2nd person wateremka mwateremka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ateremka wateremka m-mi(III/IV) wateremka yateremka ji-ma(V/VI) lateremka yateremka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chateremka vyateremka n(IX/X) yateremka zateremka u(XI) wateremka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwateremka pa(XVI) pateremka mu(XVIII) mwateremka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meteremka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshateremka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jateremka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiteremka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoteremka Consecutive kateremka / positive subject concord + -kateremka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kateremke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niteremka -tuteremka 2nd person -kuteremka -wateremka/-kuteremkeni/-wateremkeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mteremka -wateremka m-mi(III/IV) -uteremka -iteremka ji-ma(V/VI) -literemka -yateremka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiteremka -viteremka n(IX/X) -iteremka -ziteremka u(XI) -uteremka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuteremka pa(XVI) -pateremka mu(XVIII) -muteremka Reflexive -jiteremka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -teremka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -teremkaye -teremkao m-mi(III/IV) -teremkao -teremkayo ji-ma(V/VI) -teremkalo -teremkayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -teremkacho -teremkavyo n(IX/X) -teremkayo -teremkazo u(XI) -teremkao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -teremkako pa(XVI) -teremkapo mu(XVIII) -teremkamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -teremka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeteremka -oteremka m-mi(III/IV) -oteremka -yoteremka ji-ma(V/VI) -loteremka -yoteremka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choteremka -vyoteremka n(IX/X) -yoteremka -zoteremka u(XI) -oteremka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koteremka pa(XVI) -poteremka mu(XVIII) -moteremka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -teremsha (“to make disembark”)