tendeka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tendeka (infinitive kutendeka)

1. Stative form of -tenda: to be done, to be accomplished

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tendeka
Positive present -natendeka Subjunctive -tendeke Negative -tendeki Imperative singular tendeka
Infinitives
Positive kutendeka Negative kutotendeka
Imperatives
Singular tendeka Plural tendekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutendeka Positive past positive subject concord + -litendeka Negative past negative subject concord + -kutendeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natendeka) Singular Plural 1st person ninatendeka/natendeka tunatendeka 2nd person unatendeka mnatendeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatendeka wanatendeka other classes positive subject concord + -natendeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tendeki) Singular Plural 1st person sitendeki hatutendeki 2nd person hutendeki hamtendeki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatendeki hawatendeki other classes negative subject concord + -tendeki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatendeka Negative future negative subject concord + -tatendeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tendeke) Singular Plural 1st person nitendeke tutendeke 2nd person utendeke mtendeke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atendeke watendeke other classes positive subject concord + -tendeke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitendeke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetendeka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetendeka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitendeka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitendeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atendeka) Singular Plural 1st person natendeka twatendeka 2nd person watendeka mwatendeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atendeka watendeka m-mi(III/IV) watendeka yatendeka ji-ma(V/VI) latendeka yatendeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatendeka vyatendeka n(IX/X) yatendeka zatendeka u(XI) watendeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatendeka pa(XVI) patendeka mu(XVIII) mwatendeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -metendeka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatendeka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatendeka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitendeka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotendeka Consecutive katendeka / positive subject concord + -katendeka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katendeke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitendeka -tutendeka 2nd person -kutendeka -watendeka/-kutendekeni/-watendekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtendeka -watendeka m-mi(III/IV) -utendeka -itendeka ji-ma(V/VI) -litendeka -yatendeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitendeka -vitendeka n(IX/X) -itendeka -zitendeka u(XI) -utendeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutendeka pa(XVI) -patendeka mu(XVIII) -mutendeka Reflexive -jitendeka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tendeka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tendekaye -tendekao m-mi(III/IV) -tendekao -tendekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tendekalo -tendekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tendekacho -tendekavyo n(IX/X) -tendekayo -tendekazo u(XI) -tendekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tendekako pa(XVI) -tendekapo mu(XVIII) -tendekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tendeka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetendeka -otendeka m-mi(III/IV) -otendeka -yotendeka ji-ma(V/VI) -lotendeka -yotendeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotendeka -vyotendeka n(IX/X) -yotendeka -zotendeka u(XI) -otendeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotendeka pa(XVI) -potendeka mu(XVIII) -motendeka
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: -tendekeza (“to cause to be done”)