tenganisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tenganisha (infinitive kutenganisha)

1. Causative form of -tengana: to cause separation

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tenganisha
Positive present -natenganisha Subjunctive -tenganishe Negative -tenganishi Imperative singular tenganisha
Infinitives
Positive kutenganisha Negative kutotenganisha
Imperatives
Singular tenganisha Plural tenganisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutenganisha Positive past positive subject concord + -litenganisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kutenganisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natenganisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninatenganisha/natenganisha tunatenganisha 2nd person unatenganisha mnatenganisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatenganisha wanatenganisha other classes positive subject concord + -natenganisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tenganishi) Singular Plural 1st person sitenganishi hatutenganishi 2nd person hutenganishi hamtenganishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatenganishi hawatenganishi other classes negative subject concord + -tenganishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatenganisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tatenganisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tenganishe) Singular Plural 1st person nitenganishe tutenganishe 2nd person utenganishe mtenganishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atenganishe watenganishe other classes positive subject concord + -tenganishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitenganishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetenganisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetenganisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitenganisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitenganisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atenganisha) Singular Plural 1st person natenganisha twatenganisha 2nd person watenganisha mwatenganisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atenganisha watenganisha m-mi(III/IV) watenganisha yatenganisha ji-ma(V/VI) latenganisha yatenganisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatenganisha vyatenganisha n(IX/X) yatenganisha zatenganisha u(XI) watenganisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatenganisha pa(XVI) patenganisha mu(XVIII) mwatenganisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -metenganisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatenganisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatenganisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitenganisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotenganisha Consecutive katenganisha / positive subject concord + -katenganisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katenganishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitenganisha -tutenganisha 2nd person -kutenganisha -watenganisha/-kutenganisheni/-watenganisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtenganisha -watenganisha m-mi(III/IV) -utenganisha -itenganisha ji-ma(V/VI) -litenganisha -yatenganisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitenganisha -vitenganisha n(IX/X) -itenganisha -zitenganisha u(XI) -utenganisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutenganisha pa(XVI) -patenganisha mu(XVIII) -mutenganisha Reflexive -jitenganisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tenganisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tenganishaye -tenganishao m-mi(III/IV) -tenganishao -tenganishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tenganishalo -tenganishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tenganishacho -tenganishavyo n(IX/X) -tenganishayo -tenganishazo u(XI) -tenganishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tenganishako pa(XVI) -tenganishapo mu(XVIII) -tenganishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tenganisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetenganisha -otenganisha m-mi(III/IV) -otenganisha -yotenganisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lotenganisha -yotenganisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotenganisha -vyotenganisha n(IX/X) -yotenganisha -zotenganisha u(XI) -otenganisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotenganisha pa(XVI) -potenganisha mu(XVIII) -motenganisha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.