tengeneza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tengeneza (infinitive kutengeneza)

1. to make
2. to arrange, to connect
3. to mend, to correct, to edit

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tengeneza
Positive present -natengeneza Subjunctive -tengeneze Negative -tengenezi Imperative singular tengeneza
Infinitives
Positive kutengeneza Negative kutotengeneza
Imperatives
Singular tengeneza Plural tengenezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutengeneza Positive past positive subject concord + -litengeneza Negative past negative subject concord + -kutengeneza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natengeneza) Singular Plural 1st person ninatengeneza/natengeneza tunatengeneza 2nd person unatengeneza mnatengeneza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatengeneza wanatengeneza other classes positive subject concord + -natengeneza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tengenezi) Singular Plural 1st person sitengenezi hatutengenezi 2nd person hutengenezi hamtengenezi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatengenezi hawatengenezi other classes negative subject concord + -tengenezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatengeneza Negative future negative subject concord + -tatengeneza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tengeneze) Singular Plural 1st person nitengeneze tutengeneze 2nd person utengeneze mtengeneze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atengeneze watengeneze other classes positive subject concord + -tengeneze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitengeneze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetengeneza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetengeneza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitengeneza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitengeneza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atengeneza) Singular Plural 1st person natengeneza twatengeneza 2nd person watengeneza mwatengeneza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atengeneza watengeneza m-mi(III/IV) watengeneza yatengeneza ji-ma(V/VI) latengeneza yatengeneza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatengeneza vyatengeneza n(IX/X) yatengeneza zatengeneza u(XI) watengeneza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatengeneza pa(XVI) patengeneza mu(XVIII) mwatengeneza
Perfect positive subject concord + -metengeneza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatengeneza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatengeneza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitengeneza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotengeneza Consecutive katengeneza / positive subject concord + -katengeneza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katengeneze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitengeneza -tutengeneza 2nd person -kutengeneza -watengeneza/-kutengenezeni/-watengenezeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtengeneza -watengeneza m-mi(III/IV) -utengeneza -itengeneza ji-ma(V/VI) -litengeneza -yatengeneza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitengeneza -vitengeneza n(IX/X) -itengeneza -zitengeneza u(XI) -utengeneza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutengeneza pa(XVI) -patengeneza mu(XVIII) -mutengeneza Reflexive -jitengeneza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tengeneza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tengenezaye -tengenezao m-mi(III/IV) -tengenezao -tengenezayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tengenezalo -tengenezayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tengenezacho -tengenezavyo n(IX/X) -tengenezayo -tengenezazo u(XI) -tengenezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tengenezako pa(XVI) -tengenezapo mu(XVIII) -tengenezamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tengeneza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetengeneza -otengeneza m-mi(III/IV) -otengeneza -yotengeneza ji-ma(V/VI) -lotengeneza -yotengeneza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotengeneza -vyotengeneza n(IX/X) -yotengeneza -zotengeneza u(XI) -otengeneza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotengeneza pa(XVI) -potengeneza mu(XVIII) -motengeneza
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:
  • Passive: -tengenezwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • mtengenezaji (“manufacturer, repairer, developer”)
  • utengenezaji (“manufacturing, repairing”)