teseka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-teseka (infinitive kuteseka)

1. Stative form of -tesa: to suffer

Conjugation

Conjugation of -teseka
Positive present -nateseka Subjunctive -teseke Negative -teseki Imperative singular teseka
Infinitives
Positive kuteseka Negative kutoteseka
Imperatives
Singular teseka Plural tesekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huteseka Positive past positive subject concord + -liteseka Negative past negative subject concord + -kuteseka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nateseka) Singular Plural 1st person ninateseka/nateseka tunateseka 2nd person unateseka mnateseka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anateseka wanateseka other classes positive subject concord + -nateseka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -teseki) Singular Plural 1st person siteseki hatuteseki 2nd person huteseki hamteseki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hateseki hawateseki other classes negative subject concord + -teseki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tateseka Negative future negative subject concord + -tateseka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -teseke) Singular Plural 1st person niteseke tuteseke 2nd person uteseke mteseke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ateseke wateseke other classes positive subject concord + -teseke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siteseke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeteseka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeteseka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliteseka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliteseka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ateseka) Singular Plural 1st person nateseka twateseka 2nd person wateseka mwateseka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ateseka wateseka m-mi(III/IV) wateseka yateseka ji-ma(V/VI) lateseka yateseka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chateseka vyateseka n(IX/X) yateseka zateseka u(XI) wateseka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwateseka pa(XVI) pateseka mu(XVIII) mwateseka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meteseka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshateseka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jateseka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiteseka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoteseka Consecutive kateseka / positive subject concord + -kateseka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kateseke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niteseka -tuteseka 2nd person -kuteseka -wateseka/-kutesekeni/-watesekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mteseka -wateseka m-mi(III/IV) -uteseka -iteseka ji-ma(V/VI) -liteseka -yateseka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiteseka -viteseka n(IX/X) -iteseka -ziteseka u(XI) -uteseka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuteseka pa(XVI) -pateseka mu(XVIII) -muteseka Reflexive -jiteseka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -teseka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tesekaye -tesekao m-mi(III/IV) -tesekao -tesekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tesekalo -tesekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tesekacho -tesekavyo n(IX/X) -tesekayo -tesekazo u(XI) -tesekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tesekako pa(XVI) -tesekapo mu(XVIII) -tesekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -teseka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeteseka -oteseka m-mi(III/IV) -oteseka -yoteseka ji-ma(V/VI) -loteseka -yoteseka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choteseka -vyoteseka n(IX/X) -yoteseka -zoteseka u(XI) -oteseka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koteseka pa(XVI) -poteseka mu(XVIII) -moteseka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.