Conjugation of -tenga
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Positive present
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-natenga
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Subjunctive
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-tenge
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Negative
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-tengi
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Imperative singular
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tenga
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hutenga
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litenga
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutenga
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -natenga)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninatenga/natenga
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tunatenga
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2nd person
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unatenga
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mnatenga
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatenga
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wanatenga
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -natenga
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -tengi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sitengi
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hatutengi
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2nd person
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hutengi
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hamtengi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatengi
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hawatengi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -tengi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatenga
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatenga
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tenge)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nitenge
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tutenge
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2nd person
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utenge
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mtenge
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atenge
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watenge
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -tenge
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitenge
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetenga
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetenga
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitenga
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitenga
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metenga
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatenga
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatenga
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitenga
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotenga
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Consecutive
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katenga / positive subject concord + -katenga
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katenge
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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