tegua

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See also: Tegua

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Opata begua.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈteɡwa/
  • Rhymes: -eɡwa
  • Syllabification: te‧gua

Noun

tegua f (plural teguas)

  1. (New Mexico) leather sandal

References

  • Rubén Cobos (2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish, Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN

Further reading

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

-tegua (infinitive kutegua)

  1. Conversive form of -tega: to disassemble a trap
  2. to detonate (a bomb)
  3. to solve a puzzle or mystery

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tegua
Positive present -nategua
Subjunctive -tegue
Negative -tegui
Imperative singular tegua
Infinitives
Positive kutegua
Negative kutotegua
Imperatives
Singular tegua
Plural tegueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutegua
Positive past positive subject concord + -litegua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutegua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nategua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninategua/nategua tunategua
2nd person unategua mnategua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anategua wanategua
other classes positive subject concord + -nategua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tegui)
Singular Plural
1st person sitegui hatutegui
2nd person hutegui hamtegui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hategui hawategui
other classes negative subject concord + -tegui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tategua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tategua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tegue)
Singular Plural
1st person nitegue tutegue
2nd person utegue mtegue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ategue wategue
other classes positive subject concord + -tegue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitegue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetegua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetegua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitegua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitegua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ategua)
Singular Plural
1st person nategua twategua
2nd person wategua mwategua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ategua wategua
m-mi(III/IV) wategua yategua
ji-ma(V/VI) lategua yategua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chategua vyategua
n(IX/X) yategua zategua
u(XI) wategua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwategua
pa(XVI) pategua
mu(XVIII) mwategua
Perfect positive subject concord + -metegua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshategua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jategua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitegua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotegua
Consecutive kategua / positive subject concord + -kategua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kategue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitegua -tutegua
2nd person -kutegua -wategua/-kutegueni/-wategueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtegua -wategua
m-mi(III/IV) -utegua -itegua
ji-ma(V/VI) -litegua -yategua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitegua -vitegua
n(IX/X) -itegua -zitegua
u(XI) -utegua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutegua
pa(XVI) -pategua
mu(XVIII) -mutegua
Reflexive -jitegua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tegua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -teguaye -teguao
m-mi(III/IV) -teguao -teguayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tegualo -teguayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -teguacho -teguavyo
n(IX/X) -teguayo -teguazo
u(XI) -teguao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -teguako
pa(XVI) -teguapo
mu(XVIII) -teguamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tegua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetegua -otegua
m-mi(III/IV) -otegua -yotegua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotegua -yotegua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotegua -vyotegua
n(IX/X) -yotegua -zotegua
u(XI) -otegua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotegua
pa(XVI) -potegua
mu(XVIII) -motegua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.