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English

Noun

tenga (plural tengas)

  1. (historical) The currency of Bukhara before 1920, divided into 10 falus.

Fanagalo

Etymology

From Zulu -thenga.

Verb

tenga

  1. to buy, to purchase

Italian

Verb

tenga

  1. inflection of tenere:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

tenga

  1. Rōmaji transcription of てんが

Maori

Noun

tenga

  1. goitre

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtenɡa/
  • Rhymes: -enɡa
  • Syllabification: ten‧ga

Verb

tenga

  1. inflection of tener:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tenga (infinitive kutenga)

  1. to isolate, separate, remove

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tenga
Positive present -natenga
Subjunctive -tenge
Negative -tengi
Imperative singular tenga
Infinitives
Positive kutenga
Negative kutotenga
Imperatives
Singular tenga
Plural tengeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutenga
Positive past positive subject concord + -litenga
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutenga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natenga)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatenga/natenga tunatenga
2nd person unatenga mnatenga
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatenga wanatenga
other classes positive subject concord + -natenga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tengi)
Singular Plural
1st person sitengi hatutengi
2nd person hutengi hamtengi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatengi hawatengi
other classes negative subject concord + -tengi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatenga
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatenga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tenge)
Singular Plural
1st person nitenge tutenge
2nd person utenge mtenge
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atenge watenge
other classes positive subject concord + -tenge
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitenge
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetenga
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetenga
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitenga
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitenga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atenga)
Singular Plural
1st person natenga twatenga
2nd person watenga mwatenga
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atenga watenga
m-mi(III/IV) watenga yatenga
ji-ma(V/VI) latenga yatenga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatenga vyatenga
n(IX/X) yatenga zatenga
u(XI) watenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatenga
pa(XVI) patenga
mu(XVIII) mwatenga
Perfect positive subject concord + -metenga
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatenga
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatenga
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitenga
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotenga
Consecutive katenga / positive subject concord + -katenga
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katenge
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitenga -tutenga
2nd person -kutenga -watenga/-kutengeni/-watengeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtenga -watenga
m-mi(III/IV) -utenga -itenga
ji-ma(V/VI) -litenga -yatenga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitenga -vitenga
n(IX/X) -itenga -zitenga
u(XI) -utenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutenga
pa(XVI) -patenga
mu(XVIII) -mutenga
Reflexive -jitenga
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tenga- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tengaye -tengao
m-mi(III/IV) -tengao -tengayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tengalo -tengayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tengacho -tengavyo
n(IX/X) -tengayo -tengazo
u(XI) -tengao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tengako
pa(XVI) -tengapo
mu(XVIII) -tengamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tenga)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetenga -otenga
m-mi(III/IV) -otenga -yotenga
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotenga -yotenga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotenga -vyotenga
n(IX/X) -yotenga -zotenga
u(XI) -otenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotenga
pa(XVI) -potenga
mu(XVIII) -motenga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Noun

tenga (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜅ) (colloquial)

  1. Pronunciation spelling of tainga.

See also

Anagrams

Zulu

Verb

-tenga

  1. (intransitive) to rock, to sway, to move back and forth

Inflection

Tone unknown
Infinitive ukutenga
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukutenga ukungatengi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular tenga -tenge
Plural tengani -tengeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyatenga, ngitenga engitengayo, engitenga ngitenga angitengi engingatengi ngingatengi
2nd singular uyatenga, utenga otengayo, otenga utenga awutengi ongatengi ungatengi
1st plural siyatenga, sitenga esitengayo, esitenga sitenga asitengi esingatengi singatengi
2nd plural niyatenga, nitenga enitengayo, enitenga nitenga anitengi eningatengi ningatengi
Class 1 uyatenga, utenga otengayo, otenga etenga akatengi ongatengi engatengi
Class 2 bayatenga, batenga abatengayo, abatenga betenga abatengi abangatengi bengatengi
Class 3 uyatenga, utenga otengayo, otenga utenga awutengi ongatengi ungatengi
Class 4 iyatenga, itenga etengayo, etenga itenga ayitengi engatengi ingatengi
Class 5 liyatenga, litenga elitengayo, elitenga litenga alitengi elingatengi lingatengi
Class 6 ayatenga, atenga atengayo, atenga etenga awatengi angatengi engatengi
Class 7 siyatenga, sitenga esitengayo, esitenga sitenga asitengi esingatengi singatengi
Class 8 ziyatenga, zitenga ezitengayo, ezitenga zitenga azitengi ezingatengi zingatengi
Class 9 iyatenga, itenga etengayo, etenga itenga ayitengi engatengi ingatengi
Class 10 ziyatenga, zitenga ezitengayo, ezitenga zitenga azitengi ezingatengi zingatengi
Class 11 luyatenga, lutenga olutengayo, olutenga lutenga alutengi olungatengi lungatengi
Class 14 buyatenga, butenga obutengayo, obutenga butenga abutengi obungatengi bungatengi
Class 15 kuyatenga, kutenga okutengayo, okutenga kutenga akutengi okungatengi kungatengi
Class 17 kuyatenga, kutenga okutengayo, okutenga kutenga akutengi okungatengi kungatengi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngitengile, ngitengē engitengile, engitengē ngitengile, ngitengē angitenganga engingatenganga ngingatenganga
2nd singular utengile, utengē otengile, otengē utengile, utengē awutenganga ongatenganga ungatenganga
1st plural sitengile, sitengē esitengile, esitengē sitengile, sitengē asitenganga esingatenganga singatenganga
2nd plural nitengile, nitengē enitengile, enitengē nitengile, nitengē anitenganga eningatenganga ningatenganga
Class 1 utengile, utengē otengile, otengē etengile, etengē akatenganga ongatenganga engatenganga
Class 2 batengile, batengē abatengile, abatengē betengile, betengē abatenganga abangatenganga bengatenganga
Class 3 utengile, utengē otengile, otengē utengile, utengē awutenganga ongatenganga ungatenganga
Class 4 itengile, itengē etengile, etengē itengile, itengē ayitenganga engatenganga ingatenganga
Class 5 litengile, litengē elitengile, elitengē litengile, litengē alitenganga elingatenganga lingatenganga
Class 6 atengile, atengē atengile, atengē etengile, etengē awatenganga angatenganga engatenganga
Class 7 sitengile, sitengē esitengile, esitengē sitengile, sitengē asitenganga esingatenganga singatenganga
Class 8 zitengile, zitengē ezitengile, ezitengē zitengile, zitengē azitenganga ezingatenganga zingatenganga
Class 9 itengile, itengē etengile, etengē itengile, itengē ayitenganga engatenganga ingatenganga
Class 10 zitengile, zitengē ezitengile, ezitengē zitengile, zitengē azitenganga ezingatenganga zingatenganga
Class 11 lutengile, lutengē olutengile, olutengē lutengile, lutengē alutenganga olungatenganga lungatenganga
Class 14 butengile, butengē obutengile, obutengē butengile, butengē abutenganga obungatenganga bungatenganga
Class 15 kutengile, kutengē okutengile, okutengē kutengile, kutengē akutenganga okungatenganga kungatenganga
Class 17 kutengile, kutengē okutengile, okutengē kutengile, kutengē akutenganga okungatenganga kungatenganga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngātenga engātenga ngātenga angitenganga engingatenganga ngingatenganga
2nd singular wātenga owātenga wātenga awutenganga ongatenganga ungatenganga
1st plural sātenga esātenga sātenga asitenganga esingatenganga singatenganga
2nd plural nātenga enātenga nātenga anitenganga eningatenganga ningatenganga
Class 1 wātenga owātenga ātenga akatenganga ongatenganga engatenganga
Class 2 bātenga abātenga bātenga abatenganga abangatenganga bengatenganga
Class 3 wātenga owātenga wātenga awutenganga ongatenganga ungatenganga
Class 4 yātenga eyātenga yātenga ayitenganga engatenganga ingatenganga
Class 5 lātenga elātenga lātenga alitenganga elingatenganga lingatenganga
Class 6 ātenga ātenga ātenga awatenganga angatenganga engatenganga
Class 7 sātenga esātenga sātenga asitenganga esingatenganga singatenganga
Class 8 zātenga ezātenga zātenga azitenganga ezingatenganga zingatenganga
Class 9 yātenga eyātenga yātenga ayitenganga engatenganga ingatenganga
Class 10 zātenga ezātenga zātenga azitenganga ezingatenganga zingatenganga
Class 11 lwātenga olwātenga lwātenga alutenganga olungatenganga lungatenganga
Class 14 bātenga obātenga bātenga abutenganga obungatenganga bungatenganga
Class 15 kwātenga okwātenga kwātenga akutenganga okungatenganga kungatenganga
Class 17 kwātenga okwātenga kwātenga akutenganga okungatenganga kungatenganga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngingatenga — ngingatenga ngingetenge — ngingetenge
2nd singular ungatenga — ungatenga ungetenge — ungetenge
1st plural singatenga — singatenga singetenge — singetenge
2nd plural ningatenga — ningatenga ningetenge — ningetenge
Class 1 angatenga — engatenga angetenge — engetenge
Class 2 bangatenga — bengatenga bangetenge — bengetenge
Class 3 ungatenga — ungatenga ungetenge — ungetenge
Class 4 ingatenga — ingatenga ingetenge — ingetenge
Class 5 lingatenga — lingatenga lingetenge — lingetenge
Class 6 angatenga — engatenga angetenge — engetenge
Class 7 singatenga — singatenga singetenge — singetenge
Class 8 zingatenga — zingatenga zingetenge — zingetenge
Class 9 ingatenga — ingatenga ingetenge — ingetenge
Class 10 zingatenga — zingatenga zingetenge — zingetenge
Class 11 lungatenga — lungatenga lungetenge — lungetenge
Class 14 bungatenga — bungatenga bungetenge — bungetenge
Class 15 kungatenga — kungatenga kungetenge — kungetenge
Class 17 kungatenga — kungatenga kungetenge — kungetenge
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizotenga engizotenga ngizotenga angizutenga engingezutenga ngingezutenga
2nd singular uzotenga ozotenga uzotenga awuzutenga ongezutenga ungezutenga
1st plural sizotenga esizotenga sizotenga asizutenga esingezutenga singezutenga
2nd plural nizotenga enizotenga nizotenga anizutenga eningezutenga ningezutenga
Class 1 uzotenga ozotenga ezotenga akazutenga ongezutenga engezutenga
Class 2 bazotenga abazotenga bezotenga abazutenga abangezutenga bengezutenga
Class 3 uzotenga ozotenga uzotenga awuzutenga ongezutenga ungezutenga
Class 4 izotenga ezotenga izotenga ayizutenga engezutenga ingezutenga
Class 5 lizotenga elizotenga lizotenga alizutenga elingezutenga lingezutenga
Class 6 azotenga azotenga ezotenga awazutenga angezutenga engezutenga
Class 7 sizotenga esizotenga sizotenga asizutenga esingezutenga singezutenga
Class 8 zizotenga ezizotenga zizotenga azizutenga ezingezutenga zingezutenga
Class 9 izotenga ezotenga izotenga ayizutenga engezutenga ingezutenga
Class 10 zizotenga ezizotenga zizotenga azizutenga ezingezutenga zingezutenga
Class 11 luzotenga oluzotenga luzotenga aluzutenga olungezutenga lungezutenga
Class 14 buzotenga obuzotenga buzotenga abuzutenga obungezutenga bungezutenga
Class 15 kuzotenga okuzotenga kuzotenga akuzutenga okungezutenga kungezutenga
Class 17 kuzotenga okuzotenga kuzotenga akuzutenga okungezutenga kungezutenga
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyotenga engiyotenga ngiyotenga angiyutenga engingeyutenga ngingeyutenga
2nd singular uyotenga oyotenga uyotenga awuyutenga ongeyutenga ungeyutenga
1st plural siyotenga esiyotenga siyotenga asiyutenga esingeyutenga singeyutenga
2nd plural niyotenga eniyotenga niyotenga aniyutenga eningeyutenga ningeyutenga
Class 1 uyotenga oyotenga eyotenga akayutenga ongeyutenga engeyutenga
Class 2 bayotenga abayotenga beyotenga abayutenga abangeyutenga bengeyutenga
Class 3 uyotenga oyotenga uyotenga awuyutenga ongeyutenga ungeyutenga
Class 4 iyotenga eyotenga iyotenga ayiyutenga engeyutenga ingeyutenga
Class 5 liyotenga eliyotenga liyotenga aliyutenga elingeyutenga lingeyutenga
Class 6 ayotenga ayotenga eyotenga awayutenga angeyutenga engeyutenga
Class 7 siyotenga esiyotenga siyotenga asiyutenga esingeyutenga singeyutenga
Class 8 ziyotenga eziyotenga ziyotenga aziyutenga ezingeyutenga zingeyutenga
Class 9 iyotenga eyotenga iyotenga ayiyutenga engeyutenga ingeyutenga
Class 10 ziyotenga eziyotenga ziyotenga aziyutenga ezingeyutenga zingeyutenga
Class 11 luyotenga oluyotenga luyotenga aluyutenga olungeyutenga lungeyutenga
Class 14 buyotenga obuyotenga buyotenga abuyutenga obungeyutenga bungeyutenga
Class 15 kuyotenga okuyotenga kuyotenga akuyutenga okungeyutenga kungeyutenga
Class 17 kuyotenga okuyotenga kuyotenga akuyutenga okungeyutenga kungeyutenga
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngitenge ngingatengi
2nd singular utenge ungatengi
1st plural sitenge singatengi
2nd plural nitenge ningatengi
Class 1 atenge angatengi
Class 2 batenge bangatengi
Class 3 utenge ungatengi
Class 4 itenge ingatengi
Class 5 litenge lingatengi
Class 6 atenge angatengi
Class 7 sitenge singatengi
Class 8 zitenge zingatengi
Class 9 itenge ingatengi
Class 10 zitenge zingatengi
Class 11 lutenge lungatengi
Class 14 butenge bungatengi
Class 15 kutenge kungatengi
Class 17 kutenge kungatengi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular ngatenga ngangatenga, angatenga, angangatenga
2nd singular watenga wangatenga, awatenga, awangatenga
1st plural satenga sangatenga, asatenga, asangatenga
2nd plural natenga nangatenga, anatenga, anangatenga
Class 1 watenga wangatenga, akatenga, akangatenga
Class 2 batenga bangatenga, abatenga, abangatenga
Class 3 watenga wangatenga, awatenga, awangatenga
Class 4 yatenga yangatenga, ayatenga, ayangatenga
Class 5 latenga langatenga, alatenga, alangatenga
Class 6 atenga angatenga, awatenga, awangatenga
Class 7 satenga sangatenga, asatenga, asangatenga
Class 8 zatenga zangatenga, azatenga, azangatenga
Class 9 yatenga yangatenga, ayatenga, ayangatenga
Class 10 zatenga zangatenga, azatenga, azangatenga
Class 11 lwatenga lwangatenga, alwatenga, alwangatenga
Class 14 batenga bangatenga, abatenga, abangatenga
Class 15 kwatenga kwangatenga, akwatenga, akwangatenga
Class 17 kwatenga kwangatenga, akwatenga, akwangatenga

References

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