teseka

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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.