-tegua (infinitive kutegua)
- Conversive form of -tega: to disassemble a trap
- to detonate (a bomb)
- to solve a puzzle or mystery
Conjugation of -tegua
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Positive present
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-nategua
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Subjunctive
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-tegue
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Negative
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-tegui
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Imperative singular
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tegua
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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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hutegua
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litegua
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutegua
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nategua)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninategua/nategua
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tunategua
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2nd person
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unategua
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mnategua
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anategua
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wanategua
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nategua
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -tegui)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sitegui
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hatutegui
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2nd person
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hutegui
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hamtegui
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hategui
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hawategui
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -tegui
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tategua
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tategua
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tegue)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nitegue
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tutegue
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2nd person
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utegue
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mtegue
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ategue
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wategue
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -tegue
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitegue
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetegua
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetegua
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitegua
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitegua
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metegua
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshategua
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jategua
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitegua
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotegua
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Consecutive
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kategua / positive subject concord + -kategua
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kategue
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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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