tanguka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tanguka (infinitive kutanguka)

1. Stative form of -tangua

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tanguka
Positive present -natanguka Subjunctive -tanguke Negative -tanguki Imperative singular tanguka
Infinitives
Positive kutanguka Negative kutotanguka
Imperatives
Singular tanguka Plural tangukeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutanguka Positive past positive subject concord + -litanguka Negative past negative subject concord + -kutanguka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natanguka) Singular Plural 1st person ninatanguka/natanguka tunatanguka 2nd person unatanguka mnatanguka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatanguka wanatanguka other classes positive subject concord + -natanguka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tanguki) Singular Plural 1st person sitanguki hatutanguki 2nd person hutanguki hamtanguki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatanguki hawatanguki other classes negative subject concord + -tanguki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatanguka Negative future negative subject concord + -tatanguka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tanguke) Singular Plural 1st person nitanguke tutanguke 2nd person utanguke mtanguke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atanguke watanguke other classes positive subject concord + -tanguke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitanguke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetanguka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetanguka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitanguka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitanguka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atanguka) Singular Plural 1st person natanguka twatanguka 2nd person watanguka mwatanguka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atanguka watanguka m-mi(III/IV) watanguka yatanguka ji-ma(V/VI) latanguka yatanguka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatanguka vyatanguka n(IX/X) yatanguka zatanguka u(XI) watanguka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatanguka pa(XVI) patanguka mu(XVIII) mwatanguka
Perfect positive subject concord + -metanguka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatanguka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatanguka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitanguka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotanguka Consecutive katanguka / positive subject concord + -katanguka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katanguke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitanguka -tutanguka 2nd person -kutanguka -watanguka/-kutangukeni/-watangukeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtanguka -watanguka m-mi(III/IV) -utanguka -itanguka ji-ma(V/VI) -litanguka -yatanguka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitanguka -vitanguka n(IX/X) -itanguka -zitanguka u(XI) -utanguka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutanguka pa(XVI) -patanguka mu(XVIII) -mutanguka Reflexive -jitanguka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tanguka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tangukaye -tangukao m-mi(III/IV) -tangukao -tangukayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tangukalo -tangukayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tangukacho -tangukavyo n(IX/X) -tangukayo -tangukazo u(XI) -tangukao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tangukako pa(XVI) -tangukapo mu(XVIII) -tangukamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tanguka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetanguka -otanguka m-mi(III/IV) -otanguka -yotanguka ji-ma(V/VI) -lotanguka -yotanguka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotanguka -vyotanguka n(IX/X) -yotanguka -zotanguka u(XI) -otanguka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotanguka pa(XVI) -potanguka mu(XVIII) -motanguka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.