temea

Swahili

Verb

-temea (infinitive kutemea)

1. Applicative form of -tema: to spit on
2. to spit on (to show contempt)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -temea
Positive present -natemea Subjunctive -temee Negative -temei Imperative singular temea
Infinitives
Positive kutemea Negative kutotemea
Imperatives
Singular temea Plural temeeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutemea Positive past positive subject concord + -litemea Negative past negative subject concord + -kutemea
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natemea) Singular Plural 1st person ninatemea/natemea tunatemea 2nd person unatemea mnatemea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatemea wanatemea other classes positive subject concord + -natemea
Negative present (negative subject concord + -temei) Singular Plural 1st person sitemei hatutemei 2nd person hutemei hamtemei 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatemei hawatemei other classes negative subject concord + -temei
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatemea Negative future negative subject concord + -tatemea
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -temee) Singular Plural 1st person nitemee tutemee 2nd person utemee mtemee 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atemee watemee other classes positive subject concord + -temee
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitemee Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetemea Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetemea Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitemea Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitemea
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atemea) Singular Plural 1st person natemea twatemea 2nd person watemea mwatemea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atemea watemea m-mi(III/IV) watemea yatemea ji-ma(V/VI) latemea yatemea ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatemea vyatemea n(IX/X) yatemea zatemea u(XI) watemea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatemea pa(XVI) patemea mu(XVIII) mwatemea
Perfect positive subject concord + -metemea "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatemea "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatemea "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitemea "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotemea Consecutive katemea / positive subject concord + -katemea Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katemee
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitemea -tutemea 2nd person -kutemea -watemea/-kutemeeni/-watemeeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtemea -watemea m-mi(III/IV) -utemea -itemea ji-ma(V/VI) -litemea -yatemea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitemea -vitemea n(IX/X) -itemea -zitemea u(XI) -utemea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutemea pa(XVI) -patemea mu(XVIII) -mutemea Reflexive -jitemea
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -temea- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -temeaye -temeao m-mi(III/IV) -temeao -temeayo ji-ma(V/VI) -temealo -temeayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -temeacho -temeavyo n(IX/X) -temeayo -temeazo u(XI) -temeao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -temeako pa(XVI) -temeapo mu(XVIII) -temeamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -temea) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetemea -otemea m-mi(III/IV) -otemea -yotemea ji-ma(V/VI) -lotemea -yotemea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotemea -vyotemea n(IX/X) -yotemea -zotemea u(XI) -otemea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotemea pa(XVI) -potemea mu(XVIII) -motemea
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.