kokotoa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kokotoa (infinitive kukokotoa)

1. to calculate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kokotoa
Positive present -nakokotoa Subjunctive -kokotoe Negative -kokotoi Imperative singular kokotoa
Infinitives
Positive kukokotoa Negative kutokokotoa
Imperatives
Singular kokotoa Plural kokotoeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukokotoa Positive past positive subject concord + -likokotoa Negative past negative subject concord + -kukokotoa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakokotoa) Singular Plural 1st person ninakokotoa/nakokotoa tunakokotoa 2nd person unakokotoa mnakokotoa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakokotoa wanakokotoa other classes positive subject concord + -nakokotoa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kokotoi) Singular Plural 1st person sikokotoi hatukokotoi 2nd person hukokotoi hamkokotoi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakokotoi hawakokotoi other classes negative subject concord + -kokotoi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takokotoa Negative future negative subject concord + -takokotoa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kokotoe) Singular Plural 1st person nikokotoe tukokotoe 2nd person ukokotoe mkokotoe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akokotoe wakokotoe other classes positive subject concord + -kokotoe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikokotoe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekokotoa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekokotoa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikokotoa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikokotoa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akokotoa) Singular Plural 1st person nakokotoa twakokotoa 2nd person wakokotoa mwakokotoa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akokotoa wakokotoa m-mi(III/IV) wakokotoa yakokotoa ji-ma(V/VI) lakokotoa yakokotoa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakokotoa vyakokotoa n(IX/X) yakokotoa zakokotoa u(XI) wakokotoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakokotoa pa(XVI) pakokotoa mu(XVIII) mwakokotoa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekokotoa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakokotoa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakokotoa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikokotoa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokokotoa Consecutive kakokotoa / positive subject concord + -kakokotoa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakokotoe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikokotoa -tukokotoa 2nd person -kukokotoa -wakokotoa/-kukokotoeni/-wakokotoeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkokotoa -wakokotoa m-mi(III/IV) -ukokotoa -ikokotoa ji-ma(V/VI) -likokotoa -yakokotoa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikokotoa -vikokotoa n(IX/X) -ikokotoa -zikokotoa u(XI) -ukokotoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukokotoa pa(XVI) -pakokotoa mu(XVIII) -mukokotoa Reflexive -jikokotoa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kokotoa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kokotoaye -kokotoao m-mi(III/IV) -kokotoao -kokotoayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kokotoalo -kokotoayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kokotoacho -kokotoavyo n(IX/X) -kokotoayo -kokotoazo u(XI) -kokotoao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokotoako pa(XVI) -kokotoapo mu(XVIII) -kokotoamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kokotoa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekokotoa -okokotoa m-mi(III/IV) -okokotoa -yokokotoa ji-ma(V/VI) -lokokotoa -yokokotoa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokokotoa -vyokokotoa n(IX/X) -yokokotoa -zokokotoa u(XI) -okokotoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokokotoa pa(XVI) -pokokotoa mu(XVIII) -mokokotoa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • kikokotozi (“calculator”)