podoa

Swahili

Verb

-podoa (infinitive kupodoa)

1. to apply makeup

Conjugation

Conjugation of -podoa
Positive present -napodoa Subjunctive -podoe Negative -podoi Imperative singular podoa
Infinitives
Positive kupodoa Negative kutopodoa
Imperatives
Singular podoa Plural podoeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupodoa Positive past positive subject concord + -lipodoa Negative past negative subject concord + -kupodoa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napodoa) Singular Plural 1st person ninapodoa/napodoa tunapodoa 2nd person unapodoa mnapodoa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapodoa wanapodoa other classes positive subject concord + -napodoa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -podoi) Singular Plural 1st person sipodoi hatupodoi 2nd person hupodoi hampodoi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapodoi hawapodoi other classes negative subject concord + -podoi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapodoa Negative future negative subject concord + -tapodoa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -podoe) Singular Plural 1st person nipodoe tupodoe 2nd person upodoe mpodoe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apodoe wapodoe other classes positive subject concord + -podoe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipodoe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepodoa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepodoa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipodoa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipodoa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apodoa) Singular Plural 1st person napodoa twapodoa 2nd person wapodoa mwapodoa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apodoa wapodoa m-mi(III/IV) wapodoa yapodoa ji-ma(V/VI) lapodoa yapodoa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapodoa vyapodoa n(IX/X) yapodoa zapodoa u(XI) wapodoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapodoa pa(XVI) papodoa mu(XVIII) mwapodoa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepodoa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapodoa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japodoa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipodoa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopodoa Consecutive kapodoa / positive subject concord + -kapodoa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapodoe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipodoa -tupodoa 2nd person -kupodoa -wapodoa/-kupodoeni/-wapodoeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpodoa -wapodoa m-mi(III/IV) -upodoa -ipodoa ji-ma(V/VI) -lipodoa -yapodoa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipodoa -vipodoa n(IX/X) -ipodoa -zipodoa u(XI) -upodoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupodoa pa(XVI) -papodoa mu(XVIII) -mupodoa Reflexive -jipodoa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -podoa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -podoaye -podoao m-mi(III/IV) -podoao -podoayo ji-ma(V/VI) -podoalo -podoayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -podoacho -podoavyo n(IX/X) -podoayo -podoazo u(XI) -podoao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -podoako pa(XVI) -podoapo mu(XVIII) -podoamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -podoa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepodoa -opodoa m-mi(III/IV) -opodoa -yopodoa ji-ma(V/VI) -lopodoa -yopodoa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopodoa -vyopodoa n(IX/X) -yopodoa -zopodoa u(XI) -opodoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopodoa pa(XVI) -popodoa mu(XVIII) -mopodoa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -podolea
  • Passive: -podolewa
  • Stative: -podoleka

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • kipodozi (“makeup”)