poleka

Swahili

Verb

-poleka (infinitive kupoleka)

1. Stative form of -poa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -poleka
Positive present -napoleka Subjunctive -poleke Negative -poleki Imperative singular poleka
Infinitives
Positive kupoleka Negative kutopoleka
Imperatives
Singular poleka Plural polekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupoleka Positive past positive subject concord + -lipoleka Negative past negative subject concord + -kupoleka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napoleka) Singular Plural 1st person ninapoleka/napoleka tunapoleka 2nd person unapoleka mnapoleka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapoleka wanapoleka other classes positive subject concord + -napoleka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -poleki) Singular Plural 1st person sipoleki hatupoleki 2nd person hupoleki hampoleki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapoleki hawapoleki other classes negative subject concord + -poleki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapoleka Negative future negative subject concord + -tapoleka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -poleke) Singular Plural 1st person nipoleke tupoleke 2nd person upoleke mpoleke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apoleke wapoleke other classes positive subject concord + -poleke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipoleke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepoleka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepoleka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipoleka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipoleka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apoleka) Singular Plural 1st person napoleka twapoleka 2nd person wapoleka mwapoleka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apoleka wapoleka m-mi(III/IV) wapoleka yapoleka ji-ma(V/VI) lapoleka yapoleka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapoleka vyapoleka n(IX/X) yapoleka zapoleka u(XI) wapoleka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapoleka pa(XVI) papoleka mu(XVIII) mwapoleka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepoleka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapoleka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japoleka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipoleka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopoleka Consecutive kapoleka / positive subject concord + -kapoleka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapoleke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipoleka -tupoleka 2nd person -kupoleka -wapoleka/-kupolekeni/-wapolekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpoleka -wapoleka m-mi(III/IV) -upoleka -ipoleka ji-ma(V/VI) -lipoleka -yapoleka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipoleka -vipoleka n(IX/X) -ipoleka -zipoleka u(XI) -upoleka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupoleka pa(XVI) -papoleka mu(XVIII) -mupoleka Reflexive -jipoleka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -poleka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -polekaye -polekao m-mi(III/IV) -polekao -polekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -polekalo -polekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -polekacho -polekavyo n(IX/X) -polekayo -polekazo u(XI) -polekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -polekako pa(XVI) -polekapo mu(XVIII) -polekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -poleka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepoleka -opoleka m-mi(III/IV) -opoleka -yopoleka ji-ma(V/VI) -lopoleka -yopoleka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopoleka -vyopoleka n(IX/X) -yopoleka -zopoleka u(XI) -opoleka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopoleka pa(XVI) -popoleka mu(XVIII) -mopoleka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.