poromoka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-poromoka (infinitive kuporomoka)

1. to slide, to slip

Conjugation

Conjugation of -poromoka
Positive present -naporomoka Subjunctive -poromoke Negative -poromoki Imperative singular poromoka
Infinitives
Positive kuporomoka Negative kutoporomoka
Imperatives
Singular poromoka Plural poromokeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huporomoka Positive past positive subject concord + -liporomoka Negative past negative subject concord + -kuporomoka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naporomoka) Singular Plural 1st person ninaporomoka/naporomoka tunaporomoka 2nd person unaporomoka mnaporomoka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaporomoka wanaporomoka other classes positive subject concord + -naporomoka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -poromoki) Singular Plural 1st person siporomoki hatuporomoki 2nd person huporomoki hamporomoki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haporomoki hawaporomoki other classes negative subject concord + -poromoki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taporomoka Negative future negative subject concord + -taporomoka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -poromoke) Singular Plural 1st person niporomoke tuporomoke 2nd person uporomoke mporomoke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aporomoke waporomoke other classes positive subject concord + -poromoke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siporomoke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeporomoka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeporomoka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliporomoka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliporomoka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aporomoka) Singular Plural 1st person naporomoka twaporomoka 2nd person waporomoka mwaporomoka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aporomoka waporomoka m-mi(III/IV) waporomoka yaporomoka ji-ma(V/VI) laporomoka yaporomoka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaporomoka vyaporomoka n(IX/X) yaporomoka zaporomoka u(XI) waporomoka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaporomoka pa(XVI) paporomoka mu(XVIII) mwaporomoka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meporomoka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaporomoka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japoromoka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiporomoka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoporomoka Consecutive kaporomoka / positive subject concord + -kaporomoka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaporomoke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niporomoka -tuporomoka 2nd person -kuporomoka -waporomoka/-kuporomokeni/-waporomokeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mporomoka -waporomoka m-mi(III/IV) -uporomoka -iporomoka ji-ma(V/VI) -liporomoka -yaporomoka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiporomoka -viporomoka n(IX/X) -iporomoka -ziporomoka u(XI) -uporomoka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuporomoka pa(XVI) -paporomoka mu(XVIII) -muporomoka Reflexive -jiporomoka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -poromoka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -poromokaye -poromokao m-mi(III/IV) -poromokao -poromokayo ji-ma(V/VI) -poromokalo -poromokayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -poromokacho -poromokavyo n(IX/X) -poromokayo -poromokazo u(XI) -poromokao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -poromokako pa(XVI) -poromokapo mu(XVIII) -poromokamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -poromoka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeporomoka -oporomoka m-mi(III/IV) -oporomoka -yoporomoka ji-ma(V/VI) -loporomoka -yoporomoka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choporomoka -vyoporomoka n(IX/X) -yoporomoka -zoporomoka u(XI) -oporomoka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koporomoka pa(XVI) -poporomoka mu(XVIII) -moporomoka
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:
  • poromoko (“landslide, avalanche, steep drop”)