Swahili edit

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

-tokeka (infinitive kutokeka)

  1. Stative form of -toka

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of -tokeka
Positive present -natokeka
Subjunctive -tokeke
Negative -tokeki
Imperative singular tokeka
Infinitives
Positive kutokeka
Negative kutotokeka
Imperatives
Singular tokeka
Plural tokekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutokeka
Positive past positive subject concord + -litokeka
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutokeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natokeka)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatokeka/natokeka tunatokeka
2nd person unatokeka mnatokeka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatokeka wanatokeka
other classes positive subject concord + -natokeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tokeki)
Singular Plural
1st person sitokeki hatutokeki
2nd person hutokeki hamtokeki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatokeki hawatokeki
other classes negative subject concord + -tokeki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatokeka
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatokeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tokeke)
Singular Plural
1st person nitokeke tutokeke
2nd person utokeke mtokeke
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atokeke watokeke
other classes positive subject concord + -tokeke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitokeke
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetokeka
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetokeka
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitokeka
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitokeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atokeka)
Singular Plural
1st person natokeka twatokeka
2nd person watokeka mwatokeka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atokeka watokeka
m-mi(III/IV) watokeka yatokeka
ji-ma(V/VI) latokeka yatokeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatokeka vyatokeka
n(IX/X) yatokeka zatokeka
u(XI) watokeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatokeka
pa(XVI) patokeka
mu(XVIII) mwatokeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -metokeka
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatokeka
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatokeka
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitokeka
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotokeka
Consecutive katokeka / positive subject concord + -katokeka
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katokeke
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitokeka -tutokeka
2nd person -kutokeka -watokeka/-kutokekeni/-watokekeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtokeka -watokeka
m-mi(III/IV) -utokeka -itokeka
ji-ma(V/VI) -litokeka -yatokeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitokeka -vitokeka
n(IX/X) -itokeka -zitokeka
u(XI) -utokeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutokeka
pa(XVI) -patokeka
mu(XVIII) -mutokeka
Reflexive -jitokeka
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tokeka- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tokekaye -tokekao
m-mi(III/IV) -tokekao -tokekayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tokekalo -tokekayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tokekacho -tokekavyo
n(IX/X) -tokekayo -tokekazo
u(XI) -tokekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tokekako
pa(XVI) -tokekapo
mu(XVIII) -tokekamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tokeka)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetokeka -otokeka
m-mi(III/IV) -otokeka -yotokeka
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotokeka -yotokeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotokeka -vyotokeka
n(IX/X) -yotokeka -zotokeka
u(XI) -otokeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotokeka
pa(XVI) -potokeka
mu(XVIII) -motokeka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.