dokeza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-dokeza (infinitive kudokeza)

1. to suggest, allude, imply, give a hint

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dokeza
Positive present -nadokeza Subjunctive -dokeze Negative -dokezi Imperative singular dokeza
Infinitives
Positive kudokeza Negative kutodokeza
Imperatives
Singular dokeza Plural dokezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudokeza Positive past positive subject concord + -lidokeza Negative past negative subject concord + -kudokeza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadokeza) Singular Plural 1st person ninadokeza/nadokeza tunadokeza 2nd person unadokeza mnadokeza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadokeza wanadokeza other classes positive subject concord + -nadokeza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dokezi) Singular Plural 1st person sidokezi hatudokezi 2nd person hudokezi hamdokezi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadokezi hawadokezi other classes negative subject concord + -dokezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadokeza Negative future negative subject concord + -tadokeza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dokeze) Singular Plural 1st person nidokeze tudokeze 2nd person udokeze mdokeze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adokeze wadokeze other classes positive subject concord + -dokeze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidokeze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedokeza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedokeza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidokeza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidokeza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adokeza) Singular Plural 1st person nadokeza twadokeza 2nd person wadokeza mwadokeza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adokeza wadokeza m-mi(III/IV) wadokeza yadokeza ji-ma(V/VI) ladokeza yadokeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadokeza vyadokeza n(IX/X) yadokeza zadokeza u(XI) wadokeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadokeza pa(XVI) padokeza mu(XVIII) mwadokeza
Perfect positive subject concord + -medokeza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadokeza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadokeza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidokeza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodokeza Consecutive kadokeza / positive subject concord + -kadokeza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadokeze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidokeza -tudokeza 2nd person -kudokeza -wadokeza/-kudokezeni/-wadokezeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdokeza -wadokeza m-mi(III/IV) -udokeza -idokeza ji-ma(V/VI) -lidokeza -yadokeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidokeza -vidokeza n(IX/X) -idokeza -zidokeza u(XI) -udokeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudokeza pa(XVI) -padokeza mu(XVIII) -mudokeza Reflexive -jidokeza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dokeza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dokezaye -dokezao m-mi(III/IV) -dokezao -dokezayo ji-ma(V/VI) -dokezalo -dokezayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dokezacho -dokezavyo n(IX/X) -dokezayo -dokezazo u(XI) -dokezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dokezako pa(XVI) -dokezapo mu(XVIII) -dokezamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dokeza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedokeza -odokeza m-mi(III/IV) -odokeza -yodokeza ji-ma(V/VI) -lodokeza -yodokeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodokeza -vyodokeza n(IX/X) -yodokeza -zodokeza u(XI) -odokeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodokeza pa(XVI) -podokeza mu(XVIII) -modokeza
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:
  • dokezo (“hint, suggestion”)
  • kidokezo (“hint, clue”)