koseka

Swahili

Verb

-koseka (infinitive kukoseka)

1. Stative form of -kosa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -koseka
Positive present -nakoseka Subjunctive -koseke Negative -koseki Imperative singular koseka
Infinitives
Positive kukoseka Negative kutokoseka
Imperatives
Singular koseka Plural kosekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukoseka Positive past positive subject concord + -likoseka Negative past negative subject concord + -kukoseka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakoseka) Singular Plural 1st person ninakoseka/nakoseka tunakoseka 2nd person unakoseka mnakoseka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakoseka wanakoseka other classes positive subject concord + -nakoseka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -koseki) Singular Plural 1st person sikoseki hatukoseki 2nd person hukoseki hamkoseki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakoseki hawakoseki other classes negative subject concord + -koseki
Positive future positive subject concord + -takoseka Negative future negative subject concord + -takoseka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -koseke) Singular Plural 1st person nikoseke tukoseke 2nd person ukoseke mkoseke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akoseke wakoseke other classes positive subject concord + -koseke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikoseke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekoseka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekoseka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikoseka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikoseka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akoseka) Singular Plural 1st person nakoseka twakoseka 2nd person wakoseka mwakoseka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akoseka wakoseka m-mi(III/IV) wakoseka yakoseka ji-ma(V/VI) lakoseka yakoseka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakoseka vyakoseka n(IX/X) yakoseka zakoseka u(XI) wakoseka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakoseka pa(XVI) pakoseka mu(XVIII) mwakoseka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekoseka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakoseka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakoseka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikoseka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokoseka Consecutive kakoseka / positive subject concord + -kakoseka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakoseke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikoseka -tukoseka 2nd person -kukoseka -wakoseka/-kukosekeni/-wakosekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkoseka -wakoseka m-mi(III/IV) -ukoseka -ikoseka ji-ma(V/VI) -likoseka -yakoseka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikoseka -vikoseka n(IX/X) -ikoseka -zikoseka u(XI) -ukoseka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukoseka pa(XVI) -pakoseka mu(XVIII) -mukoseka Reflexive -jikoseka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -koseka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kosekaye -kosekao m-mi(III/IV) -kosekao -kosekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kosekalo -kosekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kosekacho -kosekavyo n(IX/X) -kosekayo -kosekazo u(XI) -kosekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosekako pa(XVI) -kosekapo mu(XVIII) -kosekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -koseka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekoseka -okoseka m-mi(III/IV) -okoseka -yokoseka ji-ma(V/VI) -lokoseka -yokoseka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokoseka -vyokoseka n(IX/X) -yokoseka -zokoseka u(XI) -okoseka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokoseka pa(XVI) -pokoseka mu(XVIII) -mokoseka
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:
  • Reciprocal: -kosekana