okoleka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-okoleka (infinitive kuokoleka)

1. Stative form of -okoa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -okoleka
Positive present -naokoleka Subjunctive -okoleke Negative -okoleki Imperative singular okoleka
Infinitives
Positive kuokoleka Negative kutookoleka
Imperatives
Singular okoleka Plural okolekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huokoleka Positive past positive subject concord + -liokoleka Negative past negative subject concord + -kuokoleka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naokoleka) Singular Plural 1st person ninaokoleka/naokoleka tunaokoleka 2nd person unaokoleka mnaokoleka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaokoleka wanaokoleka other classes positive subject concord + -naokoleka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -okoleki) Singular Plural 1st person siokoleki hatuokoleki 2nd person huokoleki hamwokoleki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haokoleki hawaokoleki other classes negative subject concord + -okoleki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taokoleka Negative future negative subject concord + -taokoleka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -okoleke) Singular Plural 1st person niokoleke tuokoleke 2nd person uokoleke mwokoleke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aokoleke waokoleke other classes positive subject concord + -okoleke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siokoleke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeokoleka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeokoleka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliokoleka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliokoleka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aokoleka) Singular Plural 1st person naokoleka twaokoleka 2nd person waokoleka mwaokoleka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aokoleka waokoleka m-mi(III/IV) waokoleka yaokoleka ji-ma(V/VI) laokoleka yaokoleka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaokoleka vyaokoleka n(IX/X) yaokoleka zaokoleka u(XI) waokoleka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaokoleka pa(XVI) paokoleka mu(XVIII) mwaokoleka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meokoleka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaokoleka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaokoleka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiokoleka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipookoleka Consecutive kaokoleka / positive subject concord + -kaokoleka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaokoleke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niokoleka -tuokoleka 2nd person -kuokoleka -waokoleka/-kuokolekeni/-waokolekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwokoleka -waokoleka m-mi(III/IV) -uokoleka -iokoleka ji-ma(V/VI) -liokoleka -yaokoleka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiokoleka -viokoleka n(IX/X) -iokoleka -ziokoleka u(XI) -uokoleka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuokoleka pa(XVI) -paokoleka mu(XVIII) -muokoleka Reflexive -jiokoleka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -okoleka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -okolekaye -okolekao m-mi(III/IV) -okolekao -okolekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -okolekalo -okolekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -okolekacho -okolekavyo n(IX/X) -okolekayo -okolekazo u(XI) -okolekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -okolekako pa(XVI) -okolekapo mu(XVIII) -okolekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -okoleka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeokoleka -ookoleka m-mi(III/IV) -ookoleka -yookoleka ji-ma(V/VI) -lookoleka -yookoleka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chookoleka -vyookoleka n(IX/X) -yookoleka -zookoleka u(XI) -ookoleka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kookoleka pa(XVI) -pookoleka mu(XVIII) -mookoleka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.