okota

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-okota (infinitive kuokota)

1. to find, pick up

Conjugation

Conjugation of -okota
Positive present -naokota Subjunctive -okote Negative -okoti Imperative singular okota
Infinitives
Positive kuokota Negative kutookota
Imperatives
Singular okota Plural okoteni
Tensed forms
Habitual huokota Positive past positive subject concord + -liokota Negative past negative subject concord + -kuokota
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naokota) Singular Plural 1st person ninaokota/naokota tunaokota 2nd person unaokota mnaokota 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaokota wanaokota other classes positive subject concord + -naokota
Negative present (negative subject concord + -okoti) Singular Plural 1st person siokoti hatuokoti 2nd person huokoti hamwokoti 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haokoti hawaokoti other classes negative subject concord + -okoti
Positive future positive subject concord + -taokota Negative future negative subject concord + -taokota
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -okote) Singular Plural 1st person niokote tuokote 2nd person uokote mwokote 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aokote waokote other classes positive subject concord + -okote
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siokote Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeokota Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeokota Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliokota Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliokota
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aokota) Singular Plural 1st person naokota twaokota 2nd person waokota mwaokota 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aokota waokota m-mi(III/IV) waokota yaokota ji-ma(V/VI) laokota yaokota ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaokota vyaokota n(IX/X) yaokota zaokota u(XI) waokota see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaokota pa(XVI) paokota mu(XVIII) mwaokota
Perfect positive subject concord + -meokota "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaokota "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaokota "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiokota "If not" positive subject concord + -sipookota Consecutive kaokota / positive subject concord + -kaokota Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaokote
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niokota -tuokota 2nd person -kuokota -waokota/-kuokoteni/-waokoteni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwokota -waokota m-mi(III/IV) -uokota -iokota ji-ma(V/VI) -liokota -yaokota ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiokota -viokota n(IX/X) -iokota -ziokota u(XI) -uokota see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuokota pa(XVI) -paokota mu(XVIII) -muokota Reflexive -jiokota
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -okota- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -okotaye -okotao m-mi(III/IV) -okotao -okotayo ji-ma(V/VI) -okotalo -okotayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -okotacho -okotavyo n(IX/X) -okotayo -okotazo u(XI) -okotao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -okotako pa(XVI) -okotapo mu(XVIII) -okotamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -okota) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeokota -ookota m-mi(III/IV) -ookota -yookota ji-ma(V/VI) -lookota -yookota ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chookota -vyookota n(IX/X) -yookota -zookota u(XI) -ookota see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kookota pa(XVI) -pookota mu(XVIII) -mookota
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.