poneka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-poneka (infinitive kuponeka)

1. Stative form of -pona

Conjugation

Conjugation of -poneka
Positive present -naponeka Subjunctive -poneke Negative -poneki Imperative singular poneka
Infinitives
Positive kuponeka Negative kutoponeka
Imperatives
Singular poneka Plural ponekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huponeka Positive past positive subject concord + -liponeka Negative past negative subject concord + -kuponeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naponeka) Singular Plural 1st person ninaponeka/naponeka tunaponeka 2nd person unaponeka mnaponeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaponeka wanaponeka other classes positive subject concord + -naponeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -poneki) Singular Plural 1st person siponeki hatuponeki 2nd person huponeki hamponeki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haponeki hawaponeki other classes negative subject concord + -poneki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taponeka Negative future negative subject concord + -taponeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -poneke) Singular Plural 1st person niponeke tuponeke 2nd person uponeke mponeke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aponeke waponeke other classes positive subject concord + -poneke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siponeke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeponeka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeponeka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliponeka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliponeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aponeka) Singular Plural 1st person naponeka twaponeka 2nd person waponeka mwaponeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aponeka waponeka m-mi(III/IV) waponeka yaponeka ji-ma(V/VI) laponeka yaponeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaponeka vyaponeka n(IX/X) yaponeka zaponeka u(XI) waponeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaponeka pa(XVI) paponeka mu(XVIII) mwaponeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meponeka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaponeka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japoneka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiponeka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoponeka Consecutive kaponeka / positive subject concord + -kaponeka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaponeke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niponeka -tuponeka 2nd person -kuponeka -waponeka/-kuponekeni/-waponekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mponeka -waponeka m-mi(III/IV) -uponeka -iponeka ji-ma(V/VI) -liponeka -yaponeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiponeka -viponeka n(IX/X) -iponeka -ziponeka u(XI) -uponeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuponeka pa(XVI) -paponeka mu(XVIII) -muponeka Reflexive -jiponeka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -poneka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ponekaye -ponekao m-mi(III/IV) -ponekao -ponekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ponekalo -ponekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ponekacho -ponekavyo n(IX/X) -ponekayo -ponekazo u(XI) -ponekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ponekako pa(XVI) -ponekapo mu(XVIII) -ponekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -poneka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeponeka -oponeka m-mi(III/IV) -oponeka -yoponeka ji-ma(V/VI) -loponeka -yoponeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choponeka -vyoponeka n(IX/X) -yoponeka -zoponeka u(XI) -oponeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koponeka pa(XVI) -poponeka mu(XVIII) -moponeka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.