poteka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-poteka (infinitive kupoteka)

1. Stative form of -pota

Conjugation

Conjugation of -poteka
Positive present -napoteka Subjunctive -poteke Negative -poteki Imperative singular poteka
Infinitives
Positive kupoteka Negative kutopoteka
Imperatives
Singular poteka Plural potekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupoteka Positive past positive subject concord + -lipoteka Negative past negative subject concord + -kupoteka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napoteka) Singular Plural 1st person ninapoteka/napoteka tunapoteka 2nd person unapoteka mnapoteka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapoteka wanapoteka other classes positive subject concord + -napoteka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -poteki) Singular Plural 1st person sipoteki hatupoteki 2nd person hupoteki hampoteki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapoteki hawapoteki other classes negative subject concord + -poteki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapoteka Negative future negative subject concord + -tapoteka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -poteke) Singular Plural 1st person nipoteke tupoteke 2nd person upoteke mpoteke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apoteke wapoteke other classes positive subject concord + -poteke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipoteke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepoteka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepoteka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipoteka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipoteka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apoteka) Singular Plural 1st person napoteka twapoteka 2nd person wapoteka mwapoteka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apoteka wapoteka m-mi(III/IV) wapoteka yapoteka ji-ma(V/VI) lapoteka yapoteka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapoteka vyapoteka n(IX/X) yapoteka zapoteka u(XI) wapoteka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapoteka pa(XVI) papoteka mu(XVIII) mwapoteka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepoteka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapoteka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japoteka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipoteka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopoteka Consecutive kapoteka / positive subject concord + -kapoteka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapoteke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipoteka -tupoteka 2nd person -kupoteka -wapoteka/-kupotekeni/-wapotekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpoteka -wapoteka m-mi(III/IV) -upoteka -ipoteka ji-ma(V/VI) -lipoteka -yapoteka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipoteka -vipoteka n(IX/X) -ipoteka -zipoteka u(XI) -upoteka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupoteka pa(XVI) -papoteka mu(XVIII) -mupoteka Reflexive -jipoteka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -poteka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -potekaye -potekao m-mi(III/IV) -potekao -potekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -potekalo -potekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -potekacho -potekavyo n(IX/X) -potekayo -potekazo u(XI) -potekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -potekako pa(XVI) -potekapo mu(XVIII) -potekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -poteka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepoteka -opoteka m-mi(III/IV) -opoteka -yopoteka ji-ma(V/VI) -lopoteka -yopoteka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopoteka -vyopoteka n(IX/X) -yopoteka -zopoteka u(XI) -opoteka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopoteka pa(XVI) -popoteka mu(XVIII) -mopoteka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.