potesha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-potesha (infinitive kupotesha)

1. Causative form of -pota

Conjugation

Conjugation of -potesha
Positive present -napotesha Subjunctive -poteshe Negative -poteshi Imperative singular potesha
Infinitives
Positive kupotesha Negative kutopotesha
Imperatives
Singular potesha Plural potesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupotesha Positive past positive subject concord + -lipotesha Negative past negative subject concord + -kupotesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napotesha) Singular Plural 1st person ninapotesha/napotesha tunapotesha 2nd person unapotesha mnapotesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapotesha wanapotesha other classes positive subject concord + -napotesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -poteshi) Singular Plural 1st person sipoteshi hatupoteshi 2nd person hupoteshi hampoteshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapoteshi hawapoteshi other classes negative subject concord + -poteshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapotesha Negative future negative subject concord + -tapotesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -poteshe) Singular Plural 1st person nipoteshe tupoteshe 2nd person upoteshe mpoteshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apoteshe wapoteshe other classes positive subject concord + -poteshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipoteshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepotesha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepotesha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipotesha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipotesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apotesha) Singular Plural 1st person napotesha twapotesha 2nd person wapotesha mwapotesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apotesha wapotesha m-mi(III/IV) wapotesha yapotesha ji-ma(V/VI) lapotesha yapotesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapotesha vyapotesha n(IX/X) yapotesha zapotesha u(XI) wapotesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapotesha pa(XVI) papotesha mu(XVIII) mwapotesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepotesha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapotesha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japotesha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipotesha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopotesha Consecutive kapotesha / positive subject concord + -kapotesha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapoteshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipotesha -tupotesha 2nd person -kupotesha -wapotesha/-kupotesheni/-wapotesheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpotesha -wapotesha m-mi(III/IV) -upotesha -ipotesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lipotesha -yapotesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipotesha -vipotesha n(IX/X) -ipotesha -zipotesha u(XI) -upotesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupotesha pa(XVI) -papotesha mu(XVIII) -mupotesha Reflexive -jipotesha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -potesha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -poteshaye -poteshao m-mi(III/IV) -poteshao -poteshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -poteshalo -poteshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -poteshacho -poteshavyo n(IX/X) -poteshayo -poteshazo u(XI) -poteshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -poteshako pa(XVI) -poteshapo mu(XVIII) -poteshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -potesha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepotesha -opotesha m-mi(III/IV) -opotesha -yopotesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lopotesha -yopotesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopotesha -vyopotesha n(IX/X) -yopotesha -zopotesha u(XI) -opotesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopotesha pa(XVI) -popotesha mu(XVIII) -mopotesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.