potosha

Swahili

Verb

-potosha (infinitive kupotosha)

1. Causative form of -potoa: to lead astray, pervert, mislead

Conjugation

Conjugation of -potosha
Positive present -napotosha Subjunctive -potoshe Negative -potoshi Imperative singular potosha
Infinitives
Positive kupotosha Negative kutopotosha
Imperatives
Singular potosha Plural potosheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupotosha Positive past positive subject concord + -lipotosha Negative past negative subject concord + -kupotosha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napotosha) Singular Plural 1st person ninapotosha/napotosha tunapotosha 2nd person unapotosha mnapotosha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapotosha wanapotosha other classes positive subject concord + -napotosha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -potoshi) Singular Plural 1st person sipotoshi hatupotoshi 2nd person hupotoshi hampotoshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapotoshi hawapotoshi other classes negative subject concord + -potoshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapotosha Negative future negative subject concord + -tapotosha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -potoshe) Singular Plural 1st person nipotoshe tupotoshe 2nd person upotoshe mpotoshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apotoshe wapotoshe other classes positive subject concord + -potoshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipotoshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepotosha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepotosha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipotosha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipotosha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apotosha) Singular Plural 1st person napotosha twapotosha 2nd person wapotosha mwapotosha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apotosha wapotosha m-mi(III/IV) wapotosha yapotosha ji-ma(V/VI) lapotosha yapotosha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapotosha vyapotosha n(IX/X) yapotosha zapotosha u(XI) wapotosha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapotosha pa(XVI) papotosha mu(XVIII) mwapotosha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepotosha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapotosha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japotosha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipotosha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopotosha Consecutive kapotosha / positive subject concord + -kapotosha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapotoshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipotosha -tupotosha 2nd person -kupotosha -wapotosha/-kupotosheni/-wapotosheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpotosha -wapotosha m-mi(III/IV) -upotosha -ipotosha ji-ma(V/VI) -lipotosha -yapotosha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipotosha -vipotosha n(IX/X) -ipotosha -zipotosha u(XI) -upotosha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupotosha pa(XVI) -papotosha mu(XVIII) -mupotosha Reflexive -jipotosha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -potosha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -potoshaye -potoshao m-mi(III/IV) -potoshao -potoshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -potoshalo -potoshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -potoshacho -potoshavyo n(IX/X) -potoshayo -potoshazo u(XI) -potoshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -potoshako pa(XVI) -potoshapo mu(XVIII) -potoshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -potosha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepotosha -opotosha m-mi(III/IV) -opotosha -yopotosha ji-ma(V/VI) -lopotosha -yopotosha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopotosha -vyopotosha n(IX/X) -yopotosha -zopotosha u(XI) -opotosha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopotosha pa(XVI) -popotosha mu(XVIII) -mopotosha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • upotoshaji