pokeza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pokeza (infinitive kupokeza)

1. Causative form of -pokea

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pokeza
Positive present -napokeza Subjunctive -pokeze Negative -pokezi Imperative singular pokeza
Infinitives
Positive kupokeza Negative kutopokeza
Imperatives
Singular pokeza Plural pokezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupokeza Positive past positive subject concord + -lipokeza Negative past negative subject concord + -kupokeza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napokeza) Singular Plural 1st person ninapokeza/napokeza tunapokeza 2nd person unapokeza mnapokeza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapokeza wanapokeza other classes positive subject concord + -napokeza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pokezi) Singular Plural 1st person sipokezi hatupokezi 2nd person hupokezi hampokezi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapokezi hawapokezi other classes negative subject concord + -pokezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapokeza Negative future negative subject concord + -tapokeza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pokeze) Singular Plural 1st person nipokeze tupokeze 2nd person upokeze mpokeze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apokeze wapokeze other classes positive subject concord + -pokeze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipokeze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepokeza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepokeza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipokeza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipokeza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apokeza) Singular Plural 1st person napokeza twapokeza 2nd person wapokeza mwapokeza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apokeza wapokeza m-mi(III/IV) wapokeza yapokeza ji-ma(V/VI) lapokeza yapokeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapokeza vyapokeza n(IX/X) yapokeza zapokeza u(XI) wapokeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapokeza pa(XVI) papokeza mu(XVIII) mwapokeza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepokeza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapokeza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japokeza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipokeza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopokeza Consecutive kapokeza / positive subject concord + -kapokeza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapokeze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipokeza -tupokeza 2nd person -kupokeza -wapokeza/-kupokezeni/-wapokezeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpokeza -wapokeza m-mi(III/IV) -upokeza -ipokeza ji-ma(V/VI) -lipokeza -yapokeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipokeza -vipokeza n(IX/X) -ipokeza -zipokeza u(XI) -upokeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupokeza pa(XVI) -papokeza mu(XVIII) -mupokeza Reflexive -jipokeza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pokeza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pokezaye -pokezao m-mi(III/IV) -pokezao -pokezayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pokezalo -pokezayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pokezacho -pokezavyo n(IX/X) -pokezayo -pokezazo u(XI) -pokezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pokezako pa(XVI) -pokezapo mu(XVIII) -pokezamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pokeza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepokeza -opokeza m-mi(III/IV) -opokeza -yopokeza ji-ma(V/VI) -lopokeza -yopokeza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopokeza -vyopokeza n(IX/X) -yopokeza -zopokeza u(XI) -opokeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopokeza pa(XVI) -popokeza mu(XVIII) -mopokeza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Reciprocal: -pokezana