Swahili
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Pronunciation
Verb
-kojoa (infinitive kukojoa)
- to urinate
- Synonym: -tabawali
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kojoa
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| Positive present
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-nakojoa
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| Subjunctive
|
-kojoe
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| Negative
|
-kojoi
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| Imperative singular
|
kojoa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kukojoa
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| Negative
|
kutokojoa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
kojoa
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| Plural
|
kojoeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukojoa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -likojoa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukojoa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakojoa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakojoa/nakojoa
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tunakojoa
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| 2nd person
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unakojoa
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mnakojoa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anakojoa
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wanakojoa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakojoa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kojoi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikojoi
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hatukojoi
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| 2nd person
|
hukojoi
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hamkojoi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
hakojoi
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hawakojoi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kojoi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -takojoa
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -takojoa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kojoe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikojoe
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tukojoe
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| 2nd person
|
ukojoe
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mkojoe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
akojoe
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wakojoe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kojoe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikojoe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekojoa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekojoa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikojoa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikojoa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akojoa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakojoa
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twakojoa
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| 2nd person
|
wakojoa
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mwakojoa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
akojoa
|
wakojoa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wakojoa
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yakojoa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lakojoa
|
yakojoa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chakojoa
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vyakojoa
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| n(IX/X)
|
yakojoa
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zakojoa
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| u(XI)
|
wakojoa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwakojoa
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| pa(XVI)
|
pakojoa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwakojoa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekojoa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakojoa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakojoa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikojoa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokojoa
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| Consecutive
|
kakojoa / positive subject concord + -kakojoa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakojoe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nikojoa
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-tukojoa
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| 2nd person
|
-kukojoa
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-wakojoa/-kukojoeni/-wakojoeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mkojoa
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-wakojoa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ukojoa
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-ikojoa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likojoa
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-yakojoa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kikojoa
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-vikojoa
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ikojoa
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-zikojoa
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| u(XI)
|
-ukojoa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukojoa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakojoa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mukojoa
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| Reflexive
|
-jikojoa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kojoa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-kojoaye
|
-kojoao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kojoao
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-kojoayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-kojoalo
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-kojoayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kojoacho
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-kojoavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-kojoayo
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-kojoazo
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| u(XI)
|
-kojoao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kojoako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-kojoapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-kojoamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kojoa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekojoa
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-okojoa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-okojoa
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-yokojoa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokojoa
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-yokojoa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chokojoa
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-vyokojoa
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yokojoa
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-zokojoa
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| u(XI)
|
-okojoa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kokojoa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pokojoa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mokojoa
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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