Swahili
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Pronunciation
Verb
-pokea (infinitive kupokea)
- to receive, welcome, get
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -pokea
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| Positive present
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-napokea
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| Subjunctive
|
-pokee
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| Negative
|
-pokei
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| Imperative singular
|
pokea
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kupokea
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| Negative
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kutopokea
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
pokea
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| Plural
|
pokeeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupokea
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lipokea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupokea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napokea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapokea/napokea
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tunapokea
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| 2nd person
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unapokea
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mnapokea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anapokea
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wanapokea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napokea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pokei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipokei
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hatupokei
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| 2nd person
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hupokei
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hampokei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapokei
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hawapokei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -pokei
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tapokea
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tapokea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pokee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipokee
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tupokee
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| 2nd person
|
upokee
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mpokee
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
apokee
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wapokee
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -pokee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipokee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepokea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepokea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipokea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipokea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apokea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napokea
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twapokea
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| 2nd person
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wapokea
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mwapokea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
apokea
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wapokea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapokea
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yapokea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lapokea
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yapokea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chapokea
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vyapokea
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| n(IX/X)
|
yapokea
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zapokea
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| u(XI)
|
wapokea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwapokea
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| pa(XVI)
|
papokea
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwapokea
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mepokea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapokea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japokea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipokea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopokea
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| Consecutive
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kapokea / positive subject concord + -kapokea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kapokee
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nipokea
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-tupokea
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| 2nd person
|
-kupokea
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-wapokea/-kupokeeni/-wapokeeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mpokea
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-wapokea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upokea
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-ipokea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipokea
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-yapokea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kipokea
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-vipokea
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ipokea
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-zipokea
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| u(XI)
|
-upokea
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kupokea
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| pa(XVI)
|
-papokea
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mupokea
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| Reflexive
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-jipokea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pokea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-pokeaye
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-pokeao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-pokeao
|
-pokeayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-pokealo
|
-pokeayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-pokeacho
|
-pokeavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-pokeayo
|
-pokeazo
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| u(XI)
|
-pokeao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-pokeako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pokeapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-pokeamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pokea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepokea
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-opokea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opokea
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-yopokea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopokea
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-yopokea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chopokea
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-vyopokea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopokea
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-zopokea
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| u(XI)
|
-opokea
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kopokea
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| pa(XVI)
|
-popokea
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mopokea
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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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