kopesha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kopesha (infinitive kukopesha)

1. Causative form of -kopa: to lend

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kopesha
Positive present -nakopesha Subjunctive -kopeshe Negative -kopeshi Imperative singular kopesha
Infinitives
Positive kukopesha Negative kutokopesha
Imperatives
Singular kopesha Plural kopesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukopesha Positive past positive subject concord + -likopesha Negative past negative subject concord + -kukopesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakopesha) Singular Plural 1st person ninakopesha/nakopesha tunakopesha 2nd person unakopesha mnakopesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakopesha wanakopesha other classes positive subject concord + -nakopesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kopeshi) Singular Plural 1st person sikopeshi hatukopeshi 2nd person hukopeshi hamkopeshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakopeshi hawakopeshi other classes negative subject concord + -kopeshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takopesha Negative future negative subject concord + -takopesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kopeshe) Singular Plural 1st person nikopeshe tukopeshe 2nd person ukopeshe mkopeshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akopeshe wakopeshe other classes positive subject concord + -kopeshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikopeshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekopesha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekopesha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikopesha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikopesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akopesha) Singular Plural 1st person nakopesha twakopesha 2nd person wakopesha mwakopesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akopesha wakopesha m-mi(III/IV) wakopesha yakopesha ji-ma(V/VI) lakopesha yakopesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakopesha vyakopesha n(IX/X) yakopesha zakopesha u(XI) wakopesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakopesha pa(XVI) pakopesha mu(XVIII) mwakopesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekopesha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakopesha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakopesha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikopesha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokopesha Consecutive kakopesha / positive subject concord + -kakopesha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakopeshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikopesha -tukopesha 2nd person -kukopesha -wakopesha/-kukopesheni/-wakopesheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkopesha -wakopesha m-mi(III/IV) -ukopesha -ikopesha ji-ma(V/VI) -likopesha -yakopesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikopesha -vikopesha n(IX/X) -ikopesha -zikopesha u(XI) -ukopesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukopesha pa(XVI) -pakopesha mu(XVIII) -mukopesha Reflexive -jikopesha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kopesha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kopeshaye -kopeshao m-mi(III/IV) -kopeshao -kopeshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kopeshalo -kopeshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kopeshacho -kopeshavyo n(IX/X) -kopeshayo -kopeshazo u(XI) -kopeshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopeshako pa(XVI) -kopeshapo mu(XVIII) -kopeshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kopesha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekopesha -okopesha m-mi(III/IV) -okopesha -yokopesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lokopesha -yokopesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokopesha -vyokopesha n(IX/X) -yokopesha -zokopesha u(XI) -okopesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokopesha pa(XVI) -pokopesha mu(XVIII) -mokopesha
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:
  • Other formations: -kopesha riba

• Nominal derivations:
  • mkopeshaji (“lender”)