ponea

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ponea (infinitive kuponea)

1. Applicative form of -pona

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ponea
Positive present -naponea Subjunctive -ponee Negative -ponei Imperative singular ponea
Infinitives
Positive kuponea Negative kutoponea
Imperatives
Singular ponea Plural poneeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huponea Positive past positive subject concord + -liponea Negative past negative subject concord + -kuponea
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naponea) Singular Plural 1st person ninaponea/naponea tunaponea 2nd person unaponea mnaponea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaponea wanaponea other classes positive subject concord + -naponea
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ponei) Singular Plural 1st person siponei hatuponei 2nd person huponei hamponei 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haponei hawaponei other classes negative subject concord + -ponei
Positive future positive subject concord + -taponea Negative future negative subject concord + -taponea
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ponee) Singular Plural 1st person niponee tuponee 2nd person uponee mponee 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aponee waponee other classes positive subject concord + -ponee
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siponee Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeponea Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeponea Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliponea Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliponea
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aponea) Singular Plural 1st person naponea twaponea 2nd person waponea mwaponea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aponea waponea m-mi(III/IV) waponea yaponea ji-ma(V/VI) laponea yaponea ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaponea vyaponea n(IX/X) yaponea zaponea u(XI) waponea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaponea pa(XVI) paponea mu(XVIII) mwaponea
Perfect positive subject concord + -meponea "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaponea "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japonea "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiponea "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoponea Consecutive kaponea / positive subject concord + -kaponea Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaponee
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niponea -tuponea 2nd person -kuponea -waponea/-kuponeeni/-waponeeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mponea -waponea m-mi(III/IV) -uponea -iponea ji-ma(V/VI) -liponea -yaponea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiponea -viponea n(IX/X) -iponea -ziponea u(XI) -uponea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuponea pa(XVI) -paponea mu(XVIII) -muponea Reflexive -jiponea
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ponea- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -poneaye -poneao m-mi(III/IV) -poneao -poneayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ponealo -poneayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -poneacho -poneavyo n(IX/X) -poneayo -poneazo u(XI) -poneao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -poneako pa(XVI) -poneapo mu(XVIII) -poneamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ponea) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeponea -oponea m-mi(III/IV) -oponea -yoponea ji-ma(V/VI) -loponea -yoponea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choponea -vyoponea n(IX/X) -yoponea -zoponea u(XI) -oponea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koponea pa(XVI) -poponea mu(XVIII) -moponea
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: -ponea chupuchupu