dokeza

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-dokeza (infinitive kudokeza)

  1. to suggest, allude, imply, give a hint

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -dokeza
Positive present -nadokeza
Subjunctive -dokeze
Negative -dokezi
Imperative singular dokeza
Infinitives
Positive kudokeza
Negative kutodokeza
Imperatives
Singular dokeza
Plural dokezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudokeza
Positive past positive subject concord + -lidokeza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kudokeza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadokeza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninadokeza/nadokeza tunadokeza
2nd person unadokeza mnadokeza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadokeza wanadokeza
other classes positive subject concord + -nadokeza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dokezi)
Singular Plural
1st person sidokezi hatudokezi
2nd person hudokezi hamdokezi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadokezi hawadokezi
other classes negative subject concord + -dokezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadokeza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tadokeza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dokeze)
Singular Plural
1st person nidokeze tudokeze
2nd person udokeze mdokeze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adokeze wadokeze
other classes positive subject concord + -dokeze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidokeze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedokeza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedokeza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidokeza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidokeza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adokeza)
Singular Plural
1st person nadokeza twadokeza
2nd person wadokeza mwadokeza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) adokeza wadokeza
m-mi(III/IV) wadokeza yadokeza
ji-ma(V/VI) ladokeza yadokeza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadokeza vyadokeza
n(IX/X) yadokeza zadokeza
u(XI) wadokeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwadokeza
pa(XVI) padokeza
mu(XVIII) mwadokeza
Perfect positive subject concord + -medokeza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshadokeza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadokeza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kidokeza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipodokeza
Consecutive kadokeza / positive subject concord + -kadokeza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadokeze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nidokeza -tudokeza
2nd person -kudokeza -wadokeza/-kudokezeni/-wadokezeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdokeza -wadokeza
m-mi(III/IV) -udokeza -idokeza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lidokeza -yadokeza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidokeza -vidokeza
n(IX/X) -idokeza -zidokeza
u(XI) -udokeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kudokeza
pa(XVI) -padokeza
mu(XVIII) -mudokeza
Reflexive -jidokeza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dokeza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -dokezaye -dokezao
m-mi(III/IV) -dokezao -dokezayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -dokezalo -dokezayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dokezacho -dokezavyo
n(IX/X) -dokezayo -dokezazo
u(XI) -dokezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -dokezako
pa(XVI) -dokezapo
mu(XVIII) -dokezamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dokeza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yedokeza -odokeza
m-mi(III/IV) -odokeza -yodokeza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lodokeza -yodokeza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodokeza -vyodokeza
n(IX/X) -yodokeza -zodokeza
u(XI) -odokeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kodokeza
pa(XVI) -podokeza
mu(XVIII) -modokeza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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