ng'ota

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ng'ota (infinitive kung'ota)

1. to rap (e.g. on a door)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ng'ota
Positive present -nang'ota Subjunctive -ng'ote Negative -ng'oti Imperative singular ng'ota
Infinitives
Positive kung'ota Negative kutong'ota
Imperatives
Singular ng'ota Plural ng'oteni
Tensed forms
Habitual hung'ota Positive past positive subject concord + -ling'ota Negative past negative subject concord + -kung'ota
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nang'ota) Singular Plural 1st person ninang'ota/nang'ota tunang'ota 2nd person unang'ota mnang'ota 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anang'ota wanang'ota other classes positive subject concord + -nang'ota
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ng'oti) Singular Plural 1st person sing'oti hatung'oti 2nd person hung'oti hamng'oti 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hang'oti hawang'oti other classes negative subject concord + -ng'oti
Positive future positive subject concord + -tang'ota Negative future negative subject concord + -tang'ota
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ng'ote) Singular Plural 1st person ning'ote tung'ote 2nd person ung'ote mng'ote 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ang'ote wang'ote other classes positive subject concord + -ng'ote
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sing'ote Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeng'ota Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeng'ota Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaling'ota Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaling'ota
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ang'ota) Singular Plural 1st person nang'ota twang'ota 2nd person wang'ota mwang'ota 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ang'ota wang'ota m-mi(III/IV) wang'ota yang'ota ji-ma(V/VI) lang'ota yang'ota ki-vi(VII/VIII) chang'ota vyang'ota n(IX/X) yang'ota zang'ota u(XI) wang'ota see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwang'ota pa(XVI) pang'ota mu(XVIII) mwang'ota
Perfect positive subject concord + -meng'ota "Already" positive subject concord + -meshang'ota "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jang'ota "If/When" positive subject concord + -king'ota "If not" positive subject concord + -sipong'ota Consecutive kang'ota / positive subject concord + -kang'ota Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kang'ote
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ning'ota -tung'ota 2nd person -kung'ota -wang'ota/-kung'oteni/-wang'oteni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mng'ota -wang'ota m-mi(III/IV) -ung'ota -ing'ota ji-ma(V/VI) -ling'ota -yang'ota ki-vi(VII/VIII) -king'ota -ving'ota n(IX/X) -ing'ota -zing'ota u(XI) -ung'ota see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kung'ota pa(XVI) -pang'ota mu(XVIII) -mung'ota Reflexive -jing'ota
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ng'ota- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ng'otaye -ng'otao m-mi(III/IV) -ng'otao -ng'otayo ji-ma(V/VI) -ng'otalo -ng'otayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ng'otacho -ng'otavyo n(IX/X) -ng'otayo -ng'otazo u(XI) -ng'otao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ng'otako pa(XVI) -ng'otapo mu(XVIII) -ng'otamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ng'ota) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeng'ota -ong'ota m-mi(III/IV) -ong'ota -yong'ota ji-ma(V/VI) -long'ota -yong'ota ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chong'ota -vyong'ota n(IX/X) -yong'ota -zong'ota u(XI) -ong'ota see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kong'ota pa(XVI) -pong'ota mu(XVIII) -mong'ota
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.