pokonya

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pokonya (infinitive kupokonya)

1. to snatch, grab

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pokonya
Positive present -napokonya Subjunctive -pokonye Negative -pokonyi Imperative singular pokonya
Infinitives
Positive kupokonya Negative kutopokonya
Imperatives
Singular pokonya Plural pokonyeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupokonya Positive past positive subject concord + -lipokonya Negative past negative subject concord + -kupokonya
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napokonya) Singular Plural 1st person ninapokonya/napokonya tunapokonya 2nd person unapokonya mnapokonya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapokonya wanapokonya other classes positive subject concord + -napokonya
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pokonyi) Singular Plural 1st person sipokonyi hatupokonyi 2nd person hupokonyi hampokonyi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapokonyi hawapokonyi other classes negative subject concord + -pokonyi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapokonya Negative future negative subject concord + -tapokonya
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pokonye) Singular Plural 1st person nipokonye tupokonye 2nd person upokonye mpokonye 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apokonye wapokonye other classes positive subject concord + -pokonye
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipokonye Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepokonya Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepokonya Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipokonya Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipokonya
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apokonya) Singular Plural 1st person napokonya twapokonya 2nd person wapokonya mwapokonya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apokonya wapokonya m-mi(III/IV) wapokonya yapokonya ji-ma(V/VI) lapokonya yapokonya ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapokonya vyapokonya n(IX/X) yapokonya zapokonya u(XI) wapokonya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapokonya pa(XVI) papokonya mu(XVIII) mwapokonya
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepokonya "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapokonya "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japokonya "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipokonya "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopokonya Consecutive kapokonya / positive subject concord + -kapokonya Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapokonye
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipokonya -tupokonya 2nd person -kupokonya -wapokonya/-kupokonyeni/-wapokonyeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpokonya -wapokonya m-mi(III/IV) -upokonya -ipokonya ji-ma(V/VI) -lipokonya -yapokonya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipokonya -vipokonya n(IX/X) -ipokonya -zipokonya u(XI) -upokonya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupokonya pa(XVI) -papokonya mu(XVIII) -mupokonya Reflexive -jipokonya
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pokonya- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pokonyaye -pokonyao m-mi(III/IV) -pokonyao -pokonyayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pokonyalo -pokonyayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pokonyacho -pokonyavyo n(IX/X) -pokonyayo -pokonyazo u(XI) -pokonyao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pokonyako pa(XVI) -pokonyapo mu(XVIII) -pokonyamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pokonya) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepokonya -opokonya m-mi(III/IV) -opokonya -yopokonya ji-ma(V/VI) -lopokonya -yopokonya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopokonya -vyopokonya n(IX/X) -yopokonya -zopokonya u(XI) -opokonya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopokonya pa(XVI) -popokonya mu(XVIII) -mopokonya
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.