tokesha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tokesha (infinitive kutokesha)

1. Causative form of -toka

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tokesha
Positive present -natokesha Subjunctive -tokeshe Negative -tokeshi Imperative singular tokesha
Infinitives
Positive kutokesha Negative kutotokesha
Imperatives
Singular tokesha Plural tokesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutokesha Positive past positive subject concord + -litokesha Negative past negative subject concord + -kutokesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natokesha) Singular Plural 1st person ninatokesha/natokesha tunatokesha 2nd person unatokesha mnatokesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatokesha wanatokesha other classes positive subject concord + -natokesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tokeshi) Singular Plural 1st person sitokeshi hatutokeshi 2nd person hutokeshi hamtokeshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatokeshi hawatokeshi other classes negative subject concord + -tokeshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatokesha Negative future negative subject concord + -tatokesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tokeshe) Singular Plural 1st person nitokeshe tutokeshe 2nd person utokeshe mtokeshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atokeshe watokeshe other classes positive subject concord + -tokeshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitokeshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetokesha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetokesha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitokesha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitokesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atokesha) Singular Plural 1st person natokesha twatokesha 2nd person watokesha mwatokesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atokesha watokesha m-mi(III/IV) watokesha yatokesha ji-ma(V/VI) latokesha yatokesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatokesha vyatokesha n(IX/X) yatokesha zatokesha u(XI) watokesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatokesha pa(XVI) patokesha mu(XVIII) mwatokesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -metokesha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatokesha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatokesha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitokesha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotokesha Consecutive katokesha / positive subject concord + -katokesha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katokeshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitokesha -tutokesha 2nd person -kutokesha -watokesha/-kutokesheni/-watokesheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtokesha -watokesha m-mi(III/IV) -utokesha -itokesha ji-ma(V/VI) -litokesha -yatokesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitokesha -vitokesha n(IX/X) -itokesha -zitokesha u(XI) -utokesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutokesha pa(XVI) -patokesha mu(XVIII) -mutokesha Reflexive -jitokesha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tokesha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tokeshaye -tokeshao m-mi(III/IV) -tokeshao -tokeshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tokeshalo -tokeshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tokeshacho -tokeshavyo n(IX/X) -tokeshayo -tokeshazo u(XI) -tokeshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tokeshako pa(XVI) -tokeshapo mu(XVIII) -tokeshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tokesha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetokesha -otokesha m-mi(III/IV) -otokesha -yotokesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lotokesha -yotokesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotokesha -vyotokesha n(IX/X) -yotokesha -zotokesha u(XI) -otokesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotokesha pa(XVI) -potokesha mu(XVIII) -motokesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.