tokesha

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-tokesha (infinitive kutokesha)

  1. Causative form of -toka

Conjugation

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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.