toroka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-toroka (infinitive kutoroka)

1. to flee, to run away

   Synonyms: -kimbia, -feleti

2. to escape

Conjugation

Conjugation of -toroka
Positive present -natoroka Subjunctive -toroke Negative -toroki Imperative singular toroka
Infinitives
Positive kutoroka Negative kutotoroka
Imperatives
Singular toroka Plural torokeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutoroka Positive past positive subject concord + -litoroka Negative past negative subject concord + -kutoroka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natoroka) Singular Plural 1st person ninatoroka/natoroka tunatoroka 2nd person unatoroka mnatoroka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatoroka wanatoroka other classes positive subject concord + -natoroka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -toroki) Singular Plural 1st person sitoroki hatutoroki 2nd person hutoroki hamtoroki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatoroki hawatoroki other classes negative subject concord + -toroki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatoroka Negative future negative subject concord + -tatoroka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -toroke) Singular Plural 1st person nitoroke tutoroke 2nd person utoroke mtoroke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atoroke watoroke other classes positive subject concord + -toroke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitoroke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetoroka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetoroka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitoroka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitoroka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atoroka) Singular Plural 1st person natoroka twatoroka 2nd person watoroka mwatoroka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atoroka watoroka m-mi(III/IV) watoroka yatoroka ji-ma(V/VI) latoroka yatoroka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatoroka vyatoroka n(IX/X) yatoroka zatoroka u(XI) watoroka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatoroka pa(XVI) patoroka mu(XVIII) mwatoroka
Perfect positive subject concord + -metoroka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatoroka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatoroka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitoroka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotoroka Consecutive katoroka / positive subject concord + -katoroka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katoroke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitoroka -tutoroka 2nd person -kutoroka -watoroka/-kutorokeni/-watorokeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtoroka -watoroka m-mi(III/IV) -utoroka -itoroka ji-ma(V/VI) -litoroka -yatoroka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitoroka -vitoroka n(IX/X) -itoroka -zitoroka u(XI) -utoroka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutoroka pa(XVI) -patoroka mu(XVIII) -mutoroka Reflexive -jitoroka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -toroka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -torokaye -torokao m-mi(III/IV) -torokao -torokayo ji-ma(V/VI) -torokalo -torokayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -torokacho -torokavyo n(IX/X) -torokayo -torokazo u(XI) -torokao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -torokako pa(XVI) -torokapo mu(XVIII) -torokamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -toroka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetoroka -otoroka m-mi(III/IV) -otoroka -yotoroka ji-ma(V/VI) -lotoroka -yotoroka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotoroka -vyotoroka n(IX/X) -yotoroka -zotoroka u(XI) -otoroka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotoroka pa(XVI) -potoroka mu(XVIII) -motoroka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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