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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-kojoa (infinitive kukojoa)

  1. to urinate
    Synonym: -tabawali

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -kojoa
Positive present -nakojoa
Subjunctive -kojoe
Negative -kojoi
Imperative singular kojoa
Infinitives
Positive kukojoa
Negative kutokojoa
Imperatives
Singular kojoa
Plural kojoeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukojoa
Positive past positive subject concord + -likojoa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukojoa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakojoa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakojoa/nakojoa tunakojoa
2nd person unakojoa mnakojoa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakojoa wanakojoa
other classes positive subject concord + -nakojoa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kojoi)
Singular Plural
1st person sikojoi hatukojoi
2nd person hukojoi hamkojoi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakojoi hawakojoi
other classes negative subject concord + -kojoi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takojoa
Negative future negative subject concord + -takojoa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kojoe)
Singular Plural
1st person nikojoe tukojoe
2nd person ukojoe mkojoe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akojoe wakojoe
other classes positive subject concord + -kojoe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikojoe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekojoa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekojoa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikojoa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikojoa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akojoa)
Singular Plural
1st person nakojoa twakojoa
2nd person wakojoa mwakojoa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akojoa wakojoa
m-mi(III/IV) wakojoa yakojoa
ji-ma(V/VI) lakojoa yakojoa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakojoa vyakojoa
n(IX/X) yakojoa zakojoa
u(XI) wakojoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakojoa
pa(XVI) pakojoa
mu(XVIII) mwakojoa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekojoa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakojoa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakojoa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikojoa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokojoa
Consecutive kakojoa / positive subject concord + -kakojoa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakojoe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikojoa -tukojoa
2nd person -kukojoa -wakojoa/-kukojoeni/-wakojoeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkojoa -wakojoa
m-mi(III/IV) -ukojoa -ikojoa
ji-ma(V/VI) -likojoa -yakojoa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikojoa -vikojoa
n(IX/X) -ikojoa -zikojoa
u(XI) -ukojoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukojoa
pa(XVI) -pakojoa
mu(XVIII) -mukojoa
Reflexive -jikojoa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kojoa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kojoaye -kojoao
m-mi(III/IV) -kojoao -kojoayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -kojoalo -kojoayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kojoacho -kojoavyo
n(IX/X) -kojoayo -kojoazo
u(XI) -kojoao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kojoako
pa(XVI) -kojoapo
mu(XVIII) -kojoamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kojoa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekojoa -okojoa
m-mi(III/IV) -okojoa -yokojoa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokojoa -yokojoa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokojoa -vyokojoa
n(IX/X) -yokojoa -zokojoa
u(XI) -okojoa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokojoa
pa(XVI) -pokojoa
mu(XVIII) -mokojoa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.