potewa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-potewa (infinitive kupotewa)

1. Passive form of -pota

Conjugation

Conjugation of -potewa
Positive present -napotewa Subjunctive -potewe Negative -potewi Imperative singular potewa
Infinitives
Positive kupotewa Negative kutopotewa
Imperatives
Singular potewa Plural poteweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupotewa Positive past positive subject concord + -lipotewa Negative past negative subject concord + -kupotewa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napotewa) Singular Plural 1st person ninapotewa/napotewa tunapotewa 2nd person unapotewa mnapotewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapotewa wanapotewa other classes positive subject concord + -napotewa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -potewi) Singular Plural 1st person sipotewi hatupotewi 2nd person hupotewi hampotewi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapotewi hawapotewi other classes negative subject concord + -potewi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapotewa Negative future negative subject concord + -tapotewa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -potewe) Singular Plural 1st person nipotewe tupotewe 2nd person upotewe mpotewe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apotewe wapotewe other classes positive subject concord + -potewe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipotewe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepotewa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepotewa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipotewa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipotewa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apotewa) Singular Plural 1st person napotewa twapotewa 2nd person wapotewa mwapotewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apotewa wapotewa m-mi(III/IV) wapotewa yapotewa ji-ma(V/VI) lapotewa yapotewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapotewa vyapotewa n(IX/X) yapotewa zapotewa u(XI) wapotewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapotewa pa(XVI) papotewa mu(XVIII) mwapotewa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepotewa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapotewa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japotewa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipotewa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopotewa Consecutive kapotewa / positive subject concord + -kapotewa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapotewe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipotewa -tupotewa 2nd person -kupotewa -wapotewa/-kupoteweni/-wapoteweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpotewa -wapotewa m-mi(III/IV) -upotewa -ipotewa ji-ma(V/VI) -lipotewa -yapotewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipotewa -vipotewa n(IX/X) -ipotewa -zipotewa u(XI) -upotewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupotewa pa(XVI) -papotewa mu(XVIII) -mupotewa Reflexive -jipotewa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -potewa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -potewaye -potewao m-mi(III/IV) -potewao -potewayo ji-ma(V/VI) -potewalo -potewayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -potewacho -potewavyo n(IX/X) -potewayo -potewazo u(XI) -potewao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -potewako pa(XVI) -potewapo mu(XVIII) -potewamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -potewa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepotewa -opotewa m-mi(III/IV) -opotewa -yopotewa ji-ma(V/VI) -lopotewa -yopotewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopotewa -vyopotewa n(IX/X) -yopotewa -zopotewa u(XI) -opotewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopotewa pa(XVI) -popotewa mu(XVIII) -mopotewa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.