okota

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-okota (infinitive kuokota)

  1. to find, pick up

Conjugation

Conjugation of -okota
Positive present -naokota
Subjunctive -okote
Negative -okoti
Imperative singular okota
Infinitives
Positive kuokota
Negative kutookota
Imperatives
Singular okota
Plural okoteni
Tensed forms
Habitual huokota
Positive past positive subject concord + -liokota
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuokota
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naokota)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaokota/naokota tunaokota
2nd person unaokota mnaokota
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaokota wanaokota
other classes positive subject concord + -naokota
Negative present (negative subject concord + -okoti)
Singular Plural
1st person siokoti hatuokoti
2nd person huokoti hamwokoti
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haokoti hawaokoti
other classes negative subject concord + -okoti
Positive future positive subject concord + -taokota
Negative future negative subject concord + -taokota
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -okote)
Singular Plural
1st person niokote tuokote
2nd person uokote mwokote
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aokote waokote
other classes positive subject concord + -okote
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siokote
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeokota
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeokota
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliokota
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliokota
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aokota)
Singular Plural
1st person naokota twaokota
2nd person waokota mwaokota
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aokota waokota
m-mi(III/IV) waokota yaokota
ji-ma(V/VI) laokota yaokota
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaokota vyaokota
n(IX/X) yaokota zaokota
u(XI) waokota see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaokota
pa(XVI) paokota
mu(XVIII) mwaokota
Perfect positive subject concord + -meokota
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaokota
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaokota
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiokota
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipookota
Consecutive kaokota / positive subject concord + -kaokota
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaokote
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niokota -tuokota
2nd person -kuokota -waokota/-kuokoteni/-waokoteni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwokota -waokota
m-mi(III/IV) -uokota -iokota
ji-ma(V/VI) -liokota -yaokota
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiokota -viokota
n(IX/X) -iokota -ziokota
u(XI) -uokota see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuokota
pa(XVI) -paokota
mu(XVIII) -muokota
Reflexive -jiokota
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -okota- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -okotaye -okotao
m-mi(III/IV) -okotao -okotayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -okotalo -okotayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -okotacho -okotavyo
n(IX/X) -okotayo -okotazo
u(XI) -okotao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -okotako
pa(XVI) -okotapo
mu(XVIII) -okotamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -okota)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeokota -ookota
m-mi(III/IV) -ookota -yookota
ji-ma(V/VI) -lookota -yookota
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chookota -vyookota
n(IX/X) -yookota -zookota
u(XI) -ookota see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kookota
pa(XVI) -pookota
mu(XVIII) -mookota
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.