potana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-potana (infinitive kupotana)

1. Reciprocal form of -pota

Conjugation

Conjugation of -potana
Positive present -napotana Subjunctive -potane Negative -potani Imperative singular potana
Infinitives
Positive kupotana Negative kutopotana
Imperatives
Singular potana Plural potaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupotana Positive past positive subject concord + -lipotana Negative past negative subject concord + -kupotana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napotana) Singular Plural 1st person ninapotana/napotana tunapotana 2nd person unapotana mnapotana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapotana wanapotana other classes positive subject concord + -napotana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -potani) Singular Plural 1st person sipotani hatupotani 2nd person hupotani hampotani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapotani hawapotani other classes negative subject concord + -potani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapotana Negative future negative subject concord + -tapotana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -potane) Singular Plural 1st person nipotane tupotane 2nd person upotane mpotane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apotane wapotane other classes positive subject concord + -potane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipotane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepotana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepotana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipotana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipotana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apotana) Singular Plural 1st person napotana twapotana 2nd person wapotana mwapotana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apotana wapotana m-mi(III/IV) wapotana yapotana ji-ma(V/VI) lapotana yapotana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapotana vyapotana n(IX/X) yapotana zapotana u(XI) wapotana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapotana pa(XVI) papotana mu(XVIII) mwapotana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepotana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapotana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japotana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipotana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopotana Consecutive kapotana / positive subject concord + -kapotana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapotane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -potana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -potanaye -potanao m-mi(III/IV) -potanao -potanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -potanalo -potanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -potanacho -potanavyo n(IX/X) -potanayo -potanazo u(XI) -potanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -potanako pa(XVI) -potanapo mu(XVIII) -potanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -potana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepotana -opotana m-mi(III/IV) -opotana -yopotana ji-ma(V/VI) -lopotana -yopotana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopotana -vyopotana n(IX/X) -yopotana -zopotana u(XI) -opotana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopotana pa(XVI) -popotana mu(XVIII) -mopotana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.