ponyoka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ponyoka (infinitive kuponyoka)

  1. to slip (especially out of the hand)
  2. to escape

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ponyoka
Positive present -naponyoka
Subjunctive -ponyoke
Negative -ponyoki
Imperative singular ponyoka
Infinitives
Positive kuponyoka
Negative kutoponyoka
Imperatives
Singular ponyoka
Plural ponyokeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huponyoka
Positive past positive subject concord + -liponyoka
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuponyoka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naponyoka)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaponyoka/naponyoka tunaponyoka
2nd person unaponyoka mnaponyoka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaponyoka wanaponyoka
other classes positive subject concord + -naponyoka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ponyoki)
Singular Plural
1st person siponyoki hatuponyoki
2nd person huponyoki hamponyoki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haponyoki hawaponyoki
other classes negative subject concord + -ponyoki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taponyoka
Negative future negative subject concord + -taponyoka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ponyoke)
Singular Plural
1st person niponyoke tuponyoke
2nd person uponyoke mponyoke
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aponyoke waponyoke
other classes positive subject concord + -ponyoke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siponyoke
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeponyoka
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeponyoka
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliponyoka
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliponyoka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aponyoka)
Singular Plural
1st person naponyoka twaponyoka
2nd person waponyoka mwaponyoka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aponyoka waponyoka
m-mi(III/IV) waponyoka yaponyoka
ji-ma(V/VI) laponyoka yaponyoka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaponyoka vyaponyoka
n(IX/X) yaponyoka zaponyoka
u(XI) waponyoka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaponyoka
pa(XVI) paponyoka
mu(XVIII) mwaponyoka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meponyoka
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaponyoka
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japonyoka
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiponyoka
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoponyoka
Consecutive kaponyoka / positive subject concord + -kaponyoka
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaponyoke
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niponyoka -tuponyoka
2nd person -kuponyoka -waponyoka/-kuponyokeni/-waponyokeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mponyoka -waponyoka
m-mi(III/IV) -uponyoka -iponyoka
ji-ma(V/VI) -liponyoka -yaponyoka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiponyoka -viponyoka
n(IX/X) -iponyoka -ziponyoka
u(XI) -uponyoka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuponyoka
pa(XVI) -paponyoka
mu(XVIII) -muponyoka
Reflexive -jiponyoka
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ponyoka- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ponyokaye -ponyokao
m-mi(III/IV) -ponyokao -ponyokayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ponyokalo -ponyokayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ponyokacho -ponyokavyo
n(IX/X) -ponyokayo -ponyokazo
u(XI) -ponyokao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ponyokako
pa(XVI) -ponyokapo
mu(XVIII) -ponyokamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ponyoka)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeponyoka -oponyoka
m-mi(III/IV) -oponyoka -yoponyoka
ji-ma(V/VI) -loponyoka -yoponyoka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choponyoka -vyoponyoka
n(IX/X) -yoponyoka -zoponyoka
u(XI) -oponyoka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koponyoka
pa(XVI) -poponyoka
mu(XVIII) -moponyoka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.