tokeza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tokeza (infinitive kutokeza)

  1. Causative form of -tokea:
    1. to protrude, stick out
    2. to stand out; to be prominent

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tokeza
Positive present -natokeza
Subjunctive -tokeze
Negative -tokezi
Imperative singular tokeza
Infinitives
Positive kutokeza
Negative kutotokeza
Imperatives
Singular tokeza
Plural tokezeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutokeza
Positive past positive subject concord + -litokeza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutokeza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natokeza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatokeza/natokeza tunatokeza
2nd person unatokeza mnatokeza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatokeza wanatokeza
other classes positive subject concord + -natokeza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tokezi)
Singular Plural
1st person sitokezi hatutokezi
2nd person hutokezi hamtokezi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatokezi hawatokezi
other classes negative subject concord + -tokezi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatokeza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatokeza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tokeze)
Singular Plural
1st person nitokeze tutokeze
2nd person utokeze mtokeze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atokeze watokeze
other classes positive subject concord + -tokeze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitokeze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetokeza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetokeza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitokeza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitokeza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atokeza)
Singular Plural
1st person natokeza twatokeza
2nd person watokeza mwatokeza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atokeza watokeza
m-mi(III/IV) watokeza yatokeza
ji-ma(V/VI) latokeza yatokeza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatokeza vyatokeza
n(IX/X) yatokeza zatokeza
u(XI) watokeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatokeza
pa(XVI) patokeza
mu(XVIII) mwatokeza
Perfect positive subject concord + -metokeza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatokeza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatokeza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitokeza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotokeza
Consecutive katokeza / positive subject concord + -katokeza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katokeze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitokeza -tutokeza
2nd person -kutokeza -watokeza/-kutokezeni/-watokezeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtokeza -watokeza
m-mi(III/IV) -utokeza -itokeza
ji-ma(V/VI) -litokeza -yatokeza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitokeza -vitokeza
n(IX/X) -itokeza -zitokeza
u(XI) -utokeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutokeza
pa(XVI) -patokeza
mu(XVIII) -mutokeza
Reflexive -jitokeza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tokeza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tokezaye -tokezao
m-mi(III/IV) -tokezao -tokezayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tokezalo -tokezayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tokezacho -tokezavyo
n(IX/X) -tokezayo -tokezazo
u(XI) -tokezao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tokezako
pa(XVI) -tokezapo
mu(XVIII) -tokezamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tokeza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetokeza -otokeza
m-mi(III/IV) -otokeza -yotokeza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotokeza -yotokeza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotokeza -vyotokeza
n(IX/X) -yotokeza -zotokeza
u(XI) -otokeza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotokeza
pa(XVI) -potokeza
mu(XVIII) -motokeza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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