Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tohoa (infinitive kutohoa)
- to adapt, modify
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tohoa
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| Positive present
|
-natohoa
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| Subjunctive
|
-tohoe
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| Negative
|
-tohoi
|
| Imperative singular
|
tohoa
|
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kutohoa
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| Negative
|
kutotohoa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
tohoa
|
| Plural
|
tohoeni
|
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hutohoa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -litohoa
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kutohoa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natohoa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninatohoa/natohoa
|
tunatohoa
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| 2nd person
|
unatohoa
|
mnatohoa
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anatohoa
|
wanatohoa
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -natohoa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tohoi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
sitohoi
|
hatutohoi
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| 2nd person
|
hutohoi
|
hamtohoi
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hatohoi
|
hawatohoi
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -tohoi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tatohoa
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tatohoa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tohoe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nitohoe
|
tutohoe
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| 2nd person
|
utohoe
|
mtohoe
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
atohoe
|
watohoe
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -tohoe
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sitohoe
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngetohoa
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singetohoa
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalitohoa
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalitohoa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atohoa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
natohoa
|
twatohoa
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| 2nd person
|
watohoa
|
mwatohoa
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
atohoa
|
watohoa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
watohoa
|
yatohoa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
latohoa
|
yatohoa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chatohoa
|
vyatohoa
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| n(IX/X)
|
yatohoa
|
zatohoa
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| u(XI)
|
watohoa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwatohoa
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| pa(XVI)
|
patohoa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwatohoa
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -metohoa
|
| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatohoa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatohoa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitohoa
|
| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotohoa
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| Consecutive
|
katohoa / positive subject concord + -katohoa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -katohoe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nitohoa
|
-tutohoa
|
| 2nd person
|
-kutohoa
|
-watohoa/-kutohoeni/-watohoeni
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mtohoa
|
-watohoa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-utohoa
|
-itohoa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-litohoa
|
-yatohoa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kitohoa
|
-vitohoa
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| n(IX/X)
|
-itohoa
|
-zitohoa
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| u(XI)
|
-utohoa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kutohoa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-patohoa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mutohoa
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| Reflexive
|
-jitohoa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tohoa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-tohoaye
|
-tohoao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-tohoao
|
-tohoayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-tohoalo
|
-tohoayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-tohoacho
|
-tohoavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-tohoayo
|
-tohoazo
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| u(XI)
|
-tohoao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-tohoako
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-tohoapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-tohoamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tohoa)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yetohoa
|
-otohoa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-otohoa
|
-yotohoa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lotohoa
|
-yotohoa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chotohoa
|
-vyotohoa
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yotohoa
|
-zotohoa
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| u(XI)
|
-otohoa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kotohoa
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| pa(XVI)
|
-potohoa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-motohoa
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| 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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