potana

Swahili

Verb

-potana (infinitive kupotana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -pota

Conjugation

Conjugation of -potana
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kupotana kutopotana
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative potana potaneni
Habitual hupotana
Complex finite forms
Polarity Persons Persons / Classes Classes
1st 2nd 3rd / M-wa M-mi Ma Ki-vi N U Ku Pa Mu
Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. / 1 Pl. / 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 / 14 15 / 17 16 18
Past
Positive nilipotana
nalipotana		 tulipotana
twalipotana		 ulipotana
walipotana		 mlipotana
mwalipotana		 alipotana walipotana ulipotana ilipotana lilipotana yalipotana kilipotana vilipotana ilipotana zilipotana ulipotana kulipotana palipotana mulipotana
Relative niliopotana
naliopotana		 tuliopotana
twaliopotana		 uliopotana
waliopotana		 mliopotana
mwaliopotana		 aliopotana waliopotana uliopotana iliopotana liliopotana yaliopotana kiliopotana viliopotana iliopotana ziliopotana uliopotana kuliopotana paliopotana muliopotana
Negative sikupotana hatukupotana hukupotana hamkupotana hakupotana hawakupotana haukupotana haikupotana halikupotana hayakupotana hakikupotana havikupotana haikupotana hazikupotana haukupotana hakukupotana hapakupotana hamukupotana
Present
Positive ninapotana
napotana		 tunapotana unapotana mnapotana anapotana wanapotana unapotana inapotana linapotana yanapotana kinapotana vinapotana inapotana zinapotana unapotana kunapotana panapotana munapotana
Relative ninaopotana
naopotana		 tunaopotana unaopotana mnaopotana anaopotana wanaopotana unaopotana inaopotana linaopotana yanaopotana kinaopotana vinaopotana inaopotana zinaopotana unaopotana kunaopotana panaopotana munaopotana
Negative sipotani hatupotani hupotani hampotani hapotani hawapotani haupotani haipotani halipotani hayapotani hakipotani havipotani haipotani hazipotani haupotani hakupotani hapapotani hamupotani
Future
Positive nitapotana tutapotana utapotana mtapotana atapotana watapotana utapotana itapotana litapotana yatapotana kitapotana vitapotana itapotana zitapotana utapotana kutapotana patapotana mutapotana
Relative nitakaopotana tutakaopotana utakaopotana mtakaopotana atakaopotana watakaopotana utakaopotana itakaopotana litakaopotana yatakaopotana kitakaopotana vitakaopotana itakaopotana zitakaopotana utakaopotana kutakaopotana patakaopotana mutakaopotana
Negative sitapotana hatutapotana hutapotana hamtapotana hatapotana hawatapotana hautapotana haitapotana halitapotana hayatapotana hakitapotana havitapotana haitapotana hazitapotana hautapotana hakutapotana hapatapotana hamutapotana
Subjunctive
Positive nipotane tupotane upotane mpotane apotane wapotane upotane ipotane lipotane yapotane kipotane vipotane ipotane zipotane upotane kupotane papotane mupotane
Negative nisipotane tusipotane usipotane msipotane asipotane wasipotane usipotane isipotane lisipotane yasipotane kisipotane visipotane isipotane zisipotane usipotane kusipotane pasipotane musipotane
Present Conditional
Positive ningepotana tungepotana ungepotana mngepotana angepotana wangepotana ungepotana ingepotana lingepotana yangepotana kingepotana vingepotana ingepotana zingepotana ungepotana kungepotana pangepotana mungepotana
Negative nisingepotana
singepotana		 tusingepotana
hatungepotana		 usingepotana
hungepotana		 msingepotana
hamngepotana		 asingepotana
hangepotana		 wasingepotana
hawangepotana		 usingepotana
haungepotana		 isingepotana
haingepotana		 lisingepotana
halingepotana		 yasingepotana
hayangepotana		 kisingepotana
hakingepotana		 visingepotana
havingepotana		 isingepotana
haingepotana		 zisingepotana
hazingepotana		 usingepotana
haungepotana		 kusingepotana
hakungepotana		 pasingepotana
hapangepotana		 musingepotana
hamungepotana
Past Conditional
Positive ningalipotana tungalipotana ungalipotana mngalipotana angalipotana wangalipotana ungalipotana ingalipotana lingalipotana yangalipotana kingalipotana vingalipotana ingalipotana zingalipotana ungalipotana kungalipotana pangalipotana mungalipotana
Negative nisingalipotana
singalipotana		 tusingalipotana
hatungalipotana		 usingalipotana
hungalipotana		 msingalipotana
hamngalipotana		 asingalipotana
hangalipotana		 wasingalipotana
hawangalipotana		 usingalipotana
haungalipotana		 isingalipotana
haingalipotana		 lisingalipotana
halingalipotana		 yasingalipotana
hayangalipotana		 kisingalipotana
hakingalipotana		 visingalipotana
havingalipotana		 isingalipotana
haingalipotana		 zisingalipotana
hazingalipotana		 usingalipotana
haungalipotana		 kusingalipotana
hakungalipotana		 pasingalipotana
hapangalipotana		 musingalipotana
hamungalipotana
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningelipotana tungelipotana ungelipotana mngelipotana angelipotana wangelipotana ungelipotana ingelipotana lingelipotana yangelipotana kingelipotana vingelipotana ingelipotana zingelipotana ungelipotana kungelipotana pangelipotana mungelipotana
General Relative
Positive nipotanao tupotanao upotanao mpotanao apotanao wapotanao upotanao ipotanao lipotanao yapotanao kipotanao vipotanao ipotanao zipotanao upotanao kupotanao papotanao mupotanao
Negative nisiopotana tusiopotana usiopotana msiopotana asiopotana wasiopotana usiopotana isiopotana lisiopotana yasiopotana kisiopotana visiopotana isiopotana zisiopotana usiopotana kusiopotana pasiopotana musiopotana
Gnomic
Positive napotana twapotana wapotana mwapotana apotana wapotana wapotana yapotana lapotana yapotana chapotana vyapotana yapotana zapotana wapotana kwapotana papotana mwapotana
Perfect
Positive nimepotana tumepotana umepotana mmepotana amepotana wamepotana umepotana imepotana limepotana yamepotana kimepotana vimepotana imepotana zimepotana umepotana kumepotana pamepotana mumepotana
"Already"
Positive nimeshapotana tumeshapotana umeshapotana mmeshapotana ameshapotana wameshapotana umeshapotana imeshapotana limeshapotana yameshapotana kimeshapotana vimeshapotana imeshapotana zimeshapotana umeshapotana kumeshapotana pameshapotana mumeshapotana
"Not yet"
Negative sijapotana hatujapotana hujapotana hamjapotana hajapotana hawajapotana haujapotana haijapotana halijapotana hayajapotana hakijapotana havijapotana haijapotana hazijapotana haujapotana hakujapotana hapajapotana hamujapotana
"If/When"
Positive nikipotana tukipotana ukipotana mkipotana akipotana wakipotana ukipotana ikipotana likipotana yakipotana kikipotana vikipotana ikipotana zikipotana ukipotana kukipotana pakipotana mukipotana
"If not"
Negative nisipopotana tusipopotana usipopotana msipopotana asipopotana wasipopotana usipopotana isipopotana lisipopotana yasipopotana kisipopotana visipopotana isipopotana zisipopotana usipopotana kusipopotana pasipopotana musipopotana
Consecutive
Positive nikapotana tukapotana ukapotana mkapotana akapotana wakapotana ukapotana ikapotana likapotana yakapotana kikapotana vikapotana ikapotana zikapotana ukapotana kukapotana pakapotana mukapotana
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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