Conjugation of -keti |
Positive present |
-naketi |
Subjunctive |
-keti |
Negative |
-keti |
Imperative singular |
keti |
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Infinitives |
Positive |
kuketi |
Negative |
kutoketi |
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Imperatives |
Singular |
keti |
Plural |
ketini |
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Tensed forms |
Habitual |
huketi |
Positive past |
positive subject concord + -liketi |
Negative past |
negative subject concord + -kuketi |
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -naketi) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
ninaketi/naketi |
tunaketi |
2nd person |
unaketi |
mnaketi |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
anaketi |
wanaketi |
other classes |
positive subject concord + -naketi |
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -keti) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
siketi |
hatuketi |
2nd person |
huketi |
hamketi |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
haketi |
hawaketi |
other classes |
negative subject concord + -keti |
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Positive future |
positive subject concord + -taketi |
Negative future |
negative subject concord + -taketi |
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -keti) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
niketi |
tuketi |
2nd person |
uketi |
mketi |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
aketi |
waketi |
other classes |
positive subject concord + -keti |
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Negative subjunctive |
positive subject concord + -siketi |
Positive present conditional |
positive subject concord + -ngeketi |
Negative present conditional |
positive subject concord + -singeketi |
Positive past conditional |
positive subject concord + -ngaliketi |
Negative past conditional |
positive subject concord + -singaliketi |
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Perfect |
positive subject concord + -meketi |
"Already" |
positive subject concord + -meshaketi |
"Not yet" |
negative subject concord + -jaketi |
"If/When" |
positive subject concord + -kiketi |
"If not" |
positive subject concord + -sipoketi |
Consecutive |
kaketi / positive subject concord + -kaketi |
Consecutive subjunctive |
positive subject concord + -kaketi |
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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. |