Conjugation of -poneka |
Positive present |
-naponeka |
Subjunctive |
-poneke |
Negative |
-poneki |
Imperative singular |
poneka |
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Infinitives |
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Imperatives |
Singular |
poneka |
Plural |
ponekeni |
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Tensed forms |
Habitual |
huponeka |
Positive past |
positive subject concord + -liponeka |
Negative past |
negative subject concord + -kuponeka |
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -naponeka) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
ninaponeka/naponeka |
tunaponeka |
2nd person |
unaponeka |
mnaponeka |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
anaponeka |
wanaponeka |
other classes |
positive subject concord + -naponeka |
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -poneki) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
siponeki |
hatuponeki |
2nd person |
huponeki |
hamponeki |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
haponeki |
hawaponeki |
other classes |
negative subject concord + -poneki |
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Positive future |
positive subject concord + -taponeka |
Negative future |
negative subject concord + -taponeka |
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -poneke) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
niponeke |
tuponeke |
2nd person |
uponeke |
mponeke |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
aponeke |
waponeke |
other classes |
positive subject concord + -poneke |
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Negative subjunctive |
positive subject concord + -siponeke |
Positive present conditional |
positive subject concord + -ngeponeka |
Negative present conditional |
positive subject concord + -singeponeka |
Positive past conditional |
positive subject concord + -ngaliponeka |
Negative past conditional |
positive subject concord + -singaliponeka |
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Perfect |
positive subject concord + -meponeka |
"Already" |
positive subject concord + -meshaponeka |
"Not yet" |
negative subject concord + -japoneka |
"If/When" |
positive subject concord + -kiponeka |
"If not" |
positive subject concord + -sipoponeka |
Consecutive |
kaponeka / positive subject concord + -kaponeka |
Consecutive subjunctive |
positive subject concord + -kaponeke |
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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. |