| Conjugation of -kopia |
| Positive present |
-nakopia |
| Subjunctive |
-kopie |
| Negative |
-kopii |
| Imperative singular |
kopia |
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| Infinitives |
| Positive |
kukopia |
| Negative |
kutokopia |
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| Imperatives |
| Singular |
kopia |
| Plural |
kopieni |
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| Tensed forms |
| Habitual |
hukopia |
| Positive past |
positive subject concord + -likopia |
| Negative past |
negative subject concord + -kukopia |
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakopia) |
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Singular |
Plural |
| 1st person |
ninakopia/nakopia |
tunakopia |
| 2nd person |
unakopia |
mnakopia |
| 3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
anakopia |
wanakopia |
| other classes |
positive subject concord + -nakopia |
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kopii) |
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Singular |
Plural |
| 1st person |
sikopii |
hatukopii |
| 2nd person |
hukopii |
hamkopii |
| 3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
hakopii |
hawakopii |
| other classes |
negative subject concord + -kopii |
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| Positive future |
positive subject concord + -takopia |
| Negative future |
negative subject concord + -takopia |
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kopie) |
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Singular |
Plural |
| 1st person |
nikopie |
tukopie |
| 2nd person |
ukopie |
mkopie |
| 3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
akopie |
wakopie |
| other classes |
positive subject concord + -kopie |
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| Negative subjunctive |
positive subject concord + -sikopie |
| Positive present conditional |
positive subject concord + -ngekopia |
| Negative present conditional |
positive subject concord + -singekopia |
| Positive past conditional |
positive subject concord + -ngalikopia |
| Negative past conditional |
positive subject concord + -singalikopia |
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| Perfect |
positive subject concord + -mekopia |
| "Already" |
positive subject concord + -meshakopia |
| "Not yet" |
negative subject concord + -jakopia |
| "If/When" |
positive subject concord + -kikopia |
| "If not" |
positive subject concord + -sipokopia |
| Consecutive |
kakopia / positive subject concord + -kakopia |
| Consecutive subjunctive |
positive subject concord + -kakopie |
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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. |