pokea

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pokea (infinitive kupokea)

1. to receive, welcome, get

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pokea
Positive present -napokea Subjunctive -pokee Negative -pokei Imperative singular pokea
Infinitives
Positive kupokea Negative kutopokea
Imperatives
Singular pokea Plural pokeeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupokea Positive past positive subject concord + -lipokea Negative past negative subject concord + -kupokea
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napokea) Singular Plural 1st person ninapokea/napokea tunapokea 2nd person unapokea mnapokea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapokea wanapokea other classes positive subject concord + -napokea
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pokei) Singular Plural 1st person sipokei hatupokei 2nd person hupokei hampokei 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapokei hawapokei other classes negative subject concord + -pokei
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapokea Negative future negative subject concord + -tapokea
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pokee) Singular Plural 1st person nipokee tupokee 2nd person upokee mpokee 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apokee wapokee other classes positive subject concord + -pokee
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipokee Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepokea Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepokea Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipokea Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipokea
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apokea) Singular Plural 1st person napokea twapokea 2nd person wapokea mwapokea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apokea wapokea m-mi(III/IV) wapokea yapokea ji-ma(V/VI) lapokea yapokea ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapokea vyapokea n(IX/X) yapokea zapokea u(XI) wapokea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapokea pa(XVI) papokea mu(XVIII) mwapokea
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepokea "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapokea "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japokea "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipokea "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopokea Consecutive kapokea / positive subject concord + -kapokea Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapokee
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipokea -tupokea 2nd person -kupokea -wapokea/-kupokeeni/-wapokeeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpokea -wapokea m-mi(III/IV) -upokea -ipokea ji-ma(V/VI) -lipokea -yapokea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipokea -vipokea n(IX/X) -ipokea -zipokea u(XI) -upokea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupokea pa(XVI) -papokea mu(XVIII) -mupokea Reflexive -jipokea
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pokea- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pokeaye -pokeao m-mi(III/IV) -pokeao -pokeayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pokealo -pokeayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pokeacho -pokeavyo n(IX/X) -pokeayo -pokeazo u(XI) -pokeao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pokeako pa(XVI) -pokeapo mu(XVIII) -pokeamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pokea) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepokea -opokea m-mi(III/IV) -opokea -yopokea ji-ma(V/VI) -lopokea -yopokea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopokea -vyopokea n(IX/X) -yopokea -zopokea u(XI) -opokea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopokea pa(XVI) -popokea mu(XVIII) -mopokea
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -pokelea
  • Causative: -pokeza
  • Passive: -pokelewa
  • Reciprocal: -pokeana
  • Stative: -pokeleka

• Nominal derivations:
  • mapokezi (“reception”)
  • mpokeaji (“recipient”)
  • mpokezi (“recipient”)
  • upokeaji (“reception”)
  • upokezi (“reception”)