-poteza (infinitive kupoteza)
- Causative form of -potea: to lose something
Conjugation of -poteza
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Positive present
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-napoteza
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Subjunctive
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-poteze
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Negative
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-potezi
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Imperative singular
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poteza
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hupoteza
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipoteza
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupoteza
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -napoteza)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninapoteza/napoteza
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tunapoteza
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2nd person
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unapoteza
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mnapoteza
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapoteza
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wanapoteza
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -napoteza
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -potezi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sipotezi
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hatupotezi
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2nd person
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hupotezi
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hampotezi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapotezi
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hawapotezi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -potezi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapoteza
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapoteza
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -poteze)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nipoteze
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tupoteze
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2nd person
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upoteze
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mpoteze
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apoteze
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wapoteze
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -poteze
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipoteze
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepoteza
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepoteza
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipoteza
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipoteza
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepoteza
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapoteza
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japoteza
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipoteza
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopoteza
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Consecutive
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kapoteza / positive subject concord + -kapoteza
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapoteze
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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.
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