dokoza

Swahili

Verb

-dokoza (infinitive kudokoza)

1. Causative form of -dokoa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dokoza
Positive present -nadokoza Subjunctive -dokoze Negative -dokozi Imperative singular dokoza
Infinitives
Positive kudokoza Negative kutodokoza
Imperatives
Singular dokoza Plural dokozeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hudokoza Positive past positive subject concord + -lidokoza Negative past negative subject concord + -kudokoza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadokoza) Singular Plural 1st person ninadokoza/nadokoza tunadokoza 2nd person unadokoza mnadokoza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadokoza wanadokoza other classes positive subject concord + -nadokoza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dokozi) Singular Plural 1st person sidokozi hatudokozi 2nd person hudokozi hamdokozi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadokozi hawadokozi other classes negative subject concord + -dokozi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadokoza Negative future negative subject concord + -tadokoza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dokoze) Singular Plural 1st person nidokoze tudokoze 2nd person udokoze mdokoze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adokoze wadokoze other classes positive subject concord + -dokoze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidokoze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedokoza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedokoza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidokoza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidokoza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adokoza) Singular Plural 1st person nadokoza twadokoza 2nd person wadokoza mwadokoza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adokoza wadokoza m-mi(III/IV) wadokoza yadokoza ji-ma(V/VI) ladokoza yadokoza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadokoza vyadokoza n(IX/X) yadokoza zadokoza u(XI) wadokoza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadokoza pa(XVI) padokoza mu(XVIII) mwadokoza
Perfect positive subject concord + -medokoza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadokoza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadokoza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidokoza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodokoza Consecutive kadokoza / positive subject concord + -kadokoza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadokoze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidokoza -tudokoza 2nd person -kudokoza -wadokoza/-kudokozeni/-wadokozeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdokoza -wadokoza m-mi(III/IV) -udokoza -idokoza ji-ma(V/VI) -lidokoza -yadokoza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidokoza -vidokoza n(IX/X) -idokoza -zidokoza u(XI) -udokoza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudokoza pa(XVI) -padokoza mu(XVIII) -mudokoza Reflexive -jidokoza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dokoza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -dokozaye -dokozao m-mi(III/IV) -dokozao -dokozayo ji-ma(V/VI) -dokozalo -dokozayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -dokozacho -dokozavyo n(IX/X) -dokozayo -dokozazo u(XI) -dokozao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -dokozako pa(XVI) -dokozapo mu(XVIII) -dokozamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dokoza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedokoza -odokoza m-mi(III/IV) -odokoza -yodokoza ji-ma(V/VI) -lodokoza -yodokoza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodokoza -vyodokoza n(IX/X) -yodokoza -zodokoza u(XI) -odokoza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodokoza pa(XVI) -podokoza mu(XVIII) -modokoza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • udokozi