pokea

pokea

Swahili

Verb

-pokea (infinitive kupokea)

1. to receive, get

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pokea
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kupokea							kutopokea
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					pokea							pokeeni
Habitual					hupokea
Complex finite forms
Polarity	Persons				Persons / Classes		Classes
	1st		2nd		3rd / M-wa		M-mi		Ma		Ki-vi		N		U	Ku	Pa	Mu
	Sg.	Pl.	Sg.	Pl.	Sg. / 1	Pl. / 2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11 / 14	15 / 17	16	18
Past Positive nilipokea nalipokea tulipokea twalipokea ulipokea walipokea mlipokea mwalipokea alipokea walipokea ulipokea ilipokea lilipokea yalipokea kilipokea vilipokea ilipokea zilipokea ulipokea kulipokea palipokea mulipokea Relative niliopokea naliopokea tuliopokea twaliopokea uliopokea waliopokea mliopokea mwaliopokea aliopokea waliopokea uliopokea iliopokea liliopokea yaliopokea kiliopokea viliopokea iliopokea ziliopokea uliopokea kuliopokea paliopokea muliopokea Negative sikupokea hatukupokea hukupokea hamkupokea hakupokea hawakupokea haukupokea haikupokea halikupokea hayakupokea hakikupokea havikupokea haikupokea hazikupokea haukupokea hakukupokea hapakupokea hamukupokea
Present Positive ninapokea napokea tunapokea unapokea mnapokea anapokea wanapokea unapokea inapokea linapokea yanapokea kinapokea vinapokea inapokea zinapokea unapokea kunapokea panapokea munapokea Relative ninaopokea naopokea tunaopokea unaopokea mnaopokea anaopokea wanaopokea unaopokea inaopokea linaopokea yanaopokea kinaopokea vinaopokea inaopokea zinaopokea unaopokea kunaopokea panaopokea munaopokea Negative sipokei hatupokei hupokei hampokei hapokei hawapokei haupokei haipokei halipokei hayapokei hakipokei havipokei haipokei hazipokei haupokei hakupokei hapapokei hamupokei
Future Positive nitapokea tutapokea utapokea mtapokea atapokea watapokea utapokea itapokea litapokea yatapokea kitapokea vitapokea itapokea zitapokea utapokea kutapokea patapokea mutapokea Relative nitakaopokea tutakaopokea utakaopokea mtakaopokea atakaopokea watakaopokea utakaopokea itakaopokea litakaopokea yatakaopokea kitakaopokea vitakaopokea itakaopokea zitakaopokea utakaopokea kutakaopokea patakaopokea mutakaopokea Negative sitapokea hatutapokea hutapokea hamtapokea hatapokea hawatapokea hautapokea haitapokea halitapokea hayatapokea hakitapokea havitapokea haitapokea hazitapokea hautapokea hakutapokea hapatapokea hamutapokea
Subjunctive Positive nipokee tupokee upokee mpokee apokee wapokee upokee ipokee lipokee yapokee kipokee vipokee ipokee zipokee upokee kupokee papokee mupokee Negative nisipokee tusipokee usipokee msipokee asipokee wasipokee usipokee isipokee lisipokee yasipokee kisipokee visipokee isipokee zisipokee usipokee kusipokee pasipokee musipokee
Present Conditional Positive ningepokea tungepokea ungepokea mngepokea angepokea wangepokea ungepokea ingepokea lingepokea yangepokea kingepokea vingepokea ingepokea zingepokea ungepokea kungepokea pangepokea mungepokea Negative nisingepokea singepokea tusingepokea hatungepokea usingepokea hungepokea msingepokea hamngepokea asingepokea hangepokea wasingepokea hawangepokea usingepokea haungepokea isingepokea haingepokea lisingepokea halingepokea yasingepokea hayangepokea kisingepokea hakingepokea visingepokea havingepokea isingepokea haingepokea zisingepokea hazingepokea usingepokea haungepokea kusingepokea hakungepokea pasingepokea hapangepokea musingepokea hamungepokea
Past Conditional Positive ningalipokea tungalipokea ungalipokea mngalipokea angalipokea wangalipokea ungalipokea ingalipokea lingalipokea yangalipokea kingalipokea vingalipokea ingalipokea zingalipokea ungalipokea kungalipokea pangalipokea mungalipokea Negative nisingalipokea singalipokea tusingalipokea hatungalipokea usingalipokea hungalipokea msingalipokea hamngalipokea asingalipokea hangalipokea wasingalipokea hawangalipokea usingalipokea haungalipokea isingalipokea haingalipokea lisingalipokea halingalipokea yasingalipokea hayangalipokea kisingalipokea hakingalipokea visingalipokea havingalipokea isingalipokea haingalipokea zisingalipokea hazingalipokea usingalipokea haungalipokea kusingalipokea hakungalipokea pasingalipokea hapangalipokea musingalipokea hamungalipokea
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelipokea tungelipokea ungelipokea mngelipokea angelipokea wangelipokea ungelipokea ingelipokea lingelipokea yangelipokea kingelipokea vingelipokea ingelipokea zingelipokea ungelipokea kungelipokea pangelipokea mungelipokea
General Relative Positive nipokeao tupokeao upokeao mpokeao apokeao wapokeao upokeao ipokeao lipokeao yapokeao kipokeao vipokeao ipokeao zipokeao upokeao kupokeao papokeao mupokeao Negative nisiopokea tusiopokea usiopokea msiopokea asiopokea wasiopokea usiopokea isiopokea lisiopokea yasiopokea kisiopokea visiopokea isiopokea zisiopokea usiopokea kusiopokea pasiopokea musiopokea
Gnomic Positive napokea twapokea wapokea mwapokea apokea wapokea wapokea yapokea lapokea yapokea chapokea vyapokea yapokea zapokea wapokea kwapokea papokea mwapokea
Perfect Positive nimepokea tumepokea umepokea mmepokea amepokea wamepokea umepokea imepokea limepokea yamepokea kimepokea vimepokea imepokea zimepokea umepokea kumepokea pamepokea mumepokea
"Already" Positive nimeshapokea tumeshapokea umeshapokea mmeshapokea ameshapokea wameshapokea umeshapokea imeshapokea limeshapokea yameshapokea kimeshapokea vimeshapokea imeshapokea zimeshapokea umeshapokea kumeshapokea pameshapokea mumeshapokea
"Not yet" Negative sijapokea hatujapokea hujapokea hamjapokea hajapokea hawajapokea haujapokea haijapokea halijapokea hayajapokea hakijapokea havijapokea haijapokea hazijapokea haujapokea hakujapokea hapajapokea hamujapokea
"If/When" Positive nikipokea tukipokea ukipokea mkipokea akipokea wakipokea ukipokea ikipokea likipokea yakipokea kikipokea vikipokea ikipokea zikipokea ukipokea kukipokea pakipokea mukipokea
"If not" Negative nisipopokea tusipopokea usipopokea msipopokea asipopokea wasipopokea usipopokea isipopokea lisipopokea yasipopokea kisipopokea visipopokea isipopokea zisipopokea usipopokea kusipopokea pasipopokea musipopokea
Consecutive Positive nikapokea tukapokea ukapokea mkapokea akapokea wakapokea ukapokea ikapokea likapokea yakapokea kikapokea vikapokea ikapokea zikapokea ukapokea kukapokea pakapokea mukapokea
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other 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