potesha

potesha

Swahili

Verb

-potesha (infinitive kupotesha)

1. Causative form of -pota

Conjugation

Conjugation of -potesha
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kupotesha							kutopotesha
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					potesha							potesheni
Habitual					hupotesha
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 nilipotesha nalipotesha tulipotesha twalipotesha ulipotesha walipotesha mlipotesha mwalipotesha alipotesha walipotesha ulipotesha ilipotesha lilipotesha yalipotesha kilipotesha vilipotesha ilipotesha zilipotesha ulipotesha kulipotesha palipotesha mulipotesha Relative niliopotesha naliopotesha tuliopotesha twaliopotesha uliopotesha waliopotesha mliopotesha mwaliopotesha aliopotesha waliopotesha uliopotesha iliopotesha liliopotesha yaliopotesha kiliopotesha viliopotesha iliopotesha ziliopotesha uliopotesha kuliopotesha paliopotesha muliopotesha Negative sikupotesha hatukupotesha hukupotesha hamkupotesha hakupotesha hawakupotesha haukupotesha haikupotesha halikupotesha hayakupotesha hakikupotesha havikupotesha haikupotesha hazikupotesha haukupotesha hakukupotesha hapakupotesha hamukupotesha
Present Positive ninapotesha napotesha tunapotesha unapotesha mnapotesha anapotesha wanapotesha unapotesha inapotesha linapotesha yanapotesha kinapotesha vinapotesha inapotesha zinapotesha unapotesha kunapotesha panapotesha munapotesha Relative ninaopotesha naopotesha tunaopotesha unaopotesha mnaopotesha anaopotesha wanaopotesha unaopotesha inaopotesha linaopotesha yanaopotesha kinaopotesha vinaopotesha inaopotesha zinaopotesha unaopotesha kunaopotesha panaopotesha munaopotesha Negative sipoteshi hatupoteshi hupoteshi hampoteshi hapoteshi hawapoteshi haupoteshi haipoteshi halipoteshi hayapoteshi hakipoteshi havipoteshi haipoteshi hazipoteshi haupoteshi hakupoteshi hapapoteshi hamupoteshi
Future Positive nitapotesha tutapotesha utapotesha mtapotesha atapotesha watapotesha utapotesha itapotesha litapotesha yatapotesha kitapotesha vitapotesha itapotesha zitapotesha utapotesha kutapotesha patapotesha mutapotesha Relative nitakaopotesha tutakaopotesha utakaopotesha mtakaopotesha atakaopotesha watakaopotesha utakaopotesha itakaopotesha litakaopotesha yatakaopotesha kitakaopotesha vitakaopotesha itakaopotesha zitakaopotesha utakaopotesha kutakaopotesha patakaopotesha mutakaopotesha Negative sitapotesha hatutapotesha hutapotesha hamtapotesha hatapotesha hawatapotesha hautapotesha haitapotesha halitapotesha hayatapotesha hakitapotesha havitapotesha haitapotesha hazitapotesha hautapotesha hakutapotesha hapatapotesha hamutapotesha
Subjunctive Positive nipoteshe tupoteshe upoteshe mpoteshe apoteshe wapoteshe upoteshe ipoteshe lipoteshe yapoteshe kipoteshe vipoteshe ipoteshe zipoteshe upoteshe kupoteshe papoteshe mupoteshe Negative nisipoteshe tusipoteshe usipoteshe msipoteshe asipoteshe wasipoteshe usipoteshe isipoteshe lisipoteshe yasipoteshe kisipoteshe visipoteshe isipoteshe zisipoteshe usipoteshe kusipoteshe pasipoteshe musipoteshe
Present Conditional Positive ningepotesha tungepotesha ungepotesha mngepotesha angepotesha wangepotesha ungepotesha ingepotesha lingepotesha yangepotesha kingepotesha vingepotesha ingepotesha zingepotesha ungepotesha kungepotesha pangepotesha mungepotesha Negative nisingepotesha singepotesha tusingepotesha hatungepotesha usingepotesha hungepotesha msingepotesha hamngepotesha asingepotesha hangepotesha wasingepotesha hawangepotesha usingepotesha haungepotesha isingepotesha haingepotesha lisingepotesha halingepotesha yasingepotesha hayangepotesha kisingepotesha hakingepotesha visingepotesha havingepotesha isingepotesha haingepotesha zisingepotesha hazingepotesha usingepotesha haungepotesha kusingepotesha hakungepotesha pasingepotesha hapangepotesha musingepotesha hamungepotesha
Past Conditional Positive ningalipotesha tungalipotesha ungalipotesha mngalipotesha angalipotesha wangalipotesha ungalipotesha ingalipotesha lingalipotesha yangalipotesha kingalipotesha vingalipotesha ingalipotesha zingalipotesha ungalipotesha kungalipotesha pangalipotesha mungalipotesha Negative nisingalipotesha singalipotesha tusingalipotesha hatungalipotesha usingalipotesha hungalipotesha msingalipotesha hamngalipotesha asingalipotesha hangalipotesha wasingalipotesha hawangalipotesha usingalipotesha haungalipotesha isingalipotesha haingalipotesha lisingalipotesha halingalipotesha yasingalipotesha hayangalipotesha kisingalipotesha hakingalipotesha visingalipotesha havingalipotesha isingalipotesha haingalipotesha zisingalipotesha hazingalipotesha usingalipotesha haungalipotesha kusingalipotesha hakungalipotesha pasingalipotesha hapangalipotesha musingalipotesha hamungalipotesha
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelipotesha tungelipotesha ungelipotesha mngelipotesha angelipotesha wangelipotesha ungelipotesha ingelipotesha lingelipotesha yangelipotesha kingelipotesha vingelipotesha ingelipotesha zingelipotesha ungelipotesha kungelipotesha pangelipotesha mungelipotesha
General Relative Positive nipoteshao tupoteshao upoteshao mpoteshao apoteshao wapoteshao upoteshao ipoteshao lipoteshao yapoteshao kipoteshao vipoteshao ipoteshao zipoteshao upoteshao kupoteshao papoteshao mupoteshao Negative nisiopotesha tusiopotesha usiopotesha msiopotesha asiopotesha wasiopotesha usiopotesha isiopotesha lisiopotesha yasiopotesha kisiopotesha visiopotesha isiopotesha zisiopotesha usiopotesha kusiopotesha pasiopotesha musiopotesha
Gnomic Positive napotesha twapotesha wapotesha mwapotesha apotesha wapotesha wapotesha yapotesha lapotesha yapotesha chapotesha vyapotesha yapotesha zapotesha wapotesha kwapotesha papotesha mwapotesha
Perfect Positive nimepotesha tumepotesha umepotesha mmepotesha amepotesha wamepotesha umepotesha imepotesha limepotesha yamepotesha kimepotesha vimepotesha imepotesha zimepotesha umepotesha kumepotesha pamepotesha mumepotesha
"Already" Positive nimeshapotesha tumeshapotesha umeshapotesha mmeshapotesha ameshapotesha wameshapotesha umeshapotesha imeshapotesha limeshapotesha yameshapotesha kimeshapotesha vimeshapotesha imeshapotesha zimeshapotesha umeshapotesha kumeshapotesha pameshapotesha mumeshapotesha
"Not yet" Negative sijapotesha hatujapotesha hujapotesha hamjapotesha hajapotesha hawajapotesha haujapotesha haijapotesha halijapotesha hayajapotesha hakijapotesha havijapotesha haijapotesha hazijapotesha haujapotesha hakujapotesha hapajapotesha hamujapotesha
"If/When" Positive nikipotesha tukipotesha ukipotesha mkipotesha akipotesha wakipotesha ukipotesha ikipotesha likipotesha yakipotesha kikipotesha vikipotesha ikipotesha zikipotesha ukipotesha kukipotesha pakipotesha mukipotesha
"If not" Negative nisipopotesha tusipopotesha usipopotesha msipopotesha asipopotesha wasipopotesha usipopotesha isipopotesha lisipopotesha yasipopotesha kisipopotesha visipopotesha isipopotesha zisipopotesha usipopotesha kusipopotesha pasipopotesha musipopotesha
Consecutive Positive nikapotesha tukapotesha ukapotesha mkapotesha akapotesha wakapotesha ukapotesha ikapotesha likapotesha yakapotesha kikapotesha vikapotesha ikapotesha zikapotesha ukapotesha kukapotesha pakapotesha mukapotesha
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.