-ko-
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ko"
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *-ko-.
Interfix
[edit]-ko-
- Marker of imperative mood in verbs in the third person, first-person plural and second-person plural.
- laulaa (“he/she sings”) + -ko- → laulakoon (“may he/she sing”)
- hankkii (“he/she acquires”) + -ko- → hankkikoon (“may he/she acquire”)
Usage notes
[edit]Appended to the strong verbal stem.
Swahili
[edit]Infix
[edit]-ko-
- infixed form of -ko (“ku class(XVII) relative marker, where”)
See also
[edit]Swahili verbal concords (third person)
Class | Subject concord | Object concord | Relative | |
---|---|---|---|---|
affirmative | negative | |||
m(I) | a-, yu- | ha-, hayu- | -m-, -mw-, -mu- | -ye |
wa(II) | wa- | hawa- | -wa- | -o |
m(III) | u- | hau- | -u- | -o |
mi(IV) | i- | hai- | -i- | -yo |
ji(V) | li- | hali- | -li- | -lo |
ma(VI) | ya- | haya- | -ya- | -yo |
ki(VII) | ki- | haki- | -ki- | -cho |
vi(VIII) | vi- | havi- | -vi- | -vyo |
n(IX) | i- | hai- | -i- | -yo |
n(X) | zi- | hazi- | -zi- | -zo |
u(XI) | u- | hau- | -u- | -o |
ku(XV/XVII) | ku- | haku- | -ku- | -ko |
pa(XVI) | pa- | hapa- | -pa- | -po |
mu(XVIII) | m-, mw-, mu- | ham-, hamw-, hamu- | -mu- | -mo |
For a full table including first and second person, see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns. |