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oa

See also: OA, .o'a, oa', óa, ōa, o.a., and o. Ä.

Swahili

Verb

-oa ‎(infinitive kuoa)

to marry (to take a wife):

Conjugation

affirmative conjugation of oa

infinitive		kuoa
		singular person
		1st person mimi	2nd person wewe	3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m)	Class 3 (m)	Class 5 (ji)	Class 7 (ki)	Class 9 (n)	Class 11/14 (u)
indicative	general	naoa	waoa	aoa	waoa	laoa	chaoa	yaoa	waoa
	progressive	ninakuoa	unakuoa	anakuoa	unakuoa	linakuoa	kinakuoa	inakuoa	unakuoa
	habitual	huoa
	past	nilikuoa	ulikuoa	alikuoa	ulikuoa	lilikuoa	kilikuoa	ilikuoa	ulikuoa
	perfect	nimekuoa	umekuoa	amekuoa	umekuoa	limekuoa	kimekuoa	imekuoa	umekuoa
	future	nitakuoa	utakuoa	atakuoa	utakuoa	litakuoa	kitakuoa	itakuoa	utakuoa
	consecutive	nikaoa	ukaoa	akaoa	ukaoa	likaoa	kikaoa	ikaoa	ukaoa
conditional	present	ningekuoa	ungekuoa	angekuoa	ungekuoa	lingekuoa	kingekuoa	ingekuoa	ungekuoa
conditional	past	ningalikuoa	ungalikuoa	angalikuoa	ungalikuoa	lingalikuoa	kingalikuoa	ingalikuoa	ungalikuoa
subjunctive	general	nioe	uoe	aoe	uoe	lioe	kioe	ioe	uoe
subjunctive	consecutive	nikaoe	ukaoe	akaoe	ukaoe	likaoe	kikaoe	ikaoe	ukaoe
comitative		nikioa	ukioa	akioa	ukioa	likioa	kikioa	ikioa	ukioa
imperative			kuoa! __oe!‡
		plural person
		1st person sisi	2nd person ninyi	3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa)	Class 4 (mi)	Class 6 (ma)	Class 8 (vi)	Class 10 (n)	Class 10 (n)†
indicative	general	twaoa	mwaoa	waoa	yaoa	yaoa	vyaoa	zaoa	zaoa
	progressive	tunaoa	mnaoa	wanaoa	inaoa	yanaoa	vinaoa	zinaoa	zinaoa
	habitual	huoa
	past	tulikuoa	mlikuoa	walikuoa	ilikuoa	yalikuoa	vilikuoa	zilikuoa	zilikuoa
	perfect	tumekuoa	mmekuoa	wamekuoa	imekuoa	yamekuoa	vimekuoa	zimekuoa	zimekuoa
	future	tutakuoa	mtakuoa	watakuoa	itakuoa	yatakuoa	vitakuoa	zitakuoa	zitakuoa
	consecutive	tukaoa	mkaoa	wakaoa	ikaoa	yakaoa	vikaoa	zikaoa	zikaoa
conditional	present	tungekuoa	mngekuoa	wangekuoa	ingekuoa	yangekuoa	vingekuoa	zingekuoa	zingekuoa
conditional	past	tungalikuoa	mngalikuoa	wangalikuoa	ingalikuoa	yangalikuoa	vingalikuoa	zingalikuoa	zingalikuoa
subjunctive	general	tuoe	moe	waoe	ioe	yaoe	vioe	zioe	zioe
subjunctive	consecutive	tukaoe	mkaoe	wakaoe	ikaoe	yakaoe	vikaoe	zikaoe	zikaoe
comitative		tukioa	mkioa	wakioa	ikioa	yakioa	vikioa	zikioa	zikioa
imperative		tuoe	kuoeni! __oeni!‡

†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form

negative conjugation of oa

infinitive		kutooa
		singular person
		1st person mimi	2nd person wewe	3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m)	Class 3 (m)	Class 5 (ji)	Class 7 (ki)	Class 9 (n)	Class 11/14 (u)
indicative	general	sioi	huoi	haoi	hauoi	halioi	hakioi	haioi	hauoi
	progressive	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form
	habitual	Use General Form
	past	sikuoa	hukuoa	hakuoa	haukuoa	halikuoa	hakikuoa	haikuoa	haukuoa
	perfect	sijaoa	hujaoa	hajaoa	haujaoa	halijaoa	hakijaoa	haijaoa	haujaoa
	future	sitakuoa	hutakuoa	hatakuoa	hautakuoa	halitakuoa	hakitakuoa	haitakuoa	hautakuoa
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
conditional	present	nisingekuoa	usingekuoa	asingekuoa	usingekuoa	lisingekuoa	kisingekuoa	isingekuoa	usingekuoa
conditional	past	nisingalikuoa	usingalikuoa	asingalikuoa	usingalikuoa	lisingalikuoa	kisingalikuoa	isingalikuoa	usingalikuoa
subjunctive	general	nisioe	usioe	asioe	usioe	lisioe	kisioe	isioe	usioe
subjunctive	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
comitative		nisipokuoa	usipokuoa	asipokuoa	usipokuoa	lisipokuoa	kisipokuoa	isipokuoa	usipokuoa
imperative			usioe!‡
		plural person
		1st person sisi	2nd person ninyi	3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa)	Class 4 (mi)	Class 6 (ma)	Class 8 (vi)	Class 10 (n)	Class 10 (n)†
indicative	general	hatuoi	hamoi	hawaoi	haioi	hayaoi	havioi	hazioi	hazioi
	progressive	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form	Use General Form
	habitual	Use General Form
	past	hatukuoa	hamkuoa	hawakuoa	haikuoa	hayakuoa	havikuoa	hazikuoa	hazikuoa
	perfect	hatujaoa	hamjaoa	hawajaoa	haijaoa	hayajaoa	havijaoa	hazijaoa	hazijaoa
	future	hatutakuoa	hamtakuoa	hawatakuoa	haitakuoa	hayatakuoa	havitakuoa	hazitakuoa	hazitakuoa
	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
conditional	present	tusingekuoa	msingekuoa	wasingekuoa	isingekuoa	yasingekuoa	visingekuoa	zisingekuoa	zisingekuoa
conditional	past	tusingalikuoa	msingalikuoa	wasingalikuoa	isingalikuoa	yasingalikuoa	visingalikuoa	zisingalikuoa	zisingalikuoa
subjunctive	general	tusioe	msioe	wasioe	isioe	yasioe	visioe	zisioe	zisioe
subjunctive	consecutive	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form	Use Subjunctive Form
comitative		tusipokuoa	msipokuoa	wasipokuoa	isipokuoa	yasipokuoa	visipokuoa	zisipokuoa	zisipokuoa
imperative		tusioe	msioe!‡