-ko-
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.
Further reading
[edit]- Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto.
Swahili
[edit]Infix
[edit]-ko-
- infixed form of -ko (“ku class(XVII) relative marker, where”)
See also
[edit]| 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