-ko-

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *-ko-. === Interfix === -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 ==== Appended to the strong verbal stem. === Further reading === Hakulinen, Lauri. 1941–2000. Suomen kielen rakenne ja kehitys ('The Structure and Development of the Finnish Language'). Helsinki: Otava/Helsingin yliopisto. == Swahili == === Infix === -ko- infixed form of -ko (“ku class(XVII) relative marker, where”) ==== See also ====