sikika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sikika (infinitive kusikika)

1. Stative form of -sikia

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sikika
Positive present -nasikika Subjunctive -sikike Negative -sikiki Imperative singular sikika
Infinitives
Positive kusikika Negative kutosikika
Imperatives
Singular sikika Plural sikikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husikika Positive past positive subject concord + -lisikika Negative past negative subject concord + -kusikika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasikika) Singular Plural 1st person ninasikika/nasikika tunasikika 2nd person unasikika mnasikika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasikika wanasikika other classes positive subject concord + -nasikika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sikiki) Singular Plural 1st person sisikiki hatusikiki 2nd person husikiki hamsikiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasikiki hawasikiki other classes negative subject concord + -sikiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasikika Negative future negative subject concord + -tasikika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sikike) Singular Plural 1st person nisikike tusikike 2nd person usikike msikike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asikike wasikike other classes positive subject concord + -sikike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisikike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesikika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesikika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisikika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisikika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asikika) Singular Plural 1st person nasikika twasikika 2nd person wasikika mwasikika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asikika wasikika m-mi(III/IV) wasikika yasikika ji-ma(V/VI) lasikika yasikika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasikika vyasikika n(IX/X) yasikika zasikika u(XI) wasikika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasikika pa(XVI) pasikika mu(XVIII) mwasikika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesikika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasikika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasikika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisikika "If not" positive subject concord + -siposikika Consecutive kasikika / positive subject concord + -kasikika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasikike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisikika -tusikika 2nd person -kusikika -wasikika/-kusikikeni/-wasikikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msikika -wasikika m-mi(III/IV) -usikika -isikika ji-ma(V/VI) -lisikika -yasikika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisikika -visikika n(IX/X) -isikika -zisikika u(XI) -usikika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusikika pa(XVI) -pasikika mu(XVIII) -musikika Reflexive -jisikika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sikika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sikikaye -sikikao m-mi(III/IV) -sikikao -sikikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sikikalo -sikikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sikikacho -sikikavyo n(IX/X) -sikikayo -sikikazo u(XI) -sikikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sikikako pa(XVI) -sikikapo mu(XVIII) -sikikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sikika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesikika -osikika m-mi(III/IV) -osikika -yosikika ji-ma(V/VI) -losikika -yosikika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosikika -vyosikika n(IX/X) -yosikika -zosikika u(XI) -osikika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosikika pa(XVI) -posikika mu(XVIII) -mosikika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.