fikirika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fikirika (infinitive kufikirika)

1. Stative form of -fikiri: to be thinkable

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fikirika
Positive present -nafikirika Subjunctive -fikirike Negative -fikiriki Imperative singular fikirika
Infinitives
Positive kufikirika Negative kutofikirika
Imperatives
Singular fikirika Plural fikirikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufikirika Positive past positive subject concord + -lifikirika Negative past negative subject concord + -kufikirika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafikirika) Singular Plural 1st person ninafikirika/nafikirika tunafikirika 2nd person unafikirika mnafikirika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafikirika wanafikirika other classes positive subject concord + -nafikirika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fikiriki) Singular Plural 1st person sifikiriki hatufikiriki 2nd person hufikiriki hamfikiriki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafikiriki hawafikiriki other classes negative subject concord + -fikiriki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafikirika Negative future negative subject concord + -tafikirika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fikirike) Singular Plural 1st person nifikirike tufikirike 2nd person ufikirike mfikirike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afikirike wafikirike other classes positive subject concord + -fikirike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifikirike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefikirika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefikirika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifikirika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifikirika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afikirika) Singular Plural 1st person nafikirika twafikirika 2nd person wafikirika mwafikirika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afikirika wafikirika m-mi(III/IV) wafikirika yafikirika ji-ma(V/VI) lafikirika yafikirika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafikirika vyafikirika n(IX/X) yafikirika zafikirika u(XI) wafikirika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafikirika pa(XVI) pafikirika mu(XVIII) mwafikirika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefikirika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafikirika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafikirika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifikirika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofikirika Consecutive kafikirika / positive subject concord + -kafikirika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafikirike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifikirika -tufikirika 2nd person -kufikirika -wafikirika/-kufikirikeni/-wafikirikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfikirika -wafikirika m-mi(III/IV) -ufikirika -ifikirika ji-ma(V/VI) -lifikirika -yafikirika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifikirika -vifikirika n(IX/X) -ifikirika -zifikirika u(XI) -ufikirika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufikirika pa(XVI) -pafikirika mu(XVIII) -mufikirika Reflexive -jifikirika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fikirika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fikirikaye -fikirikao m-mi(III/IV) -fikirikao -fikirikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fikirikalo -fikirikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fikirikacho -fikirikavyo n(IX/X) -fikirikayo -fikirikazo u(XI) -fikirikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fikirikako pa(XVI) -fikirikapo mu(XVIII) -fikirikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fikirika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefikirika -ofikirika m-mi(III/IV) -ofikirika -yofikirika ji-ma(V/VI) -lofikirika -yofikirika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofikirika -vyofikirika n(IX/X) -yofikirika -zofikirika u(XI) -ofikirika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofikirika pa(XVI) -pofikirika mu(XVIII) -mofikirika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.