lilika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-lilika (infinitive kulilika)

1. Stative form of -lia

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lilika
Positive present -nalilika Subjunctive -lilike Negative -liliki Imperative singular lilika
Infinitives
Positive kulilika Negative kutolilika
Imperatives
Singular lilika Plural lilikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulilika Positive past positive subject concord + -lililika Negative past negative subject concord + -kulilika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalilika) Singular Plural 1st person ninalilika/nalilika tunalilika 2nd person unalilika mnalilika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analilika wanalilika other classes positive subject concord + -nalilika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -liliki) Singular Plural 1st person sililiki hatuliliki 2nd person huliliki hamliliki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haliliki hawaliliki other classes negative subject concord + -liliki
Positive future positive subject concord + -talilika Negative future negative subject concord + -talilika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lilike) Singular Plural 1st person nililike tulilike 2nd person ulilike mlilike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alilike walilike other classes positive subject concord + -lilike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sililike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelilika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelilika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalililika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalililika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alilika) Singular Plural 1st person nalilika twalilika 2nd person walilika mwalilika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alilika walilika m-mi(III/IV) walilika yalilika ji-ma(V/VI) lalilika yalilika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalilika vyalilika n(IX/X) yalilika zalilika u(XI) walilika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalilika pa(XVI) palilika mu(XVIII) mwalilika
Perfect positive subject concord + -melilika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalilika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalilika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kililika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolilika Consecutive kalilika / positive subject concord + -kalilika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalilike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nililika -tulilika 2nd person -kulilika -walilika/-kulilikeni/-walilikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlilika -walilika m-mi(III/IV) -ulilika -ililika ji-ma(V/VI) -lililika -yalilika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kililika -vililika n(IX/X) -ililika -zililika u(XI) -ulilika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kulilika pa(XVI) -palilika mu(XVIII) -mulilika Reflexive -jililika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lilika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -lilikaye -lilikao m-mi(III/IV) -lilikao -lilikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -lilikalo -lilikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lilikacho -lilikavyo n(IX/X) -lilikayo -lilikazo u(XI) -lilikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -lilikako pa(XVI) -lilikapo mu(XVIII) -lilikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lilika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelilika -olilika m-mi(III/IV) -olilika -yolilika ji-ma(V/VI) -lolilika -yolilika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholilika -vyolilika n(IX/X) -yolilika -zolilika u(XI) -olilika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolilika pa(XVI) -polilika mu(XVIII) -molilika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.