zimika

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-zimika (infinitive kuzimika)

  1. Stative form of -zima

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -zimika
Positive present -nazimika
Subjunctive -zimike
Negative -zimiki
Imperative singular zimika
Infinitives
Positive kuzimika
Negative kutozimika
Imperatives
Singular zimika
Plural zimikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzimika
Positive past positive subject concord + -lizimika
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzimika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazimika)
Singular Plural
1st person ninazimika/nazimika tunazimika
2nd person unazimika mnazimika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazimika wanazimika
other classes positive subject concord + -nazimika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zimiki)
Singular Plural
1st person sizimiki hatuzimiki
2nd person huzimiki hamzimiki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazimiki hawazimiki
other classes negative subject concord + -zimiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazimika
Negative future negative subject concord + -tazimika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zimike)
Singular Plural
1st person nizimike tuzimike
2nd person uzimike mzimike
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azimike wazimike
other classes positive subject concord + -zimike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizimike
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezimika
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezimika
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizimika
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizimika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azimika)
Singular Plural
1st person nazimika twazimika
2nd person wazimika mwazimika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) azimika wazimika
m-mi(III/IV) wazimika yazimika
ji-ma(V/VI) lazimika yazimika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazimika vyazimika
n(IX/X) yazimika zazimika
u(XI) wazimika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwazimika
pa(XVI) pazimika
mu(XVIII) mwazimika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezimika
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshazimika
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazimika
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kizimika
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipozimika
Consecutive kazimika / positive subject concord + -kazimika
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazimike
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nizimika -tuzimika
2nd person -kuzimika -wazimika/-kuzimikeni/-wazimikeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzimika -wazimika
m-mi(III/IV) -uzimika -izimika
ji-ma(V/VI) -lizimika -yazimika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizimika -vizimika
n(IX/X) -izimika -zizimika
u(XI) -uzimika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuzimika
pa(XVI) -pazimika
mu(XVIII) -muzimika
Reflexive -jizimika
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zimika- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -zimikaye -zimikao
m-mi(III/IV) -zimikao -zimikayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -zimikalo -zimikayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zimikacho -zimikavyo
n(IX/X) -zimikayo -zimikazo
u(XI) -zimikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -zimikako
pa(XVI) -zimikapo
mu(XVIII) -zimikamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zimika)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yezimika -ozimika
m-mi(III/IV) -ozimika -yozimika
ji-ma(V/VI) -lozimika -yozimika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozimika -vyozimika
n(IX/X) -yozimika -zozimika
u(XI) -ozimika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kozimika
pa(XVI) -pozimika
mu(XVIII) -mozimika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.