amshika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-amshika (infinitive kuamshika)

1. Stative form of -amsha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -amshika
Positive present -naamshika Subjunctive -amshike Negative -amshiki Imperative singular amshika
Infinitives
Positive kuamshika Negative kutoamshika
Imperatives
Singular amshika Plural amshikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huamshika Positive past positive subject concord + -liamshika Negative past negative subject concord + -kuamshika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naamshika) Singular Plural 1st person ninaamshika/naamshika tunaamshika 2nd person unaamshika mnaamshika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaamshika wanaamshika other classes positive subject concord + -naamshika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -amshiki) Singular Plural 1st person siamshiki hatuamshiki 2nd person huamshiki hamwamshiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haamshiki hawaamshiki other classes negative subject concord + -amshiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taamshika Negative future negative subject concord + -taamshika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -amshike) Singular Plural 1st person niamshike tuamshike 2nd person uamshike mwamshike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamshike waamshike other classes positive subject concord + -amshike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siamshike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeamshika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeamshika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliamshika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliamshika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aamshika) Singular Plural 1st person naamshika twaamshika 2nd person waamshika mwaamshika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aamshika waamshika m-mi(III/IV) waamshika yaamshika ji-ma(V/VI) laamshika yaamshika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaamshika vyaamshika n(IX/X) yaamshika zaamshika u(XI) waamshika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaamshika pa(XVI) paamshika mu(XVIII) mwaamshika
Perfect positive subject concord + -meamshika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaamshika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaamshika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiamshika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoamshika Consecutive kaamshika / positive subject concord + -kaamshika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaamshike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niamshika -tuamshika 2nd person -kuamshika -waamshika/-kuamshikeni/-waamshikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwamshika -waamshika m-mi(III/IV) -uamshika -iamshika ji-ma(V/VI) -liamshika -yaamshika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiamshika -viamshika n(IX/X) -iamshika -ziamshika u(XI) -uamshika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuamshika pa(XVI) -paamshika mu(XVIII) -muamshika Reflexive -jiamshika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -amshika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -amshikaye -amshikao m-mi(III/IV) -amshikao -amshikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -amshikalo -amshikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -amshikacho -amshikavyo n(IX/X) -amshikayo -amshikazo u(XI) -amshikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -amshikako pa(XVI) -amshikapo mu(XVIII) -amshikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -amshika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeamshika -oamshika m-mi(III/IV) -oamshika -yoamshika ji-ma(V/VI) -loamshika -yoamshika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choamshika -vyoamshika n(IX/X) -yoamshika -zoamshika u(XI) -oamshika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koamshika pa(XVI) -poamshika mu(XVIII) -moamshika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.