chukulika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chukulika (infinitive kuchukulika)

1. Stative form of -chukua

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chukulika
Positive present -nachukulika Subjunctive -chukulike Negative -chukuliki Imperative singular chukulika
Infinitives
Positive kuchukulika Negative kutochukulika
Imperatives
Singular chukulika Plural chukulikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchukulika Positive past positive subject concord + -lichukulika Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchukulika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachukulika) Singular Plural 1st person ninachukulika/nachukulika tunachukulika 2nd person unachukulika mnachukulika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachukulika wanachukulika other classes positive subject concord + -nachukulika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chukuliki) Singular Plural 1st person sichukuliki hatuchukuliki 2nd person huchukuliki hamchukuliki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachukuliki hawachukuliki other classes negative subject concord + -chukuliki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachukulika Negative future negative subject concord + -tachukulika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chukulike) Singular Plural 1st person nichukulike tuchukulike 2nd person uchukulike mchukulike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achukulike wachukulike other classes positive subject concord + -chukulike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichukulike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechukulika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechukulika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichukulika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichukulika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achukulika) Singular Plural 1st person nachukulika twachukulika 2nd person wachukulika mwachukulika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achukulika wachukulika m-mi(III/IV) wachukulika yachukulika ji-ma(V/VI) lachukulika yachukulika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachukulika vyachukulika n(IX/X) yachukulika zachukulika u(XI) wachukulika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachukulika pa(XVI) pachukulika mu(XVIII) mwachukulika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechukulika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachukulika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachukulika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichukulika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochukulika Consecutive kachukulika / positive subject concord + -kachukulika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachukulike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichukulika -tuchukulika 2nd person -kuchukulika -wachukulika/-kuchukulikeni/-wachukulikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchukulika -wachukulika m-mi(III/IV) -uchukulika -ichukulika ji-ma(V/VI) -lichukulika -yachukulika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichukulika -vichukulika n(IX/X) -ichukulika -zichukulika u(XI) -uchukulika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchukulika pa(XVI) -pachukulika mu(XVIII) -muchukulika Reflexive -jichukulika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chukulika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chukulikaye -chukulikao m-mi(III/IV) -chukulikao -chukulikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chukulikalo -chukulikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chukulikacho -chukulikavyo n(IX/X) -chukulikayo -chukulikazo u(XI) -chukulikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chukulikako pa(XVI) -chukulikapo mu(XVIII) -chukulikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chukulika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechukulika -ochukulika m-mi(III/IV) -ochukulika -yochukulika ji-ma(V/VI) -lochukulika -yochukulika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochukulika -vyochukulika n(IX/X) -yochukulika -zochukulika u(XI) -ochukulika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochukulika pa(XVI) -pochukulika mu(XVIII) -mochukulika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.