elimika

Swahili

Etymology

From elimu (“education”) +‎ -ika (stative suffix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-elimika (infinitive kuelimika)

1. Stative form of elimu: to be educated

Conjugation

Conjugation of -elimika
Positive present -naelimika Subjunctive -elimike Negative -elimiki Imperative singular elimika
Infinitives
Positive kuelimika Negative kutoelimika
Imperatives
Singular elimika Plural elimikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huelimika Positive past positive subject concord + -lielimika Negative past negative subject concord + -kuelimika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naelimika) Singular Plural 1st person ninaelimika/naelimika tunaelimika 2nd person unaelimika mnaelimika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaelimika wanaelimika other classes positive subject concord + -naelimika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -elimiki) Singular Plural 1st person sielimiki hatuelimiki 2nd person huelimiki hamwelimiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haelimiki hawaelimiki other classes negative subject concord + -elimiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taelimika Negative future negative subject concord + -taelimika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -elimike) Singular Plural 1st person nielimike tuelimike 2nd person uelimike mwelimike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aelimike waelimike other classes positive subject concord + -elimike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sielimike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeelimika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeelimika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalielimika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalielimika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aelimika) Singular Plural 1st person naelimika twaelimika 2nd person waelimika mwaelimika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aelimika waelimika m-mi(III/IV) waelimika yaelimika ji-ma(V/VI) laelimika yaelimika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaelimika vyaelimika n(IX/X) yaelimika zaelimika u(XI) waelimika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaelimika pa(XVI) paelimika mu(XVIII) mwaelimika
Perfect positive subject concord + -meelimika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaelimika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaelimika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kielimika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoelimika Consecutive kaelimika / positive subject concord + -kaelimika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaelimike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nielimika -tuelimika 2nd person -kuelimika -waelimika/-kuelimikeni/-waelimikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwelimika -waelimika m-mi(III/IV) -uelimika -ielimika ji-ma(V/VI) -lielimika -yaelimika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kielimika -vielimika n(IX/X) -ielimika -zielimika u(XI) -uelimika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuelimika pa(XVI) -paelimika mu(XVIII) -muelimika Reflexive -jielimika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -elimika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -elimikaye -elimikao m-mi(III/IV) -elimikao -elimikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -elimikalo -elimikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -elimikacho -elimikavyo n(IX/X) -elimikayo -elimikazo u(XI) -elimikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -elimikako pa(XVI) -elimikapo mu(XVIII) -elimikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -elimika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeelimika -oelimika m-mi(III/IV) -oelimika -yoelimika ji-ma(V/VI) -loelimika -yoelimika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choelimika -vyoelimika n(IX/X) -yoelimika -zoelimika u(XI) -oelimika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koelimika pa(XVI) -poelimika mu(XVIII) -moelimika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.