enzika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-enzika (infinitive kuenzika)

1. Stative form of -enzi

Conjugation

Conjugation of -enzika
Positive present -naenzika Subjunctive -enzike Negative -enziki Imperative singular enzika
Infinitives
Positive kuenzika Negative kutoenzika
Imperatives
Singular enzika Plural enzikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huenzika Positive past positive subject concord + -lienzika Negative past negative subject concord + -kuenzika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naenzika) Singular Plural 1st person ninaenzika/naenzika tunaenzika 2nd person unaenzika mnaenzika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaenzika wanaenzika other classes positive subject concord + -naenzika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -enziki) Singular Plural 1st person sienziki hatuenziki 2nd person huenziki hamwenziki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haenziki hawaenziki other classes negative subject concord + -enziki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taenzika Negative future negative subject concord + -taenzika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -enzike) Singular Plural 1st person nienzike tuenzike 2nd person uenzike mwenzike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aenzike waenzike other classes positive subject concord + -enzike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sienzike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeenzika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeenzika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalienzika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalienzika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aenzika) Singular Plural 1st person naenzika twaenzika 2nd person waenzika mwaenzika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aenzika waenzika m-mi(III/IV) waenzika yaenzika ji-ma(V/VI) laenzika yaenzika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaenzika vyaenzika n(IX/X) yaenzika zaenzika u(XI) waenzika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaenzika pa(XVI) paenzika mu(XVIII) mwaenzika
Perfect positive subject concord + -meenzika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaenzika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaenzika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kienzika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoenzika Consecutive kaenzika / positive subject concord + -kaenzika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaenzike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nienzika -tuenzika 2nd person -kuenzika -waenzika/-kuenzikeni/-waenzikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwenzika -waenzika m-mi(III/IV) -uenzika -ienzika ji-ma(V/VI) -lienzika -yaenzika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kienzika -vienzika n(IX/X) -ienzika -zienzika u(XI) -uenzika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuenzika pa(XVI) -paenzika mu(XVIII) -muenzika Reflexive -jienzika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -enzika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -enzikaye -enzikao m-mi(III/IV) -enzikao -enzikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -enzikalo -enzikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -enzikacho -enzikavyo n(IX/X) -enzikayo -enzikazo u(XI) -enzikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -enzikako pa(XVI) -enzikapo mu(XVIII) -enzikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -enzika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeenzika -oenzika m-mi(III/IV) -oenzika -yoenzika ji-ma(V/VI) -loenzika -yoenzika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choenzika -vyoenzika n(IX/X) -yoenzika -zoenzika u(XI) -oenzika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koenzika pa(XVI) -poenzika mu(XVIII) -moenzika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.