fichama

Swahili

Etymology

From -ficha (“to hide”) +‎ -ama.

Verb

-fichama (infinitive kufichama)

1. to be hidden

   Synonym: -fichika

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fichama
Positive present -nafichama Subjunctive -fichame Negative -fichami Imperative singular fichama
Infinitives
Positive kufichama Negative kutofichama
Imperatives
Singular fichama Plural fichameni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufichama Positive past positive subject concord + -lifichama Negative past negative subject concord + -kufichama
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafichama) Singular Plural 1st person ninafichama/nafichama tunafichama 2nd person unafichama mnafichama 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafichama wanafichama other classes positive subject concord + -nafichama
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fichami) Singular Plural 1st person sifichami hatufichami 2nd person hufichami hamfichami 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafichami hawafichami other classes negative subject concord + -fichami
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafichama Negative future negative subject concord + -tafichama
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fichame) Singular Plural 1st person nifichame tufichame 2nd person ufichame mfichame 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afichame wafichame other classes positive subject concord + -fichame
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifichame Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefichama Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefichama Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifichama Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifichama
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afichama) Singular Plural 1st person nafichama twafichama 2nd person wafichama mwafichama 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afichama wafichama m-mi(III/IV) wafichama yafichama ji-ma(V/VI) lafichama yafichama ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafichama vyafichama n(IX/X) yafichama zafichama u(XI) wafichama see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafichama pa(XVI) pafichama mu(XVIII) mwafichama
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefichama "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafichama "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafichama "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifichama "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofichama Consecutive kafichama / positive subject concord + -kafichama Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafichame
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifichama -tufichama 2nd person -kufichama -wafichama/-kufichameni/-wafichameni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfichama -wafichama m-mi(III/IV) -ufichama -ifichama ji-ma(V/VI) -lifichama -yafichama ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifichama -vifichama n(IX/X) -ifichama -zifichama u(XI) -ufichama see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufichama pa(XVI) -pafichama mu(XVIII) -mufichama Reflexive -jifichama
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fichama- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fichamaye -fichamao m-mi(III/IV) -fichamao -fichamayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fichamalo -fichamayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fichamacho -fichamavyo n(IX/X) -fichamayo -fichamazo u(XI) -fichamao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fichamako pa(XVI) -fichamapo mu(XVIII) -fichamamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fichama) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefichama -ofichama m-mi(III/IV) -ofichama -yofichama ji-ma(V/VI) -lofichama -yofichama ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofichama -vyofichama n(IX/X) -yofichama -zofichama u(XI) -ofichama see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofichama pa(XVI) -pofichama mu(XVIII) -mofichama
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -fichamia
  • Causative: -fichamisha
  • Stative: -fichamika