fichika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fichika (infinitive kufichika)

1. Stative form of -ficha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fichika
Positive present -nafichika Subjunctive -fichike Negative -fichiki Imperative singular fichika
Infinitives
Positive kufichika Negative kutofichika
Imperatives
Singular fichika Plural fichikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufichika Positive past positive subject concord + -lifichika Negative past negative subject concord + -kufichika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafichika) Singular Plural 1st person ninafichika/nafichika tunafichika 2nd person unafichika mnafichika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafichika wanafichika other classes positive subject concord + -nafichika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fichiki) Singular Plural 1st person sifichiki hatufichiki 2nd person hufichiki hamfichiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafichiki hawafichiki other classes negative subject concord + -fichiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafichika Negative future negative subject concord + -tafichika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fichike) Singular Plural 1st person nifichike tufichike 2nd person ufichike mfichike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afichike wafichike other classes positive subject concord + -fichike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifichike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefichika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefichika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifichika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifichika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afichika) Singular Plural 1st person nafichika twafichika 2nd person wafichika mwafichika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afichika wafichika m-mi(III/IV) wafichika yafichika ji-ma(V/VI) lafichika yafichika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafichika vyafichika n(IX/X) yafichika zafichika u(XI) wafichika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafichika pa(XVI) pafichika mu(XVIII) mwafichika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefichika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafichika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafichika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifichika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofichika Consecutive kafichika / positive subject concord + -kafichika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafichike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifichika -tufichika 2nd person -kufichika -wafichika/-kufichikeni/-wafichikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfichika -wafichika m-mi(III/IV) -ufichika -ifichika ji-ma(V/VI) -lifichika -yafichika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifichika -vifichika n(IX/X) -ifichika -zifichika u(XI) -ufichika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufichika pa(XVI) -pafichika mu(XVIII) -mufichika Reflexive -jifichika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fichika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fichikaye -fichikao m-mi(III/IV) -fichikao -fichikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fichikalo -fichikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fichikacho -fichikavyo n(IX/X) -fichikayo -fichikazo u(XI) -fichikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fichikako pa(XVI) -fichikapo mu(XVIII) -fichikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fichika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefichika -ofichika m-mi(III/IV) -ofichika -yofichika ji-ma(V/VI) -lofichika -yofichika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofichika -vyofichika n(IX/X) -yofichika -zofichika u(XI) -ofichika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofichika pa(XVI) -pofichika mu(XVIII) -mofichika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.