fifika

Swahili

Verb

-fifika (infinitive kufifika)

1. Stative form of -fifia

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fifika
Positive present -nafifika Subjunctive -fifike Negative -fifiki Imperative singular fifika
Infinitives
Positive kufifika Negative kutofifika
Imperatives
Singular fifika Plural fifikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufifika Positive past positive subject concord + -lififika Negative past negative subject concord + -kufifika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafifika) Singular Plural 1st person ninafifika/nafifika tunafifika 2nd person unafifika mnafifika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafifika wanafifika other classes positive subject concord + -nafifika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fifiki) Singular Plural 1st person sififiki hatufifiki 2nd person hufifiki hamfifiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafifiki hawafifiki other classes negative subject concord + -fifiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafifika Negative future negative subject concord + -tafifika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fifike) Singular Plural 1st person nififike tufifike 2nd person ufifike mfifike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afifike wafifike other classes positive subject concord + -fifike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sififike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefifika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefifika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalififika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalififika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afifika) Singular Plural 1st person nafifika twafifika 2nd person wafifika mwafifika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afifika wafifika m-mi(III/IV) wafifika yafifika ji-ma(V/VI) lafifika yafifika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafifika vyafifika n(IX/X) yafifika zafifika u(XI) wafifika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafifika pa(XVI) pafifika mu(XVIII) mwafifika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefifika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafifika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafifika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kififika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofifika Consecutive kafifika / positive subject concord + -kafifika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafifike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nififika -tufifika 2nd person -kufifika -wafifika/-kufifikeni/-wafifikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfifika -wafifika m-mi(III/IV) -ufifika -ififika ji-ma(V/VI) -lififika -yafifika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kififika -vififika n(IX/X) -ififika -zififika u(XI) -ufifika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufifika pa(XVI) -pafifika mu(XVIII) -mufifika Reflexive -jififika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fifika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fifikaye -fifikao m-mi(III/IV) -fifikao -fifikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fifikalo -fifikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fifikacho -fifikavyo n(IX/X) -fifikayo -fifikazo u(XI) -fifikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fifikako pa(XVI) -fifikapo mu(XVIII) -fifikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fifika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefifika -ofifika m-mi(III/IV) -ofifika -yofifika ji-ma(V/VI) -lofifika -yofifika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofifika -vyofifika n(IX/X) -yofifika -zofifika u(XI) -ofifika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofifika pa(XVI) -pofifika mu(XVIII) -mofifika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.