fikiria

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fikiria (infinitive kufikiria)

1. Applicative form of -fikiri: to think about, to consider

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fikiria
Positive present -nafikiria Subjunctive -fikirie Negative -fikirii Imperative singular fikiria
Infinitives
Positive kufikiria Negative kutofikiria
Imperatives
Singular fikiria Plural fikirieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufikiria Positive past positive subject concord + -lifikiria Negative past negative subject concord + -kufikiria
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafikiria) Singular Plural 1st person ninafikiria/nafikiria tunafikiria 2nd person unafikiria mnafikiria 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafikiria wanafikiria other classes positive subject concord + -nafikiria
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fikirii) Singular Plural 1st person sifikirii hatufikirii 2nd person hufikirii hamfikirii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafikirii hawafikirii other classes negative subject concord + -fikirii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafikiria Negative future negative subject concord + -tafikiria
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fikirie) Singular Plural 1st person nifikirie tufikirie 2nd person ufikirie mfikirie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afikirie wafikirie other classes positive subject concord + -fikirie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifikirie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefikiria Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefikiria Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifikiria Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifikiria
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afikiria) Singular Plural 1st person nafikiria twafikiria 2nd person wafikiria mwafikiria 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afikiria wafikiria m-mi(III/IV) wafikiria yafikiria ji-ma(V/VI) lafikiria yafikiria ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafikiria vyafikiria n(IX/X) yafikiria zafikiria u(XI) wafikiria see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafikiria pa(XVI) pafikiria mu(XVIII) mwafikiria
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefikiria "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafikiria "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafikiria "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifikiria "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofikiria Consecutive kafikiria / positive subject concord + -kafikiria Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafikirie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifikiria -tufikiria 2nd person -kufikiria -wafikiria/-kufikirieni/-wafikirieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfikiria -wafikiria m-mi(III/IV) -ufikiria -ifikiria ji-ma(V/VI) -lifikiria -yafikiria ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifikiria -vifikiria n(IX/X) -ifikiria -zifikiria u(XI) -ufikiria see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufikiria pa(XVI) -pafikiria mu(XVIII) -mufikiria Reflexive -jifikiria
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fikiria- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fikiriaye -fikiriao m-mi(III/IV) -fikiriao -fikiriayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fikirialo -fikiriayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fikiriacho -fikiriavyo n(IX/X) -fikiriayo -fikiriazo u(XI) -fikiriao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fikiriako pa(XVI) -fikiriapo mu(XVIII) -fikiriamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fikiria) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefikiria -ofikiria m-mi(III/IV) -ofikiria -yofikiria ji-ma(V/VI) -lofikiria -yofikiria ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofikiria -vyofikiria n(IX/X) -yofikiria -zofikiria u(XI) -ofikiria see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofikiria pa(XVI) -pofikiria mu(XVIII) -mofikiria
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.