fikisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fikisha (infinitive kufikisha)

1. Causative form of -fika: to deliver or bring something
2. to convey

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fikisha
Positive present -nafikisha Subjunctive -fikishe Negative -fikishi Imperative singular fikisha
Infinitives
Positive kufikisha Negative kutofikisha
Imperatives
Singular fikisha Plural fikisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufikisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lifikisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kufikisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafikisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninafikisha/nafikisha tunafikisha 2nd person unafikisha mnafikisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafikisha wanafikisha other classes positive subject concord + -nafikisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fikishi) Singular Plural 1st person sifikishi hatufikishi 2nd person hufikishi hamfikishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafikishi hawafikishi other classes negative subject concord + -fikishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafikisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tafikisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fikishe) Singular Plural 1st person nifikishe tufikishe 2nd person ufikishe mfikishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afikishe wafikishe other classes positive subject concord + -fikishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifikishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefikisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefikisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifikisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifikisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afikisha) Singular Plural 1st person nafikisha twafikisha 2nd person wafikisha mwafikisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afikisha wafikisha m-mi(III/IV) wafikisha yafikisha ji-ma(V/VI) lafikisha yafikisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafikisha vyafikisha n(IX/X) yafikisha zafikisha u(XI) wafikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafikisha pa(XVI) pafikisha mu(XVIII) mwafikisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefikisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafikisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafikisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifikisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofikisha Consecutive kafikisha / positive subject concord + -kafikisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafikishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifikisha -tufikisha 2nd person -kufikisha -wafikisha/-kufikisheni/-wafikisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfikisha -wafikisha m-mi(III/IV) -ufikisha -ifikisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lifikisha -yafikisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifikisha -vifikisha n(IX/X) -ifikisha -zifikisha u(XI) -ufikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufikisha pa(XVI) -pafikisha mu(XVIII) -mufikisha Reflexive -jifikisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fikisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fikishaye -fikishao m-mi(III/IV) -fikishao -fikishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fikishalo -fikishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fikishacho -fikishavyo n(IX/X) -fikishayo -fikishazo u(XI) -fikishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fikishako pa(XVI) -fikishapo mu(XVIII) -fikishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fikisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefikisha -ofikisha m-mi(III/IV) -ofikisha -yofikisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lofikisha -yofikisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofikisha -vyofikisha n(IX/X) -yofikisha -zofikisha u(XI) -ofikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofikisha pa(XVI) -pofikisha mu(XVIII) -mofikisha
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:
  • Passive: -fikishwa (“to be delivered, to be conveyed”)