kereka

Swahili

Verb

-kereka (infinitive kukereka)

1. Stative form of -kera

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kereka
Positive present -nakereka Subjunctive -kereke Negative -kereki Imperative singular kereka
Infinitives
Positive kukereka Negative kutokereka
Imperatives
Singular kereka Plural kerekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukereka Positive past positive subject concord + -likereka Negative past negative subject concord + -kukereka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakereka) Singular Plural 1st person ninakereka/nakereka tunakereka 2nd person unakereka mnakereka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakereka wanakereka other classes positive subject concord + -nakereka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kereki) Singular Plural 1st person sikereki hatukereki 2nd person hukereki hamkereki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakereki hawakereki other classes negative subject concord + -kereki
Positive future positive subject concord + -takereka Negative future negative subject concord + -takereka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kereke) Singular Plural 1st person nikereke tukereke 2nd person ukereke mkereke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akereke wakereke other classes positive subject concord + -kereke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikereke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekereka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekereka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikereka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikereka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akereka) Singular Plural 1st person nakereka twakereka 2nd person wakereka mwakereka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akereka wakereka m-mi(III/IV) wakereka yakereka ji-ma(V/VI) lakereka yakereka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakereka vyakereka n(IX/X) yakereka zakereka u(XI) wakereka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakereka pa(XVI) pakereka mu(XVIII) mwakereka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekereka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakereka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakereka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikereka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokereka Consecutive kakereka / positive subject concord + -kakereka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakereke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikereka -tukereka 2nd person -kukereka -wakereka/-kukerekeni/-wakerekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkereka -wakereka m-mi(III/IV) -ukereka -ikereka ji-ma(V/VI) -likereka -yakereka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikereka -vikereka n(IX/X) -ikereka -zikereka u(XI) -ukereka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukereka pa(XVI) -pakereka mu(XVIII) -mukereka Reflexive -jikereka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kereka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kerekaye -kerekao m-mi(III/IV) -kerekao -kerekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kerekalo -kerekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kerekacho -kerekavyo n(IX/X) -kerekayo -kerekazo u(XI) -kerekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kerekako pa(XVI) -kerekapo mu(XVIII) -kerekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kereka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekereka -okereka m-mi(III/IV) -okereka -yokereka ji-ma(V/VI) -lokereka -yokereka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokereka -vyokereka n(IX/X) -yokereka -zokereka u(XI) -okereka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokereka pa(XVI) -pokereka mu(XVIII) -mokereka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.