lalaika

Swahili

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “-lala + -ika? see -lalamika”)

Verb

-lalaika (infinitive kulalaika)

1. to groan, to complain (especially because of pain or hunger)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lalaika
Positive present -nalalaika Subjunctive -lalaike Negative -lalaiki Imperative singular lalaika
Infinitives
Positive kulalaika Negative kutolalaika
Imperatives
Singular lalaika Plural lalaikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulalaika Positive past positive subject concord + -lilalaika Negative past negative subject concord + -kulalaika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalalaika) Singular Plural 1st person ninalalaika/nalalaika tunalalaika 2nd person unalalaika mnalalaika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analalaika wanalalaika other classes positive subject concord + -nalalaika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lalaiki) Singular Plural 1st person silalaiki hatulalaiki 2nd person hulalaiki hamlalaiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) halalaiki hawalalaiki other classes negative subject concord + -lalaiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -talalaika Negative future negative subject concord + -talalaika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lalaike) Singular Plural 1st person nilalaike tulalaike 2nd person ulalaike mlalaike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alalaike walalaike other classes positive subject concord + -lalaike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silalaike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelalaika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelalaika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilalaika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilalaika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alalaika) Singular Plural 1st person nalalaika twalalaika 2nd person walalaika mwalalaika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alalaika walalaika m-mi(III/IV) walalaika yalalaika ji-ma(V/VI) lalalaika yalalaika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalalaika vyalalaika n(IX/X) yalalaika zalalaika u(XI) walalaika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalalaika pa(XVI) palalaika mu(XVIII) mwalalaika
Perfect positive subject concord + -melalaika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalalaika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalalaika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilalaika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolalaika Consecutive kalalaika / positive subject concord + -kalalaika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalalaike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nilalaika -tulalaika 2nd person -kulalaika -walalaika/-kulalaikeni/-walalaikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlalaika -walalaika m-mi(III/IV) -ulalaika -ilalaika ji-ma(V/VI) -lilalaika -yalalaika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilalaika -vilalaika n(IX/X) -ilalaika -zilalaika u(XI) -ulalaika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kulalaika pa(XVI) -palalaika mu(XVIII) -mulalaika Reflexive -jilalaika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lalaika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -lalaikaye -lalaikao m-mi(III/IV) -lalaikao -lalaikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -lalaikalo -lalaikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lalaikacho -lalaikavyo n(IX/X) -lalaikayo -lalaikazo u(XI) -lalaikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -lalaikako pa(XVI) -lalaikapo mu(XVIII) -lalaikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lalaika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelalaika -olalaika m-mi(III/IV) -olalaika -yolalaika ji-ma(V/VI) -lolalaika -yolalaika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholalaika -vyolalaika n(IX/X) -yolalaika -zolalaika u(XI) -olalaika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolalaika pa(XVI) -polalaika mu(XVIII) -molalaika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.