lalamia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-lalamia (infinitive kulalamia)

1. Applicative form of -lalama

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lalamia
Positive present -nalalamia Subjunctive -lalamie Negative -lalamii Imperative singular lalamia
Infinitives
Positive kulalamia Negative kutolalamia
Imperatives
Singular lalamia Plural lalamieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulalamia Positive past positive subject concord + -lilalamia Negative past negative subject concord + -kulalamia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalalamia) Singular Plural 1st person ninalalamia/nalalamia tunalalamia 2nd person unalalamia mnalalamia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analalamia wanalalamia other classes positive subject concord + -nalalamia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lalamii) Singular Plural 1st person silalamii hatulalamii 2nd person hulalamii hamlalamii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) halalamii hawalalamii other classes negative subject concord + -lalamii
Positive future positive subject concord + -talalamia Negative future negative subject concord + -talalamia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lalamie) Singular Plural 1st person nilalamie tulalamie 2nd person ulalamie mlalamie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alalamie walalamie other classes positive subject concord + -lalamie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silalamie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelalamia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelalamia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilalamia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilalamia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alalamia) Singular Plural 1st person nalalamia twalalamia 2nd person walalamia mwalalamia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alalamia walalamia m-mi(III/IV) walalamia yalalamia ji-ma(V/VI) lalalamia yalalamia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalalamia vyalalamia n(IX/X) yalalamia zalalamia u(XI) walalamia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalalamia pa(XVI) palalamia mu(XVIII) mwalalamia
Perfect positive subject concord + -melalamia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalalamia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalalamia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilalamia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolalamia Consecutive kalalamia / positive subject concord + -kalalamia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalalamie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nilalamia -tulalamia 2nd person -kulalamia -walalamia/-kulalamieni/-walalamieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlalamia -walalamia m-mi(III/IV) -ulalamia -ilalamia ji-ma(V/VI) -lilalamia -yalalamia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilalamia -vilalamia n(IX/X) -ilalamia -zilalamia u(XI) -ulalamia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kulalamia pa(XVI) -palalamia mu(XVIII) -mulalamia Reflexive -jilalamia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lalamia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -lalamiaye -lalamiao m-mi(III/IV) -lalamiao -lalamiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -lalamialo -lalamiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lalamiacho -lalamiavyo n(IX/X) -lalamiayo -lalamiazo u(XI) -lalamiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -lalamiako pa(XVI) -lalamiapo mu(XVIII) -lalamiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lalamia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelalamia -olalamia m-mi(III/IV) -olalamia -yolalamia ji-ma(V/VI) -lolalamia -yolalamia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholalamia -vyolalamia n(IX/X) -yolalamia -zolalamia u(XI) -olalamia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolalamia pa(XVI) -polalamia mu(XVIII) -molalamia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.