lipia

Swahili

Etymology

From lip- +‎ -ia (“applicative”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-lipia (infinitive kulipia)

1. Applicative form of -lipa: to pay for (something)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lipia
Positive present -nalipia Subjunctive -lipie Negative -lipii Imperative singular lipia
Infinitives
Positive kulipia Negative kutolipia
Imperatives
Singular lipia Plural lipieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulipia Positive past positive subject concord + -lilipia Negative past negative subject concord + -kulipia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalipia) Singular Plural 1st person ninalipia/nalipia tunalipia 2nd person unalipia mnalipia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analipia wanalipia other classes positive subject concord + -nalipia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lipii) Singular Plural 1st person silipii hatulipii 2nd person hulipii hamlipii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) halipii hawalipii other classes negative subject concord + -lipii
Positive future positive subject concord + -talipia Negative future negative subject concord + -talipia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lipie) Singular Plural 1st person nilipie tulipie 2nd person ulipie mlipie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alipie walipie other classes positive subject concord + -lipie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silipie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelipia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelipia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilipia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilipia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alipia) Singular Plural 1st person nalipia twalipia 2nd person walipia mwalipia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alipia walipia m-mi(III/IV) walipia yalipia ji-ma(V/VI) lalipia yalipia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalipia vyalipia n(IX/X) yalipia zalipia u(XI) walipia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalipia pa(XVI) palipia mu(XVIII) mwalipia
Perfect positive subject concord + -melipia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalipia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalipia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilipia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolipia Consecutive kalipia / positive subject concord + -kalipia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalipie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nilipia -tulipia 2nd person -kulipia -walipia/-kulipieni/-walipieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlipia -walipia m-mi(III/IV) -ulipia -ilipia ji-ma(V/VI) -lilipia -yalipia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilipia -vilipia n(IX/X) -ilipia -zilipia u(XI) -ulipia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kulipia pa(XVI) -palipia mu(XVIII) -mulipia Reflexive -jilipia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lipia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -lipiaye -lipiao m-mi(III/IV) -lipiao -lipiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -lipialo -lipiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lipiacho -lipiavyo n(IX/X) -lipiayo -lipiazo u(XI) -lipiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -lipiako pa(XVI) -lipiapo mu(XVIII) -lipiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lipia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelipia -olipia m-mi(III/IV) -olipia -yolipia ji-ma(V/VI) -lolipia -yolipia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholipia -vyolipia n(IX/X) -yolipia -zolipia u(XI) -olipia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolipia pa(XVI) -polipia mu(XVIII) -molipia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.