pakulika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pakulika (infinitive kupakulika)

1. Stative form of -pakua

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pakulika
Positive present -napakulika Subjunctive -pakulike Negative -pakuliki Imperative singular pakulika
Infinitives
Positive kupakulika Negative kutopakulika
Imperatives
Singular pakulika Plural pakulikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupakulika Positive past positive subject concord + -lipakulika Negative past negative subject concord + -kupakulika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napakulika) Singular Plural 1st person ninapakulika/napakulika tunapakulika 2nd person unapakulika mnapakulika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapakulika wanapakulika other classes positive subject concord + -napakulika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pakuliki) Singular Plural 1st person sipakuliki hatupakuliki 2nd person hupakuliki hampakuliki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapakuliki hawapakuliki other classes negative subject concord + -pakuliki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapakulika Negative future negative subject concord + -tapakulika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pakulike) Singular Plural 1st person nipakulike tupakulike 2nd person upakulike mpakulike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apakulike wapakulike other classes positive subject concord + -pakulike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipakulike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepakulika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepakulika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipakulika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipakulika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apakulika) Singular Plural 1st person napakulika twapakulika 2nd person wapakulika mwapakulika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apakulika wapakulika m-mi(III/IV) wapakulika yapakulika ji-ma(V/VI) lapakulika yapakulika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapakulika vyapakulika n(IX/X) yapakulika zapakulika u(XI) wapakulika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapakulika pa(XVI) papakulika mu(XVIII) mwapakulika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepakulika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapakulika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japakulika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipakulika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopakulika Consecutive kapakulika / positive subject concord + -kapakulika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapakulike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipakulika -tupakulika 2nd person -kupakulika -wapakulika/-kupakulikeni/-wapakulikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpakulika -wapakulika m-mi(III/IV) -upakulika -ipakulika ji-ma(V/VI) -lipakulika -yapakulika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipakulika -vipakulika n(IX/X) -ipakulika -zipakulika u(XI) -upakulika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupakulika pa(XVI) -papakulika mu(XVIII) -mupakulika Reflexive -jipakulika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pakulika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pakulikaye -pakulikao m-mi(III/IV) -pakulikao -pakulikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pakulikalo -pakulikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pakulikacho -pakulikavyo n(IX/X) -pakulikayo -pakulikazo u(XI) -pakulikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pakulikako pa(XVI) -pakulikapo mu(XVIII) -pakulikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pakulika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepakulika -opakulika m-mi(III/IV) -opakulika -yopakulika ji-ma(V/VI) -lopakulika -yopakulika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopakulika -vyopakulika n(IX/X) -yopakulika -zopakulika u(XI) -opakulika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopakulika pa(XVI) -popakulika mu(XVIII) -mopakulika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.