patanika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-patanika (infinitive kupatanika)

1. Stative form of -patana

Conjugation

Conjugation of -patanika
Positive present -napatanika Subjunctive -patanike Negative -pataniki Imperative singular patanika
Infinitives
Positive kupatanika Negative kutopatanika
Imperatives
Singular patanika Plural patanikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupatanika Positive past positive subject concord + -lipatanika Negative past negative subject concord + -kupatanika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napatanika) Singular Plural 1st person ninapatanika/napatanika tunapatanika 2nd person unapatanika mnapatanika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapatanika wanapatanika other classes positive subject concord + -napatanika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pataniki) Singular Plural 1st person sipataniki hatupataniki 2nd person hupataniki hampataniki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapataniki hawapataniki other classes negative subject concord + -pataniki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapatanika Negative future negative subject concord + -tapatanika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -patanike) Singular Plural 1st person nipatanike tupatanike 2nd person upatanike mpatanike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apatanike wapatanike other classes positive subject concord + -patanike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipatanike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepatanika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepatanika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipatanika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipatanika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apatanika) Singular Plural 1st person napatanika twapatanika 2nd person wapatanika mwapatanika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apatanika wapatanika m-mi(III/IV) wapatanika yapatanika ji-ma(V/VI) lapatanika yapatanika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapatanika vyapatanika n(IX/X) yapatanika zapatanika u(XI) wapatanika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapatanika pa(XVI) papatanika mu(XVIII) mwapatanika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepatanika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapatanika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japatanika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipatanika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopatanika Consecutive kapatanika / positive subject concord + -kapatanika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapatanike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipatanika -tupatanika 2nd person -kupatanika -wapatanika/-kupatanikeni/-wapatanikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpatanika -wapatanika m-mi(III/IV) -upatanika -ipatanika ji-ma(V/VI) -lipatanika -yapatanika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipatanika -vipatanika n(IX/X) -ipatanika -zipatanika u(XI) -upatanika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupatanika pa(XVI) -papatanika mu(XVIII) -mupatanika Reflexive -jipatanika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -patanika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -patanikaye -patanikao m-mi(III/IV) -patanikao -patanikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -patanikalo -patanikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -patanikacho -patanikavyo n(IX/X) -patanikayo -patanikazo u(XI) -patanikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -patanikako pa(XVI) -patanikapo mu(XVIII) -patanikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -patanika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepatanika -opatanika m-mi(III/IV) -opatanika -yopatanika ji-ma(V/VI) -lopatanika -yopatanika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopatanika -vyopatanika n(IX/X) -yopatanika -zopatanika u(XI) -opatanika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopatanika pa(XVI) -popatanika mu(XVIII) -mopatanika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.