pikana

Finnish

Etymology

Singular essive of pika-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpikɑnɑ/, [ˈpikɑ̝nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ikɑnɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pi‧ka‧na

Adverb

pikana

1. (as) express
2. (colloquial) pronto

Anagrams

• kaapin, kapina, knaapi, paikan, pakina

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pikana (infinitive kupikana)

1. Reciprocal form of -pika

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pikana
Positive present -napikana Subjunctive -pikane Negative -pikani Imperative singular pikana
Infinitives
Positive kupikana Negative kutopikana
Imperatives
Singular pikana Plural pikaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupikana Positive past positive subject concord + -lipikana Negative past negative subject concord + -kupikana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napikana) Singular Plural 1st person ninapikana/napikana tunapikana 2nd person unapikana mnapikana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapikana wanapikana other classes positive subject concord + -napikana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pikani) Singular Plural 1st person sipikani hatupikani 2nd person hupikani hampikani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapikani hawapikani other classes negative subject concord + -pikani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapikana Negative future negative subject concord + -tapikana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pikane) Singular Plural 1st person nipikane tupikane 2nd person upikane mpikane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apikane wapikane other classes positive subject concord + -pikane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipikane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepikana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepikana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipikana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipikana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apikana) Singular Plural 1st person napikana twapikana 2nd person wapikana mwapikana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apikana wapikana m-mi(III/IV) wapikana yapikana ji-ma(V/VI) lapikana yapikana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapikana vyapikana n(IX/X) yapikana zapikana u(XI) wapikana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapikana pa(XVI) papikana mu(XVIII) mwapikana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepikana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapikana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japikana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipikana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopikana Consecutive kapikana / positive subject concord + -kapikana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapikane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -pikana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pikanaye -pikanao m-mi(III/IV) -pikanao -pikanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pikanalo -pikanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pikanacho -pikanavyo n(IX/X) -pikanayo -pikanazo u(XI) -pikanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pikanako pa(XVI) -pikanapo mu(XVIII) -pikanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -pikana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepikana -opikana m-mi(III/IV) -opikana -yopikana ji-ma(V/VI) -lopikana -yopikana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopikana -vyopikana n(IX/X) -yopikana -zopikana u(XI) -opikana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopikana pa(XVI) -popikana mu(XVIII) -mopikana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.