pikika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pikika (infinitive kupikika)

1. Stative form of -pika: to be cookable

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pikika
Positive present -napikika Subjunctive -pikike Negative -pikiki Imperative singular pikika
Infinitives
Positive kupikika Negative kutopikika
Imperatives
Singular pikika Plural pikikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupikika Positive past positive subject concord + -lipikika Negative past negative subject concord + -kupikika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napikika) Singular Plural 1st person ninapikika/napikika tunapikika 2nd person unapikika mnapikika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapikika wanapikika other classes positive subject concord + -napikika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pikiki) Singular Plural 1st person sipikiki hatupikiki 2nd person hupikiki hampikiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapikiki hawapikiki other classes negative subject concord + -pikiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapikika Negative future negative subject concord + -tapikika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pikike) Singular Plural 1st person nipikike tupikike 2nd person upikike mpikike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apikike wapikike other classes positive subject concord + -pikike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipikike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepikika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepikika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipikika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipikika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apikika) Singular Plural 1st person napikika twapikika 2nd person wapikika mwapikika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apikika wapikika m-mi(III/IV) wapikika yapikika ji-ma(V/VI) lapikika yapikika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapikika vyapikika n(IX/X) yapikika zapikika u(XI) wapikika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapikika pa(XVI) papikika mu(XVIII) mwapikika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepikika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapikika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japikika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipikika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopikika Consecutive kapikika / positive subject concord + -kapikika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapikike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipikika -tupikika 2nd person -kupikika -wapikika/-kupikikeni/-wapikikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpikika -wapikika m-mi(III/IV) -upikika -ipikika ji-ma(V/VI) -lipikika -yapikika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipikika -vipikika n(IX/X) -ipikika -zipikika u(XI) -upikika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupikika pa(XVI) -papikika mu(XVIII) -mupikika Reflexive -jipikika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pikika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pikikaye -pikikao m-mi(III/IV) -pikikao -pikikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pikikalo -pikikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pikikacho -pikikavyo n(IX/X) -pikikayo -pikikazo u(XI) -pikikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pikikako pa(XVI) -pikikapo mu(XVIII) -pikikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pikika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepikika -opikika m-mi(III/IV) -opikika -yopikika ji-ma(V/VI) -lopikika -yopikika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopikika -vyopikika n(IX/X) -yopikika -zopikika u(XI) -opikika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopikika pa(XVI) -popikika mu(XVIII) -mopikika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.