shikamanika

Swahili

Verb

-shikamanika (infinitive kushikamanika)

1. Stative form of -shikamana

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shikamanika
Positive present -nashikamanika Subjunctive -shikamanike Negative -shikamaniki Imperative singular shikamanika
Infinitives
Positive kushikamanika Negative kutoshikamanika
Imperatives
Singular shikamanika Plural shikamanikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushikamanika Positive past positive subject concord + -lishikamanika Negative past negative subject concord + -kushikamanika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashikamanika) Singular Plural 1st person ninashikamanika/nashikamanika tunashikamanika 2nd person unashikamanika mnashikamanika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashikamanika wanashikamanika other classes positive subject concord + -nashikamanika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shikamaniki) Singular Plural 1st person sishikamaniki hatushikamaniki 2nd person hushikamaniki hamshikamaniki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashikamaniki hawashikamaniki other classes negative subject concord + -shikamaniki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashikamanika Negative future negative subject concord + -tashikamanika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shikamanike) Singular Plural 1st person nishikamanike tushikamanike 2nd person ushikamanike mshikamanike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashikamanike washikamanike other classes positive subject concord + -shikamanike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishikamanike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshikamanika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshikamanika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishikamanika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishikamanika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashikamanika) Singular Plural 1st person nashikamanika twashikamanika 2nd person washikamanika mwashikamanika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashikamanika washikamanika m-mi(III/IV) washikamanika yashikamanika ji-ma(V/VI) lashikamanika yashikamanika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashikamanika vyashikamanika n(IX/X) yashikamanika zashikamanika u(XI) washikamanika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwashikamanika pa(XVI) pashikamanika mu(XVIII) mwashikamanika
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshikamanika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshashikamanika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashikamanika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kishikamanika "If not" positive subject concord + -siposhikamanika Consecutive kashikamanika / positive subject concord + -kashikamanika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashikamanike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nishikamanika -tushikamanika 2nd person -kushikamanika -washikamanika/-kushikamanikeni/-washikamanikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshikamanika -washikamanika m-mi(III/IV) -ushikamanika -ishikamanika ji-ma(V/VI) -lishikamanika -yashikamanika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishikamanika -vishikamanika n(IX/X) -ishikamanika -zishikamanika u(XI) -ushikamanika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kushikamanika pa(XVI) -pashikamanika mu(XVIII) -mushikamanika Reflexive -jishikamanika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shikamanika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -shikamanikaye -shikamanikao m-mi(III/IV) -shikamanikao -shikamanikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -shikamanikalo -shikamanikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shikamanikacho -shikamanikavyo n(IX/X) -shikamanikayo -shikamanikazo u(XI) -shikamanikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -shikamanikako pa(XVI) -shikamanikapo mu(XVIII) -shikamanikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shikamanika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeshikamanika -oshikamanika m-mi(III/IV) -oshikamanika -yoshikamanika ji-ma(V/VI) -loshikamanika -yoshikamanika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshikamanika -vyoshikamanika n(IX/X) -yoshikamanika -zoshikamanika u(XI) -oshikamanika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koshikamanika pa(XVI) -poshikamanika mu(XVIII) -moshikamanika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.