shikia

Swahili

Verb

-shikia (infinitive kushikia)

1. Applicative form of -shika

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shikia
Positive present -nashikia Subjunctive -shikie Negative -shikii Imperative singular shikia
Infinitives
Positive kushikia Negative kutoshikia
Imperatives
Singular shikia Plural shikieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushikia Positive past positive subject concord + -lishikia Negative past negative subject concord + -kushikia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashikia) Singular Plural 1st person ninashikia/nashikia tunashikia 2nd person unashikia mnashikia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashikia wanashikia other classes positive subject concord + -nashikia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shikii) Singular Plural 1st person sishikii hatushikii 2nd person hushikii hamshikii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashikii hawashikii other classes negative subject concord + -shikii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashikia Negative future negative subject concord + -tashikia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shikie) Singular Plural 1st person nishikie tushikie 2nd person ushikie mshikie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashikie washikie other classes positive subject concord + -shikie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishikie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshikia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshikia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishikia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishikia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashikia) Singular Plural 1st person nashikia twashikia 2nd person washikia mwashikia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashikia washikia m-mi(III/IV) washikia yashikia ji-ma(V/VI) lashikia yashikia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashikia vyashikia n(IX/X) yashikia zashikia u(XI) washikia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwashikia pa(XVI) pashikia mu(XVIII) mwashikia
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshikia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshashikia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashikia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kishikia "If not" positive subject concord + -siposhikia Consecutive kashikia / positive subject concord + -kashikia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashikie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nishikia -tushikia 2nd person -kushikia -washikia/-kushikieni/-washikieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshikia -washikia m-mi(III/IV) -ushikia -ishikia ji-ma(V/VI) -lishikia -yashikia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishikia -vishikia n(IX/X) -ishikia -zishikia u(XI) -ushikia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kushikia pa(XVI) -pashikia mu(XVIII) -mushikia Reflexive -jishikia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shikia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -shikiaye -shikiao m-mi(III/IV) -shikiao -shikiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -shikialo -shikiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shikiacho -shikiavyo n(IX/X) -shikiayo -shikiazo u(XI) -shikiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -shikiako pa(XVI) -shikiapo mu(XVIII) -shikiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shikia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeshikia -oshikia m-mi(III/IV) -oshikia -yoshikia ji-ma(V/VI) -loshikia -yoshikia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshikia -vyoshikia n(IX/X) -yoshikia -zoshikia u(XI) -oshikia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koshikia pa(XVI) -poshikia mu(XVIII) -moshikia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.