shikika

Swahili

Verb

-shikika (infinitive kushikika)

1. Stative form of -shika

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shikika
Positive present -nashikika Subjunctive -shikike Negative -shikiki Imperative singular shikika
Infinitives
Positive kushikika Negative kutoshikika
Imperatives
Singular shikika Plural shikikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushikika Positive past positive subject concord + -lishikika Negative past negative subject concord + -kushikika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashikika) Singular Plural 1st person ninashikika/nashikika tunashikika 2nd person unashikika mnashikika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashikika wanashikika other classes positive subject concord + -nashikika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shikiki) Singular Plural 1st person sishikiki hatushikiki 2nd person hushikiki hamshikiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashikiki hawashikiki other classes negative subject concord + -shikiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashikika Negative future negative subject concord + -tashikika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shikike) Singular Plural 1st person nishikike tushikike 2nd person ushikike mshikike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashikike washikike other classes positive subject concord + -shikike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishikike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshikika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshikika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishikika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishikika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashikika) Singular Plural 1st person nashikika twashikika 2nd person washikika mwashikika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashikika washikika m-mi(III/IV) washikika yashikika ji-ma(V/VI) lashikika yashikika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashikika vyashikika n(IX/X) yashikika zashikika u(XI) washikika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwashikika pa(XVI) pashikika mu(XVIII) mwashikika
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshikika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshashikika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashikika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kishikika "If not" positive subject concord + -siposhikika Consecutive kashikika / positive subject concord + -kashikika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashikike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nishikika -tushikika 2nd person -kushikika -washikika/-kushikikeni/-washikikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshikika -washikika m-mi(III/IV) -ushikika -ishikika ji-ma(V/VI) -lishikika -yashikika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishikika -vishikika n(IX/X) -ishikika -zishikika u(XI) -ushikika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kushikika pa(XVI) -pashikika mu(XVIII) -mushikika Reflexive -jishikika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shikika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -shikikaye -shikikao m-mi(III/IV) -shikikao -shikikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -shikikalo -shikikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shikikacho -shikikavyo n(IX/X) -shikikayo -shikikazo u(XI) -shikikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -shikikako pa(XVI) -shikikapo mu(XVIII) -shikikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shikika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeshikika -oshikika m-mi(III/IV) -oshikika -yoshikika ji-ma(V/VI) -loshikika -yoshikika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshikika -vyoshikika n(IX/X) -yoshikika -zoshikika u(XI) -oshikika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koshikika pa(XVI) -poshikika mu(XVIII) -moshikika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.