shikwa

Swahili

Verb

-shikwa (infinitive kushikwa)

1. Passive form of -shika

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shikwa
Positive present -nashikwa Subjunctive -shikwe Negative -shikwi Imperative singular shikwa
Infinitives
Positive kushikwa Negative kutoshikwa
Imperatives
Singular shikwa Plural shikweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushikwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lishikwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kushikwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashikwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninashikwa/nashikwa tunashikwa 2nd person unashikwa mnashikwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashikwa wanashikwa other classes positive subject concord + -nashikwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shikwi) Singular Plural 1st person sishikwi hatushikwi 2nd person hushikwi hamshikwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashikwi hawashikwi other classes negative subject concord + -shikwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashikwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tashikwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shikwe) Singular Plural 1st person nishikwe tushikwe 2nd person ushikwe mshikwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashikwe washikwe other classes positive subject concord + -shikwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishikwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshikwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshikwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishikwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishikwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashikwa) Singular Plural 1st person nashikwa twashikwa 2nd person washikwa mwashikwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashikwa washikwa m-mi(III/IV) washikwa yashikwa ji-ma(V/VI) lashikwa yashikwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashikwa vyashikwa n(IX/X) yashikwa zashikwa u(XI) washikwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwashikwa pa(XVI) pashikwa mu(XVIII) mwashikwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshikwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshashikwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashikwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kishikwa "If not" positive subject concord + -siposhikwa Consecutive kashikwa / positive subject concord + -kashikwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashikwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nishikwa -tushikwa 2nd person -kushikwa -washikwa/-kushikweni/-washikweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshikwa -washikwa m-mi(III/IV) -ushikwa -ishikwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lishikwa -yashikwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishikwa -vishikwa n(IX/X) -ishikwa -zishikwa u(XI) -ushikwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kushikwa pa(XVI) -pashikwa mu(XVIII) -mushikwa Reflexive -jishikwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shikwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -shikwaye -shikwao m-mi(III/IV) -shikwao -shikwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -shikwalo -shikwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shikwacho -shikwavyo n(IX/X) -shikwayo -shikwazo u(XI) -shikwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -shikwako pa(XVI) -shikwapo mu(XVIII) -shikwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shikwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeshikwa -oshikwa m-mi(III/IV) -oshikwa -yoshikwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loshikwa -yoshikwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshikwa -vyoshikwa n(IX/X) -yoshikwa -zoshikwa u(XI) -oshikwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koshikwa pa(XVI) -poshikwa mu(XVIII) -moshikwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.