shtakiwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-shtakiwa (infinitive kushtakiwa)

1. Passive form of -shtaki: to be accused

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shtakiwa
Positive present -nashtakiwa Subjunctive -shtakiwe Negative -shtakiwi Imperative singular shtakiwa
Infinitives
Positive kushtakiwa Negative kutoshtakiwa
Imperatives
Singular shtakiwa Plural shtakiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushtakiwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lishtakiwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kushtakiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashtakiwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninashtakiwa/nashtakiwa tunashtakiwa 2nd person unashtakiwa mnashtakiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashtakiwa wanashtakiwa other classes positive subject concord + -nashtakiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shtakiwi) Singular Plural 1st person sishtakiwi hatushtakiwi 2nd person hushtakiwi hamshtakiwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashtakiwi hawashtakiwi other classes negative subject concord + -shtakiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashtakiwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tashtakiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shtakiwe) Singular Plural 1st person nishtakiwe tushtakiwe 2nd person ushtakiwe mshtakiwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashtakiwe washtakiwe other classes positive subject concord + -shtakiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishtakiwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshtakiwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshtakiwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishtakiwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishtakiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashtakiwa) Singular Plural 1st person nashtakiwa twashtakiwa 2nd person washtakiwa mwashtakiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashtakiwa washtakiwa m-mi(III/IV) washtakiwa yashtakiwa ji-ma(V/VI) lashtakiwa yashtakiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashtakiwa vyashtakiwa n(IX/X) yashtakiwa zashtakiwa u(XI) washtakiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwashtakiwa pa(XVI) pashtakiwa mu(XVIII) mwashtakiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshtakiwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshashtakiwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashtakiwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kishtakiwa "If not" positive subject concord + -siposhtakiwa Consecutive kashtakiwa / positive subject concord + -kashtakiwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashtakiwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nishtakiwa -tushtakiwa 2nd person -kushtakiwa -washtakiwa/-kushtakiweni/-washtakiweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshtakiwa -washtakiwa m-mi(III/IV) -ushtakiwa -ishtakiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lishtakiwa -yashtakiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishtakiwa -vishtakiwa n(IX/X) -ishtakiwa -zishtakiwa u(XI) -ushtakiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kushtakiwa pa(XVI) -pashtakiwa mu(XVIII) -mushtakiwa Reflexive -jishtakiwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shtakiwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -shtakiwaye -shtakiwao m-mi(III/IV) -shtakiwao -shtakiwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -shtakiwalo -shtakiwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shtakiwacho -shtakiwavyo n(IX/X) -shtakiwayo -shtakiwazo u(XI) -shtakiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -shtakiwako pa(XVI) -shtakiwapo mu(XVIII) -shtakiwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shtakiwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeshtakiwa -oshtakiwa m-mi(III/IV) -oshtakiwa -yoshtakiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loshtakiwa -yoshtakiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshtakiwa -vyoshtakiwa n(IX/X) -yoshtakiwa -zoshtakiwa u(XI) -oshtakiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koshtakiwa pa(XVI) -poshtakiwa mu(XVIII) -moshtakiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mshtakiwa (“accused”)