sikiliza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sikiliza (infinitive kusikiliza)

1. Causative form of -sikia: to listen

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sikiliza
Positive present -nasikiliza Subjunctive -sikilize Negative -sikilizi Imperative singular sikiliza
Infinitives
Positive kusikiliza Negative kutosikiliza
Imperatives
Singular sikiliza Plural sikilizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husikiliza Positive past positive subject concord + -lisikiliza Negative past negative subject concord + -kusikiliza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasikiliza) Singular Plural 1st person ninasikiliza/nasikiliza tunasikiliza 2nd person unasikiliza mnasikiliza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasikiliza wanasikiliza other classes positive subject concord + -nasikiliza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sikilizi) Singular Plural 1st person sisikilizi hatusikilizi 2nd person husikilizi hamsikilizi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasikilizi hawasikilizi other classes negative subject concord + -sikilizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasikiliza Negative future negative subject concord + -tasikiliza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sikilize) Singular Plural 1st person nisikilize tusikilize 2nd person usikilize msikilize 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asikilize wasikilize other classes positive subject concord + -sikilize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisikilize Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesikiliza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesikiliza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisikiliza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisikiliza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asikiliza) Singular Plural 1st person nasikiliza twasikiliza 2nd person wasikiliza mwasikiliza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asikiliza wasikiliza m-mi(III/IV) wasikiliza yasikiliza ji-ma(V/VI) lasikiliza yasikiliza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasikiliza vyasikiliza n(IX/X) yasikiliza zasikiliza u(XI) wasikiliza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasikiliza pa(XVI) pasikiliza mu(XVIII) mwasikiliza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesikiliza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasikiliza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasikiliza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisikiliza "If not" positive subject concord + -siposikiliza Consecutive kasikiliza / positive subject concord + -kasikiliza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasikilize
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisikiliza -tusikiliza 2nd person -kusikiliza -wasikiliza/-kusikilizeni/-wasikilizeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msikiliza -wasikiliza m-mi(III/IV) -usikiliza -isikiliza ji-ma(V/VI) -lisikiliza -yasikiliza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisikiliza -visikiliza n(IX/X) -isikiliza -zisikiliza u(XI) -usikiliza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusikiliza pa(XVI) -pasikiliza mu(XVIII) -musikiliza Reflexive -jisikiliza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sikiliza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sikilizaye -sikilizao m-mi(III/IV) -sikilizao -sikilizayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sikilizalo -sikilizayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sikilizacho -sikilizavyo n(IX/X) -sikilizayo -sikilizazo u(XI) -sikilizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sikilizako pa(XVI) -sikilizapo mu(XVIII) -sikilizamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sikiliza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesikiliza -osikiliza m-mi(III/IV) -osikiliza -yosikiliza ji-ma(V/VI) -losikiliza -yosikiliza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosikiliza -vyosikiliza n(IX/X) -yosikiliza -zosikiliza u(XI) -osikiliza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosikiliza pa(XVI) -posikiliza mu(XVIII) -mosikiliza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Passive: -sikilizwa
  • Reciprocal: -sikilizana (“agree, get along”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • msikilizaji (“listener”)