sikilizwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sikilizwa (infinitive kusikilizwa)

1. Passive form of -sikiliza

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sikilizwa
Positive present -nasikilizwa Subjunctive -sikilizwe Negative -sikilizwi Imperative singular sikilizwa
Infinitives
Positive kusikilizwa Negative kutosikilizwa
Imperatives
Singular sikilizwa Plural sikilizweni
Tensed forms
Habitual husikilizwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lisikilizwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kusikilizwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasikilizwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninasikilizwa/nasikilizwa tunasikilizwa 2nd person unasikilizwa mnasikilizwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasikilizwa wanasikilizwa other classes positive subject concord + -nasikilizwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sikilizwi) Singular Plural 1st person sisikilizwi hatusikilizwi 2nd person husikilizwi hamsikilizwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasikilizwi hawasikilizwi other classes negative subject concord + -sikilizwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasikilizwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tasikilizwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sikilizwe) Singular Plural 1st person nisikilizwe tusikilizwe 2nd person usikilizwe msikilizwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asikilizwe wasikilizwe other classes positive subject concord + -sikilizwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisikilizwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesikilizwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesikilizwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisikilizwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisikilizwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asikilizwa) Singular Plural 1st person nasikilizwa twasikilizwa 2nd person wasikilizwa mwasikilizwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asikilizwa wasikilizwa m-mi(III/IV) wasikilizwa yasikilizwa ji-ma(V/VI) lasikilizwa yasikilizwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasikilizwa vyasikilizwa n(IX/X) yasikilizwa zasikilizwa u(XI) wasikilizwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasikilizwa pa(XVI) pasikilizwa mu(XVIII) mwasikilizwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesikilizwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasikilizwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasikilizwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisikilizwa "If not" positive subject concord + -siposikilizwa Consecutive kasikilizwa / positive subject concord + -kasikilizwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasikilizwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisikilizwa -tusikilizwa 2nd person -kusikilizwa -wasikilizwa/-kusikilizweni/-wasikilizweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msikilizwa -wasikilizwa m-mi(III/IV) -usikilizwa -isikilizwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lisikilizwa -yasikilizwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisikilizwa -visikilizwa n(IX/X) -isikilizwa -zisikilizwa u(XI) -usikilizwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusikilizwa pa(XVI) -pasikilizwa mu(XVIII) -musikilizwa Reflexive -jisikilizwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sikilizwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sikilizwaye -sikilizwao m-mi(III/IV) -sikilizwao -sikilizwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sikilizwalo -sikilizwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sikilizwacho -sikilizwavyo n(IX/X) -sikilizwayo -sikilizwazo u(XI) -sikilizwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sikilizwako pa(XVI) -sikilizwapo mu(XVIII) -sikilizwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sikilizwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesikilizwa -osikilizwa m-mi(III/IV) -osikilizwa -yosikilizwa ji-ma(V/VI) -losikilizwa -yosikilizwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosikilizwa -vyosikilizwa n(IX/X) -yosikilizwa -zosikilizwa u(XI) -osikilizwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosikilizwa pa(XVI) -posikilizwa mu(XVIII) -mosikilizwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.