sikitika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sikitika (infinitive kusikitika)

1. to be disappointed
2. to be sorry
3. to grieve

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sikitika
Positive present -nasikitika Subjunctive -sikitike Negative -sikitiki Imperative singular sikitika
Infinitives
Positive kusikitika Negative kutosikitika
Imperatives
Singular sikitika Plural sikitikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husikitika Positive past positive subject concord + -lisikitika Negative past negative subject concord + -kusikitika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasikitika) Singular Plural 1st person ninasikitika/nasikitika tunasikitika 2nd person unasikitika mnasikitika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasikitika wanasikitika other classes positive subject concord + -nasikitika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sikitiki) Singular Plural 1st person sisikitiki hatusikitiki 2nd person husikitiki hamsikitiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasikitiki hawasikitiki other classes negative subject concord + -sikitiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasikitika Negative future negative subject concord + -tasikitika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sikitike) Singular Plural 1st person nisikitike tusikitike 2nd person usikitike msikitike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asikitike wasikitike other classes positive subject concord + -sikitike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisikitike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesikitika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesikitika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisikitika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisikitika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asikitika) Singular Plural 1st person nasikitika twasikitika 2nd person wasikitika mwasikitika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asikitika wasikitika m-mi(III/IV) wasikitika yasikitika ji-ma(V/VI) lasikitika yasikitika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasikitika vyasikitika n(IX/X) yasikitika zasikitika u(XI) wasikitika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasikitika pa(XVI) pasikitika mu(XVIII) mwasikitika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesikitika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasikitika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasikitika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisikitika "If not" positive subject concord + -siposikitika Consecutive kasikitika / positive subject concord + -kasikitika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasikitike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisikitika -tusikitika 2nd person -kusikitika -wasikitika/-kusikitikeni/-wasikitikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msikitika -wasikitika m-mi(III/IV) -usikitika -isikitika ji-ma(V/VI) -lisikitika -yasikitika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisikitika -visikitika n(IX/X) -isikitika -zisikitika u(XI) -usikitika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusikitika pa(XVI) -pasikitika mu(XVIII) -musikitika Reflexive -jisikitika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sikitika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sikitikaye -sikitikao m-mi(III/IV) -sikitikao -sikitikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sikitikalo -sikitikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sikitikacho -sikitikavyo n(IX/X) -sikitikayo -sikitikazo u(XI) -sikitikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sikitikako pa(XVI) -sikitikapo mu(XVIII) -sikitikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sikitika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesikitika -osikitika m-mi(III/IV) -osikitika -yosikitika ji-ma(V/VI) -losikitika -yosikitika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosikitika -vyosikitika n(IX/X) -yosikitika -zosikitika u(XI) -osikitika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosikitika pa(XVI) -posikitika mu(XVIII) -mosikitika
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:
  • Applicative: -sikitikia (“to sympathise with; feel sad for”)
  • Causative: -sikitisha (“to sadden”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • sikitiko