sikiwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sikiwa (infinitive kusikiwa)

1. Passive form of -sikia

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sikiwa
Positive present -nasikiwa Subjunctive -sikiwe Negative -sikiwi Imperative singular sikiwa
Infinitives
Positive kusikiwa Negative kutosikiwa
Imperatives
Singular sikiwa Plural sikiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual husikiwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lisikiwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kusikiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasikiwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninasikiwa/nasikiwa tunasikiwa 2nd person unasikiwa mnasikiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasikiwa wanasikiwa other classes positive subject concord + -nasikiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sikiwi) Singular Plural 1st person sisikiwi hatusikiwi 2nd person husikiwi hamsikiwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasikiwi hawasikiwi other classes negative subject concord + -sikiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasikiwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tasikiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sikiwe) Singular Plural 1st person nisikiwe tusikiwe 2nd person usikiwe msikiwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asikiwe wasikiwe other classes positive subject concord + -sikiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisikiwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesikiwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesikiwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisikiwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisikiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asikiwa) Singular Plural 1st person nasikiwa twasikiwa 2nd person wasikiwa mwasikiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asikiwa wasikiwa m-mi(III/IV) wasikiwa yasikiwa ji-ma(V/VI) lasikiwa yasikiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasikiwa vyasikiwa n(IX/X) yasikiwa zasikiwa u(XI) wasikiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasikiwa pa(XVI) pasikiwa mu(XVIII) mwasikiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesikiwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasikiwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasikiwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisikiwa "If not" positive subject concord + -siposikiwa Consecutive kasikiwa / positive subject concord + -kasikiwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasikiwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisikiwa -tusikiwa 2nd person -kusikiwa -wasikiwa/-kusikiweni/-wasikiweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msikiwa -wasikiwa m-mi(III/IV) -usikiwa -isikiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lisikiwa -yasikiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisikiwa -visikiwa n(IX/X) -isikiwa -zisikiwa u(XI) -usikiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusikiwa pa(XVI) -pasikiwa mu(XVIII) -musikiwa Reflexive -jisikiwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sikiwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sikiwaye -sikiwao m-mi(III/IV) -sikiwao -sikiwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sikiwalo -sikiwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sikiwacho -sikiwavyo n(IX/X) -sikiwayo -sikiwazo u(XI) -sikiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sikiwako pa(XVI) -sikiwapo mu(XVIII) -sikiwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sikiwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesikiwa -osikiwa m-mi(III/IV) -osikiwa -yosikiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -losikiwa -yosikiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosikiwa -vyosikiwa n(IX/X) -yosikiwa -zosikiwa u(XI) -osikiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosikiwa pa(XVI) -posikiwa mu(XVIII) -mosikiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.