sikiza

Swahili

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Obviously from -sikia; should this be a synonym or alt form of -sikiliza or is there a difference?”)

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sikiza (infinitive kusikiza)

1. to listen (to pay attention)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sikiza
Positive present -nasikiza Subjunctive -sikize Negative -sikizi Imperative singular sikiza
Infinitives
Positive kusikiza Negative kutosikiza
Imperatives
Singular sikiza Plural sikizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husikiza Positive past positive subject concord + -lisikiza Negative past negative subject concord + -kusikiza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasikiza) Singular Plural 1st person ninasikiza/nasikiza tunasikiza 2nd person unasikiza mnasikiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasikiza wanasikiza other classes positive subject concord + -nasikiza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sikizi) Singular Plural 1st person sisikizi hatusikizi 2nd person husikizi hamsikizi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasikizi hawasikizi other classes negative subject concord + -sikizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasikiza Negative future negative subject concord + -tasikiza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sikize) Singular Plural 1st person nisikize tusikize 2nd person usikize msikize 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asikize wasikize other classes positive subject concord + -sikize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisikize Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesikiza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesikiza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisikiza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisikiza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asikiza) Singular Plural 1st person nasikiza twasikiza 2nd person wasikiza mwasikiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asikiza wasikiza m-mi(III/IV) wasikiza yasikiza ji-ma(V/VI) lasikiza yasikiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasikiza vyasikiza n(IX/X) yasikiza zasikiza u(XI) wasikiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasikiza pa(XVI) pasikiza mu(XVIII) mwasikiza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesikiza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasikiza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasikiza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisikiza "If not" positive subject concord + -siposikiza Consecutive kasikiza / positive subject concord + -kasikiza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasikize
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisikiza -tusikiza 2nd person -kusikiza -wasikiza/-kusikizeni/-wasikizeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msikiza -wasikiza m-mi(III/IV) -usikiza -isikiza ji-ma(V/VI) -lisikiza -yasikiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisikiza -visikiza n(IX/X) -isikiza -zisikiza u(XI) -usikiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusikiza pa(XVI) -pasikiza mu(XVIII) -musikiza Reflexive -jisikiza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sikiza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sikizaye -sikizao m-mi(III/IV) -sikizao -sikizayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sikizalo -sikizayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sikizacho -sikizavyo n(IX/X) -sikizayo -sikizazo u(XI) -sikizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sikizako pa(XVI) -sikizapo mu(XVIII) -sikizamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sikiza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesikiza -osikiza m-mi(III/IV) -osikiza -yosikiza ji-ma(V/VI) -losikiza -yosikiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosikiza -vyosikiza n(IX/X) -yosikiza -zosikiza u(XI) -osikiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosikiza pa(XVI) -posikiza mu(XVIII) -mosikiza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.