tabikika

Swahili

Verb

-tabikika (infinitive kutabikika)

1. Stative form of -tabiki

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tabikika
Positive present -natabikika Subjunctive -tabikike Negative -tabikiki Imperative singular tabikika
Infinitives
Positive kutabikika Negative kutotabikika
Imperatives
Singular tabikika Plural tabikikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutabikika Positive past positive subject concord + -litabikika Negative past negative subject concord + -kutabikika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natabikika) Singular Plural 1st person ninatabikika/natabikika tunatabikika 2nd person unatabikika mnatabikika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatabikika wanatabikika other classes positive subject concord + -natabikika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tabikiki) Singular Plural 1st person sitabikiki hatutabikiki 2nd person hutabikiki hamtabikiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatabikiki hawatabikiki other classes negative subject concord + -tabikiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatabikika Negative future negative subject concord + -tatabikika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tabikike) Singular Plural 1st person nitabikike tutabikike 2nd person utabikike mtabikike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atabikike watabikike other classes positive subject concord + -tabikike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitabikike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetabikika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetabikika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitabikika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitabikika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atabikika) Singular Plural 1st person natabikika twatabikika 2nd person watabikika mwatabikika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atabikika watabikika m-mi(III/IV) watabikika yatabikika ji-ma(V/VI) latabikika yatabikika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatabikika vyatabikika n(IX/X) yatabikika zatabikika u(XI) watabikika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatabikika pa(XVI) patabikika mu(XVIII) mwatabikika
Perfect positive subject concord + -metabikika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatabikika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatabikika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitabikika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotabikika Consecutive katabikika / positive subject concord + -katabikika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katabikike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitabikika -tutabikika 2nd person -kutabikika -watabikika/-kutabikikeni/-watabikikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtabikika -watabikika m-mi(III/IV) -utabikika -itabikika ji-ma(V/VI) -litabikika -yatabikika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitabikika -vitabikika n(IX/X) -itabikika -zitabikika u(XI) -utabikika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutabikika pa(XVI) -patabikika mu(XVIII) -mutabikika Reflexive -jitabikika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tabikika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tabikikaye -tabikikao m-mi(III/IV) -tabikikao -tabikikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tabikikalo -tabikikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tabikikacho -tabikikavyo n(IX/X) -tabikikayo -tabikikazo u(XI) -tabikikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tabikikako pa(XVI) -tabikikapo mu(XVIII) -tabikikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tabikika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetabikika -otabikika m-mi(III/IV) -otabikika -yotabikika ji-ma(V/VI) -lotabikika -yotabikika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotabikika -vyotabikika n(IX/X) -yotabikika -zotabikika u(XI) -otabikika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotabikika pa(XVI) -potabikika mu(XVIII) -motabikika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.