takika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-takika (infinitive kutakika)

1. Stative form of -taka

Conjugation

Conjugation of -takika
Positive present -natakika Subjunctive -takike Negative -takiki Imperative singular takika
Infinitives
Positive kutakika Negative kutotakika
Imperatives
Singular takika Plural takikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutakika Positive past positive subject concord + -litakika Negative past negative subject concord + -kutakika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natakika) Singular Plural 1st person ninatakika/natakika tunatakika 2nd person unatakika mnatakika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatakika wanatakika other classes positive subject concord + -natakika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -takiki) Singular Plural 1st person sitakiki hatutakiki 2nd person hutakiki hamtakiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatakiki hawatakiki other classes negative subject concord + -takiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatakika Negative future negative subject concord + -tatakika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -takike) Singular Plural 1st person nitakike tutakike 2nd person utakike mtakike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atakike watakike other classes positive subject concord + -takike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitakike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetakika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetakika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitakika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitakika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atakika) Singular Plural 1st person natakika twatakika 2nd person watakika mwatakika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atakika watakika m-mi(III/IV) watakika yatakika ji-ma(V/VI) latakika yatakika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatakika vyatakika n(IX/X) yatakika zatakika u(XI) watakika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatakika pa(XVI) patakika mu(XVIII) mwatakika
Perfect positive subject concord + -metakika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatakika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatakika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitakika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotakika Consecutive katakika / positive subject concord + -katakika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katakike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitakika -tutakika 2nd person -kutakika -watakika/-kutakikeni/-watakikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtakika -watakika m-mi(III/IV) -utakika -itakika ji-ma(V/VI) -litakika -yatakika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitakika -vitakika n(IX/X) -itakika -zitakika u(XI) -utakika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutakika pa(XVI) -patakika mu(XVIII) -mutakika Reflexive -jitakika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -takika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -takikaye -takikao m-mi(III/IV) -takikao -takikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -takikalo -takikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -takikacho -takikavyo n(IX/X) -takikayo -takikazo u(XI) -takikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -takikako pa(XVI) -takikapo mu(XVIII) -takikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -takika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetakika -otakika m-mi(III/IV) -otakika -yotakika ji-ma(V/VI) -lotakika -yotakika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotakika -vyotakika n(IX/X) -yotakika -zotakika u(XI) -otakika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotakika pa(XVI) -potakika mu(XVIII) -motakika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.