tapika

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-tápɪka (“to vomit”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tapika (infinitive kutapika)

1. to vomit

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tapika
Positive present -natapika Subjunctive -tapike Negative -tapiki Imperative singular tapika
Infinitives
Positive kutapika Negative kutotapika
Imperatives
Singular tapika Plural tapikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutapika Positive past positive subject concord + -litapika Negative past negative subject concord + -kutapika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natapika) Singular Plural 1st person ninatapika/natapika tunatapika 2nd person unatapika mnatapika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatapika wanatapika other classes positive subject concord + -natapika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tapiki) Singular Plural 1st person sitapiki hatutapiki 2nd person hutapiki hamtapiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatapiki hawatapiki other classes negative subject concord + -tapiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatapika Negative future negative subject concord + -tatapika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tapike) Singular Plural 1st person nitapike tutapike 2nd person utapike mtapike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atapike watapike other classes positive subject concord + -tapike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitapike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetapika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetapika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitapika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitapika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atapika) Singular Plural 1st person natapika twatapika 2nd person watapika mwatapika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atapika watapika m-mi(III/IV) watapika yatapika ji-ma(V/VI) latapika yatapika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatapika vyatapika n(IX/X) yatapika zatapika u(XI) watapika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatapika pa(XVI) patapika mu(XVIII) mwatapika
Perfect positive subject concord + -metapika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatapika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatapika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitapika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotapika Consecutive katapika / positive subject concord + -katapika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katapike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitapika -tutapika 2nd person -kutapika -watapika/-kutapikeni/-watapikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtapika -watapika m-mi(III/IV) -utapika -itapika ji-ma(V/VI) -litapika -yatapika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitapika -vitapika n(IX/X) -itapika -zitapika u(XI) -utapika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutapika pa(XVI) -patapika mu(XVIII) -mutapika Reflexive -jitapika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tapika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tapikaye -tapikao m-mi(III/IV) -tapikao -tapikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tapikalo -tapikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tapikacho -tapikavyo n(IX/X) -tapikayo -tapikazo u(XI) -tapikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tapikako pa(XVI) -tapikapo mu(XVIII) -tapikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tapika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetapika -otapika m-mi(III/IV) -otapika -yotapika ji-ma(V/VI) -lotapika -yotapika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotapika -vyotapika n(IX/X) -yotapika -zotapika u(XI) -otapika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotapika pa(XVI) -potapika mu(XVIII) -motapika
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: -tapikia
  • Causative: -tapisha
  • Passive: -tapikwa
  • Stative: -tapikika