tiririka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tiririka (infinitive kutiririka)

1. to flow, drip

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tiririka
Positive present -natiririka Subjunctive -tiririke Negative -tiririki Imperative singular tiririka
Infinitives
Positive kutiririka Negative kutotiririka
Imperatives
Singular tiririka Plural tiririkeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutiririka Positive past positive subject concord + -litiririka Negative past negative subject concord + -kutiririka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natiririka) Singular Plural 1st person ninatiririka/natiririka tunatiririka 2nd person unatiririka mnatiririka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatiririka wanatiririka other classes positive subject concord + -natiririka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tiririki) Singular Plural 1st person sitiririki hatutiririki 2nd person hutiririki hamtiririki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatiririki hawatiririki other classes negative subject concord + -tiririki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatiririka Negative future negative subject concord + -tatiririka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tiririke) Singular Plural 1st person nitiririke tutiririke 2nd person utiririke mtiririke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atiririke watiririke other classes positive subject concord + -tiririke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitiririke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetiririka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetiririka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitiririka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitiririka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atiririka) Singular Plural 1st person natiririka twatiririka 2nd person watiririka mwatiririka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atiririka watiririka m-mi(III/IV) watiririka yatiririka ji-ma(V/VI) latiririka yatiririka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatiririka vyatiririka n(IX/X) yatiririka zatiririka u(XI) watiririka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatiririka pa(XVI) patiririka mu(XVIII) mwatiririka
Perfect positive subject concord + -metiririka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatiririka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatiririka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitiririka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotiririka Consecutive katiririka / positive subject concord + -katiririka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katiririke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitiririka -tutiririka 2nd person -kutiririka -watiririka/-kutiririkeni/-watiririkeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtiririka -watiririka m-mi(III/IV) -utiririka -itiririka ji-ma(V/VI) -litiririka -yatiririka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitiririka -vitiririka n(IX/X) -itiririka -zitiririka u(XI) -utiririka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutiririka pa(XVI) -patiririka mu(XVIII) -mutiririka Reflexive -jitiririka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tiririka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tiririkaye -tiririkao m-mi(III/IV) -tiririkao -tiririkayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tiririkalo -tiririkayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tiririkacho -tiririkavyo n(IX/X) -tiririkayo -tiririkazo u(XI) -tiririkao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tiririkako pa(XVI) -tiririkapo mu(XVIII) -tiririkamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tiririka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetiririka -otiririka m-mi(III/IV) -otiririka -yotiririka ji-ma(V/VI) -lotiririka -yotiririka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotiririka -vyotiririka n(IX/X) -yotiririka -zotiririka u(XI) -otiririka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotiririka pa(XVI) -potiririka mu(XVIII) -motiririka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mtiririko (“flow”)