tumika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tumika (infinitive kutumika)

1. Stative form of -tumia: to be used

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tumika
Positive present -natumika Subjunctive -tumike Negative -tumiki Imperative singular tumika
Infinitives
Positive kutumika Negative kutotumika
Imperatives
Singular tumika Plural tumikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutumika Positive past positive subject concord + -litumika Negative past negative subject concord + -kutumika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natumika) Singular Plural 1st person ninatumika/natumika tunatumika 2nd person unatumika mnatumika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatumika wanatumika other classes positive subject concord + -natumika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tumiki) Singular Plural 1st person situmiki hatutumiki 2nd person hutumiki hamtumiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatumiki hawatumiki other classes negative subject concord + -tumiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatumika Negative future negative subject concord + -tatumika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tumike) Singular Plural 1st person nitumike tutumike 2nd person utumike mtumike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atumike watumike other classes positive subject concord + -tumike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -situmike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetumika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetumika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitumika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitumika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atumika) Singular Plural 1st person natumika twatumika 2nd person watumika mwatumika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atumika watumika m-mi(III/IV) watumika yatumika ji-ma(V/VI) latumika yatumika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatumika vyatumika n(IX/X) yatumika zatumika u(XI) watumika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatumika pa(XVI) patumika mu(XVIII) mwatumika
Perfect positive subject concord + -metumika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatumika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatumika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitumika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotumika Consecutive katumika / positive subject concord + -katumika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katumike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitumika -tutumika 2nd person -kutumika -watumika/-kutumikeni/-watumikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtumika -watumika m-mi(III/IV) -utumika -itumika ji-ma(V/VI) -litumika -yatumika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitumika -vitumika n(IX/X) -itumika -zitumika u(XI) -utumika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutumika pa(XVI) -patumika mu(XVIII) -mutumika Reflexive -jitumika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tumika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tumikaye -tumikao m-mi(III/IV) -tumikao -tumikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tumikalo -tumikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tumikacho -tumikavyo n(IX/X) -tumikayo -tumikazo u(XI) -tumikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tumikako pa(XVI) -tumikapo mu(XVIII) -tumikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tumika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetumika -otumika m-mi(III/IV) -otumika -yotumika ji-ma(V/VI) -lotumika -yotumika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotumika -vyotumika n(IX/X) -yotumika -zotumika u(XI) -otumika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotumika pa(XVI) -potumika mu(XVIII) -motumika
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: -tumikia (“to serve”)