umika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-umika (infinitive kuumika)

1. Stative form of -uma

Conjugation

Conjugation of -umika
Positive present -naumika Subjunctive -umike Negative -umiki Imperative singular umika
Infinitives
Positive kuumika Negative kutoumika
Imperatives
Singular umika Plural umikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huumika Positive past positive subject concord + -liumika Negative past negative subject concord + -kuumika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naumika) Singular Plural 1st person ninaumika/naumika tunaumika 2nd person unaumika mnaumika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaumika wanaumika other classes positive subject concord + -naumika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -umiki) Singular Plural 1st person siumiki hatuumiki 2nd person huumiki hamuumiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haumiki hawaumiki other classes negative subject concord + -umiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taumika Negative future negative subject concord + -taumika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -umike) Singular Plural 1st person niumike tuumike 2nd person uumike muumike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aumike waumike other classes positive subject concord + -umike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siumike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeumika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeumika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliumika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliumika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aumika) Singular Plural 1st person naumika twaumika 2nd person waumika mwaumika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aumika waumika m-mi(III/IV) waumika yaumika ji-ma(V/VI) laumika yaumika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaumika vyaumika n(IX/X) yaumika zaumika u(XI) waumika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaumika pa(XVI) paumika mu(XVIII) mwaumika
Perfect positive subject concord + -meumika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaumika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaumika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiumika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoumika Consecutive kaumika / positive subject concord + -kaumika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaumike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niumika -tuumika 2nd person -kuumika -waumika/-kuumikeni/-waumikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muumika -waumika m-mi(III/IV) -uumika -iumika ji-ma(V/VI) -liumika -yaumika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiumika -viumika n(IX/X) -iumika -ziumika u(XI) -uumika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuumika pa(XVI) -paumika mu(XVIII) -muumika Reflexive -jiumika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -umika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -umikaye -umikao m-mi(III/IV) -umikao -umikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -umikalo -umikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -umikacho -umikavyo n(IX/X) -umikayo -umikazo u(XI) -umikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -umikako pa(XVI) -umikapo mu(XVIII) -umikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -umika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeumika -oumika m-mi(III/IV) -oumika -youmika ji-ma(V/VI) -loumika -youmika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choumika -vyoumika n(IX/X) -youmika -zoumika u(XI) -oumika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koumika pa(XVI) -poumika mu(XVIII) -moumika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.