Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-patikana (infinitive kupatikana)
- Reciprocal form of -patika: to be obtainable, to be caught or found
- to be available
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -patikana
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| Positive present
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-napatikana
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| Subjunctive
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-patikane
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| Negative
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-patikani
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| Imperative singular
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patikana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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patikana
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| Plural
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patikaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupatikana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipatikana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupatikana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napatikana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapatikana/napatikana
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tunapatikana
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| 2nd person
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unapatikana
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mnapatikana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapatikana
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wanapatikana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napatikana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -patikani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipatikani
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hatupatikani
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| 2nd person
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hupatikani
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hampatikani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapatikani
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hawapatikani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -patikani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapatikana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapatikana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -patikane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipatikane
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tupatikane
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| 2nd person
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upatikane
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mpatikane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apatikane
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wapatikane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -patikane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipatikane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepatikana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepatikana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipatikana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipatikana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apatikana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napatikana
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twapatikana
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| 2nd person
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wapatikana
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mwapatikana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apatikana
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wapatikana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapatikana
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yapatikana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapatikana
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yapatikana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapatikana
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vyapatikana
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| n(IX/X)
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yapatikana
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zapatikana
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| u(XI)
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wapatikana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapatikana
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| pa(XVI)
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papatikana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapatikana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepatikana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapatikana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japatikana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipatikana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopatikana
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| Consecutive
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kapatikana / positive subject concord + -kapatikana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapatikane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -patikana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-patikanaye
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-patikanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-patikanao
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-patikanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-patikanalo
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-patikanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-patikanacho
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-patikanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-patikanayo
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-patikanazo
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| u(XI)
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-patikanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-patikanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-patikanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-patikanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -patikana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepatikana
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-opatikana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opatikana
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-yopatikana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopatikana
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-yopatikana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopatikana
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-vyopatikana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopatikana
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-zopatikana
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| u(XI)
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-opatikana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopatikana
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| pa(XVI)
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-popatikana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopatikana
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Derived terms