Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-sikiana (infinitive kusikiana)
- Reciprocal form of -sikia
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -sikiana
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| Positive present
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-nasikiana
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| Subjunctive
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-sikiane
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| Negative
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-sikiani
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| Imperative singular
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sikiana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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sikiana
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| Plural
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sikianeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husikiana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisikiana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusikiana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasikiana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasikiana/nasikiana
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tunasikiana
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| 2nd person
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unasikiana
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mnasikiana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasikiana
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wanasikiana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasikiana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -sikiani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisikiani
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hatusikiani
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| 2nd person
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husikiani
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hamsikiani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasikiani
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hawasikiani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -sikiani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasikiana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasikiana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sikiane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisikiane
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tusikiane
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| 2nd person
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usikiane
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msikiane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asikiane
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wasikiane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -sikiane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisikiane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesikiana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesikiana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisikiana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisikiana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asikiana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasikiana
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twasikiana
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| 2nd person
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wasikiana
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mwasikiana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asikiana
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wasikiana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasikiana
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yasikiana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasikiana
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yasikiana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasikiana
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vyasikiana
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| n(IX/X)
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yasikiana
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zasikiana
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| u(XI)
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wasikiana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasikiana
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| pa(XVI)
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pasikiana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasikiana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesikiana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasikiana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasikiana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisikiana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposikiana
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| Consecutive
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kasikiana / positive subject concord + -kasikiana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasikiane
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| Object concord
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—
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -sikiana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-sikianaye
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-sikianao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-sikianao
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-sikianayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-sikianalo
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-sikianayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-sikianacho
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-sikianavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-sikianayo
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-sikianazo
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| u(XI)
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-sikianao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-sikianako
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| pa(XVI)
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-sikianapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-sikianamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -sikiana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesikiana
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-osikiana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osikiana
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-yosikiana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losikiana
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-yosikiana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosikiana
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-vyosikiana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosikiana
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-zosikiana
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| u(XI)
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-osikiana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosikiana
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| pa(XVI)
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-posikiana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosikiana
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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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