pikia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pikia (infinitive kupikia)

1. Applicative form of -pika: to cook for someone

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pikia
Positive present -napikia Subjunctive -pikie Negative -pikii Imperative singular pikia
Infinitives
Positive kupikia Negative kutopikia
Imperatives
Singular pikia Plural pikieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupikia Positive past positive subject concord + -lipikia Negative past negative subject concord + -kupikia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napikia) Singular Plural 1st person ninapikia/napikia tunapikia 2nd person unapikia mnapikia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapikia wanapikia other classes positive subject concord + -napikia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pikii) Singular Plural 1st person sipikii hatupikii 2nd person hupikii hampikii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapikii hawapikii other classes negative subject concord + -pikii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapikia Negative future negative subject concord + -tapikia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pikie) Singular Plural 1st person nipikie tupikie 2nd person upikie mpikie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apikie wapikie other classes positive subject concord + -pikie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipikie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepikia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepikia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipikia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipikia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apikia) Singular Plural 1st person napikia twapikia 2nd person wapikia mwapikia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apikia wapikia m-mi(III/IV) wapikia yapikia ji-ma(V/VI) lapikia yapikia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapikia vyapikia n(IX/X) yapikia zapikia u(XI) wapikia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapikia pa(XVI) papikia mu(XVIII) mwapikia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepikia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapikia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japikia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipikia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopikia Consecutive kapikia / positive subject concord + -kapikia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapikie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipikia -tupikia 2nd person -kupikia -wapikia/-kupikieni/-wapikieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpikia -wapikia m-mi(III/IV) -upikia -ipikia ji-ma(V/VI) -lipikia -yapikia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipikia -vipikia n(IX/X) -ipikia -zipikia u(XI) -upikia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupikia pa(XVI) -papikia mu(XVIII) -mupikia Reflexive -jipikia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pikia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pikiaye -pikiao m-mi(III/IV) -pikiao -pikiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pikialo -pikiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pikiacho -pikiavyo n(IX/X) -pikiayo -pikiazo u(XI) -pikiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pikiako pa(XVI) -pikiapo mu(XVIII) -pikiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pikia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepikia -opikia m-mi(III/IV) -opikia -yopikia ji-ma(V/VI) -lopikia -yopikia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopikia -vyopikia n(IX/X) -yopikia -zopikia u(XI) -opikia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopikia pa(XVI) -popikia mu(XVIII) -mopikia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.