tawalika

Swahili

Verb

-tawalika (infinitive kutawalika)

1. Stative form of -tawala

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tawalika
Positive present -natawalika Subjunctive -tawalike Negative -tawaliki Imperative singular tawalika
Infinitives
Positive kutawalika Negative kutotawalika
Imperatives
Singular tawalika Plural tawalikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutawalika Positive past positive subject concord + -litawalika Negative past negative subject concord + -kutawalika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natawalika) Singular Plural 1st person ninatawalika/natawalika tunatawalika 2nd person unatawalika mnatawalika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatawalika wanatawalika other classes positive subject concord + -natawalika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tawaliki) Singular Plural 1st person sitawaliki hatutawaliki 2nd person hutawaliki hamtawaliki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatawaliki hawatawaliki other classes negative subject concord + -tawaliki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatawalika Negative future negative subject concord + -tatawalika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tawalike) Singular Plural 1st person nitawalike tutawalike 2nd person utawalike mtawalike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atawalike watawalike other classes positive subject concord + -tawalike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitawalike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetawalika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetawalika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitawalika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitawalika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atawalika) Singular Plural 1st person natawalika twatawalika 2nd person watawalika mwatawalika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atawalika watawalika m-mi(III/IV) watawalika yatawalika ji-ma(V/VI) latawalika yatawalika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatawalika vyatawalika n(IX/X) yatawalika zatawalika u(XI) watawalika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatawalika pa(XVI) patawalika mu(XVIII) mwatawalika
Perfect positive subject concord + -metawalika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatawalika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatawalika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitawalika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotawalika Consecutive katawalika / positive subject concord + -katawalika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katawalike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitawalika -tutawalika 2nd person -kutawalika -watawalika/-kutawalikeni/-watawalikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtawalika -watawalika m-mi(III/IV) -utawalika -itawalika ji-ma(V/VI) -litawalika -yatawalika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitawalika -vitawalika n(IX/X) -itawalika -zitawalika u(XI) -utawalika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutawalika pa(XVI) -patawalika mu(XVIII) -mutawalika Reflexive -jitawalika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tawalika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tawalikaye -tawalikao m-mi(III/IV) -tawalikao -tawalikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tawalikalo -tawalikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tawalikacho -tawalikavyo n(IX/X) -tawalikayo -tawalikazo u(XI) -tawalikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tawalikako pa(XVI) -tawalikapo mu(XVIII) -tawalikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tawalika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetawalika -otawalika m-mi(III/IV) -otawalika -yotawalika ji-ma(V/VI) -lotawalika -yotawalika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotawalika -vyotawalika n(IX/X) -yotawalika -zotawalika u(XI) -otawalika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotawalika pa(XVI) -potawalika mu(XVIII) -motawalika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.