vishika

Swahili

Verb

-vishika (infinitive kuvishika)

1. Stative form of -visha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -vishika
Positive present -navishika Subjunctive -vishike Negative -vishiki Imperative singular vishika
Infinitives
Positive kuvishika Negative kutovishika
Imperatives
Singular vishika Plural vishikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huvishika Positive past positive subject concord + -livishika Negative past negative subject concord + -kuvishika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -navishika) Singular Plural 1st person ninavishika/navishika tunavishika 2nd person unavishika mnavishika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anavishika wanavishika other classes positive subject concord + -navishika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -vishiki) Singular Plural 1st person sivishiki hatuvishiki 2nd person huvishiki hamvishiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) havishiki hawavishiki other classes negative subject concord + -vishiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tavishika Negative future negative subject concord + -tavishika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -vishike) Singular Plural 1st person nivishike tuvishike 2nd person uvishike mvishike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avishike wavishike other classes positive subject concord + -vishike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sivishike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngevishika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singevishika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalivishika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalivishika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avishika) Singular Plural 1st person navishika twavishika 2nd person wavishika mwavishika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avishika wavishika m-mi(III/IV) wavishika yavishika ji-ma(V/VI) lavishika yavishika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chavishika vyavishika n(IX/X) yavishika zavishika u(XI) wavishika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwavishika pa(XVI) pavishika mu(XVIII) mwavishika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mevishika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshavishika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -javishika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kivishika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipovishika Consecutive kavishika / positive subject concord + -kavishika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kavishike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nivishika -tuvishika 2nd person -kuvishika -wavishika/-kuvishikeni/-wavishikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mvishika -wavishika m-mi(III/IV) -uvishika -ivishika ji-ma(V/VI) -livishika -yavishika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kivishika -vivishika n(IX/X) -ivishika -zivishika u(XI) -uvishika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuvishika pa(XVI) -pavishika mu(XVIII) -muvishika Reflexive -jivishika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -vishika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -vishikaye -vishikao m-mi(III/IV) -vishikao -vishikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -vishikalo -vishikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -vishikacho -vishikavyo n(IX/X) -vishikayo -vishikazo u(XI) -vishikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -vishikako pa(XVI) -vishikapo mu(XVIII) -vishikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -vishika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yevishika -ovishika m-mi(III/IV) -ovishika -yovishika ji-ma(V/VI) -lovishika -yovishika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chovishika -vyovishika n(IX/X) -yovishika -zovishika u(XI) -ovishika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kovishika pa(XVI) -povishika mu(XVIII) -movishika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.