katika

See also: Katika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From kati fused with the inflected form of the particle -a used when it was in class 12.

Preposition

katika

1. in
2. on; upon
3. out of
4. off
5. among
6. in the middle of (doing an action)

Etymology 2

Verb

-katika (infinitive kukatika)

1. Stative form of -kata: to be cut
2. to dance

Conjugation

Conjugation of -katika
Positive present -nakatika Subjunctive -katike Negative -katiki Imperative singular katika
Infinitives
Positive kukatika Negative kutokatika
Imperatives
Singular katika Plural katikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukatika Positive past positive subject concord + -likatika Negative past negative subject concord + -kukatika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakatika) Singular Plural 1st person ninakatika/nakatika tunakatika 2nd person unakatika mnakatika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakatika wanakatika other classes positive subject concord + -nakatika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -katiki) Singular Plural 1st person sikatiki hatukatiki 2nd person hukatiki hamkatiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakatiki hawakatiki other classes negative subject concord + -katiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -takatika Negative future negative subject concord + -takatika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -katike) Singular Plural 1st person nikatike tukatike 2nd person ukatike mkatike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akatike wakatike other classes positive subject concord + -katike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikatike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekatika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekatika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikatika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikatika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akatika) Singular Plural 1st person nakatika twakatika 2nd person wakatika mwakatika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akatika wakatika m-mi(III/IV) wakatika yakatika ji-ma(V/VI) lakatika yakatika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakatika vyakatika n(IX/X) yakatika zakatika u(XI) wakatika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakatika pa(XVI) pakatika mu(XVIII) mwakatika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekatika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakatika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakatika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikatika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokatika Consecutive kakatika / positive subject concord + -kakatika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakatike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikatika -tukatika 2nd person -kukatika -wakatika/-kukatikeni/-wakatikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkatika -wakatika m-mi(III/IV) -ukatika -ikatika ji-ma(V/VI) -likatika -yakatika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikatika -vikatika n(IX/X) -ikatika -zikatika u(XI) -ukatika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukatika pa(XVI) -pakatika mu(XVIII) -mukatika Reflexive -jikatika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -katika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -katikaye -katikao m-mi(III/IV) -katikao -katikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -katikalo -katikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -katikacho -katikavyo n(IX/X) -katikayo -katikazo u(XI) -katikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -katikako pa(XVI) -katikapo mu(XVIII) -katikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -katika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekatika -okatika m-mi(III/IV) -okatika -yokatika ji-ma(V/VI) -lokatika -yokatika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokatika -vyokatika n(IX/X) -yokatika -zokatika u(XI) -okatika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokatika pa(XVI) -pokatika mu(XVIII) -mokatika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.