sikilia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sikilia (infinitive kusikilia)

1. Applicative form of -sikia

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sikilia
Positive present -nasikilia Subjunctive -sikilie Negative -sikilii Imperative singular sikilia
Infinitives
Positive kusikilia Negative kutosikilia
Imperatives
Singular sikilia Plural sikilieni
Tensed forms
Habitual husikilia Positive past positive subject concord + -lisikilia Negative past negative subject concord + -kusikilia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasikilia) Singular Plural 1st person ninasikilia/nasikilia tunasikilia 2nd person unasikilia mnasikilia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasikilia wanasikilia other classes positive subject concord + -nasikilia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sikilii) Singular Plural 1st person sisikilii hatusikilii 2nd person husikilii hamsikilii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasikilii hawasikilii other classes negative subject concord + -sikilii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasikilia Negative future negative subject concord + -tasikilia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sikilie) Singular Plural 1st person nisikilie tusikilie 2nd person usikilie msikilie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asikilie wasikilie other classes positive subject concord + -sikilie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisikilie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesikilia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesikilia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisikilia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisikilia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asikilia) Singular Plural 1st person nasikilia twasikilia 2nd person wasikilia mwasikilia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asikilia wasikilia m-mi(III/IV) wasikilia yasikilia ji-ma(V/VI) lasikilia yasikilia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasikilia vyasikilia n(IX/X) yasikilia zasikilia u(XI) wasikilia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasikilia pa(XVI) pasikilia mu(XVIII) mwasikilia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesikilia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasikilia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasikilia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisikilia "If not" positive subject concord + -siposikilia Consecutive kasikilia / positive subject concord + -kasikilia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasikilie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisikilia -tusikilia 2nd person -kusikilia -wasikilia/-kusikilieni/-wasikilieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msikilia -wasikilia m-mi(III/IV) -usikilia -isikilia ji-ma(V/VI) -lisikilia -yasikilia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisikilia -visikilia n(IX/X) -isikilia -zisikilia u(XI) -usikilia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusikilia pa(XVI) -pasikilia mu(XVIII) -musikilia Reflexive -jisikilia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sikilia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sikiliaye -sikiliao m-mi(III/IV) -sikiliao -sikiliayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sikilialo -sikiliayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sikiliacho -sikiliavyo n(IX/X) -sikiliayo -sikiliazo u(XI) -sikiliao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sikiliako pa(XVI) -sikiliapo mu(XVIII) -sikiliamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sikilia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesikilia -osikilia m-mi(III/IV) -osikilia -yosikilia ji-ma(V/VI) -losikilia -yosikilia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosikilia -vyosikilia n(IX/X) -yosikilia -zosikilia u(XI) -osikilia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosikilia pa(XVI) -posikilia mu(XVIII) -mosikilia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.