sikiana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sikiana (infinitive kusikiana)

1. Reciprocal form of -sikia

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sikiana
Positive present -nasikiana Subjunctive -sikiane Negative -sikiani Imperative singular sikiana
Infinitives
Positive kusikiana Negative kutosikiana
Imperatives
Singular sikiana Plural sikianeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husikiana Positive past positive subject concord + -lisikiana Negative past negative subject concord + -kusikiana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasikiana) Singular Plural 1st person ninasikiana/nasikiana tunasikiana 2nd person unasikiana mnasikiana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasikiana wanasikiana other classes positive subject concord + -nasikiana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sikiani) Singular Plural 1st person sisikiani hatusikiani 2nd person husikiani hamsikiani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasikiani hawasikiani other classes negative subject concord + -sikiani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasikiana Negative future negative subject concord + -tasikiana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sikiane) Singular Plural 1st person nisikiane tusikiane 2nd person usikiane msikiane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asikiane wasikiane other classes positive subject concord + -sikiane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisikiane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesikiana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesikiana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisikiana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisikiana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asikiana) Singular Plural 1st person nasikiana twasikiana 2nd person wasikiana mwasikiana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asikiana wasikiana m-mi(III/IV) wasikiana yasikiana ji-ma(V/VI) lasikiana yasikiana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasikiana vyasikiana n(IX/X) yasikiana zasikiana u(XI) wasikiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasikiana pa(XVI) pasikiana mu(XVIII) mwasikiana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesikiana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasikiana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasikiana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisikiana "If not" positive subject concord + -siposikiana Consecutive kasikiana / positive subject concord + -kasikiana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasikiane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -sikiana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sikianaye -sikianao m-mi(III/IV) -sikianao -sikianayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sikianalo -sikianayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sikianacho -sikianavyo n(IX/X) -sikianayo -sikianazo u(XI) -sikianao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sikianako pa(XVI) -sikianapo mu(XVIII) -sikianamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -sikiana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesikiana -osikiana m-mi(III/IV) -osikiana -yosikiana ji-ma(V/VI) -losikiana -yosikiana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosikiana -vyosikiana n(IX/X) -yosikiana -zosikiana u(XI) -osikiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosikiana pa(XVI) -posikiana mu(XVIII) -mosikiana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.