Swahili
Etymology
From -ficha (“to hide”) + -ama.
Verb
-fichama (infinitive kufichama)
- to be hidden
- Synonym: -fichika
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fichama
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| Positive present
|
-nafichama
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| Subjunctive
|
-fichame
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| Negative
|
-fichami
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| Imperative singular
|
fichama
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
fichama
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| Plural
|
fichameni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hufichama
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lifichama
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kufichama
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafichama)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninafichama/nafichama
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tunafichama
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| 2nd person
|
unafichama
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mnafichama
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafichama
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wanafichama
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafichama
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fichami)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifichami
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hatufichami
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| 2nd person
|
hufichami
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hamfichami
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
hafichami
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hawafichami
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fichami
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tafichama
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tafichama
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fichame)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifichame
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tufichame
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| 2nd person
|
ufichame
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mfichame
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
afichame
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wafichame
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fichame
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifichame
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefichama
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefichama
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifichama
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifichama
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afichama)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafichama
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twafichama
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| 2nd person
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wafichama
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mwafichama
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
afichama
|
wafichama
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wafichama
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yafichama
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lafichama
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yafichama
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chafichama
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vyafichama
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| n(IX/X)
|
yafichama
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zafichama
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| u(XI)
|
wafichama
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwafichama
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| pa(XVI)
|
pafichama
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafichama
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefichama
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafichama
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafichama
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifichama
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofichama
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| Consecutive
|
kafichama / positive subject concord + -kafichama
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafichame
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-nifichama
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-tufichama
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| 2nd person
|
-kufichama
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-wafichama/-kufichameni/-wafichameni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mfichama
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-wafichama
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufichama
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-ifichama
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifichama
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-yafichama
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kifichama
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-vifichama
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifichama
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-zifichama
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| u(XI)
|
-ufichama
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kufichama
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafichama
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufichama
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| Reflexive
|
-jifichama
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fichama- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fichamaye
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-fichamao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fichamao
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-fichamayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fichamalo
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-fichamayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-fichamacho
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-fichamavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-fichamayo
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-fichamazo
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| u(XI)
|
-fichamao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-fichamako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-fichamapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-fichamamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fichama)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefichama
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-ofichama
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofichama
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-yofichama
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofichama
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-yofichama
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofichama
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-vyofichama
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yofichama
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-zofichama
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| u(XI)
|
-ofichama
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kofichama
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pofichama
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mofichama
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Derived terms