Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-fichua (infinitive kufichua)
- Conversive form of -ficha: to expose, disclose, uncover, unveil, reveal
- kufichua siri ― to reveal a secret
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fichua
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| Positive present
|
-nafichua
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| Subjunctive
|
-fichue
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| Negative
|
-fichui
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| Imperative singular
|
fichua
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
fichua
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| Plural
|
fichueni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hufichua
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lifichua
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kufichua
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafichua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninafichua/nafichua
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tunafichua
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| 2nd person
|
unafichua
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mnafichua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anafichua
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wanafichua
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafichua
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fichui)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifichui
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hatufichui
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| 2nd person
|
hufichui
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hamfichui
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
hafichui
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hawafichui
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fichui
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tafichua
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tafichua
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fichue)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifichue
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tufichue
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| 2nd person
|
ufichue
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mfichue
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afichue
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wafichue
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fichue
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifichue
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefichua
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefichua
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifichua
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifichua
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afichua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nafichua
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twafichua
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| 2nd person
|
wafichua
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mwafichua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
afichua
|
wafichua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wafichua
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yafichua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lafichua
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yafichua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chafichua
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vyafichua
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| n(IX/X)
|
yafichua
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zafichua
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| u(XI)
|
wafichua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwafichua
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| pa(XVI)
|
pafichua
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwafichua
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefichua
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafichua
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafichua
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifichua
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofichua
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| Consecutive
|
kafichua / positive subject concord + -kafichua
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafichue
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nifichua
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-tufichua
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| 2nd person
|
-kufichua
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-wafichua/-kufichueni/-wafichueni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mfichua
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-wafichua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufichua
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-ifichua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifichua
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-yafichua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kifichua
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-vifichua
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ifichua
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-zifichua
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| u(XI)
|
-ufichua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kufichua
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pafichua
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mufichua
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| Reflexive
|
-jifichua
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fichua- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fichuaye
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-fichuao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fichuao
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-fichuayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fichualo
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-fichuayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fichuacho
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-fichuavyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-fichuayo
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-fichuazo
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| u(XI)
|
-fichuao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-fichuako
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| pa(XVI)
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-fichuapo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-fichuamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fichua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefichua
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-ofichua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofichua
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-yofichua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofichua
|
-yofichua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofichua
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-vyofichua
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofichua
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-zofichua
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| u(XI)
|
-ofichua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kofichua
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pofichua
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mofichua
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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