fichuka

Swahili

Verb

-fichuka (infinitive kufichuka)

  1. Stative form of -fichua: to be uncovered, to be exposed

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fichuka
Positive present -nafichuka
Subjunctive -fichuke
Negative -fichuki
Imperative singular fichuka
Infinitives
Positive kufichuka
Negative kutofichuka
Imperatives
Singular fichuka
Plural fichukeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufichuka
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifichuka
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufichuka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafichuka)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafichuka/nafichuka tunafichuka
2nd person unafichuka mnafichuka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafichuka wanafichuka
other classes positive subject concord + -nafichuka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fichuki)
Singular Plural
1st person sifichuki hatufichuki
2nd person hufichuki hamfichuki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafichuki hawafichuki
other classes negative subject concord + -fichuki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafichuka
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafichuka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fichuke)
Singular Plural
1st person nifichuke tufichuke
2nd person ufichuke mfichuke
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afichuke wafichuke
other classes positive subject concord + -fichuke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifichuke
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefichuka
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefichuka
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifichuka
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifichuka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afichuka)
Singular Plural
1st person nafichuka twafichuka
2nd person wafichuka mwafichuka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afichuka wafichuka
m-mi(III/IV) wafichuka yafichuka
ji-ma(V/VI) lafichuka yafichuka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafichuka vyafichuka
n(IX/X) yafichuka zafichuka
u(XI) wafichuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafichuka
pa(XVI) pafichuka
mu(XVIII) mwafichuka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefichuka
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafichuka
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafichuka
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifichuka
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofichuka
Consecutive kafichuka / positive subject concord + -kafichuka
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafichuke
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nifichuka -tufichuka
2nd person -kufichuka -wafichuka/-kufichukeni/-wafichukeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfichuka -wafichuka
m-mi(III/IV) -ufichuka -ifichuka
ji-ma(V/VI) -lifichuka -yafichuka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifichuka -vifichuka
n(IX/X) -ifichuka -zifichuka
u(XI) -ufichuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufichuka
pa(XVI) -pafichuka
mu(XVIII) -mufichuka
Reflexive -jifichuka
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fichuka- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -fichukaye -fichukao
m-mi(III/IV) -fichukao -fichukayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -fichukalo -fichukayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fichukacho -fichukavyo
n(IX/X) -fichukayo -fichukazo
u(XI) -fichukao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -fichukako
pa(XVI) -fichukapo
mu(XVIII) -fichukamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fichuka)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefichuka -ofichuka
m-mi(III/IV) -ofichuka -yofichuka
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofichuka -yofichuka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofichuka -vyofichuka
n(IX/X) -yofichuka -zofichuka
u(XI) -ofichuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofichuka
pa(XVI) -pofichuka
mu(XVIII) -mofichuka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.