Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-itika (infinitive kuitika)
- Stative form of -ita: to respond, reply, answer
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -itika
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| Positive present
|
-naitika
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| Subjunctive
|
-itike
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| Negative
|
-itiki
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| Imperative singular
|
itika
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuitika
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| Negative
|
kutoitika
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
itika
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| Plural
|
itikeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huitika
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liitika
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuitika
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naitika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninaitika/naitika
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tunaitika
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| 2nd person
|
unaitika
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mnaitika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anaitika
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wanaitika
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -naitika
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -itiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siitiki
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hatuitiki
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| 2nd person
|
huitiki
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hamwitiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
haitiki
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hawaitiki
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -itiki
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -taitika
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -taitika
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -itike)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niitike
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tuitike
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| 2nd person
|
uitike
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mwitike
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aitike
|
waitike
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -itike
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siitike
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeitika
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeitika
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliitika
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliitika
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aitika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naitika
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twaitika
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| 2nd person
|
waitika
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mwaitika
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aitika
|
waitika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waitika
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yaitika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laitika
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yaitika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaitika
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vyaitika
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| n(IX/X)
|
yaitika
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zaitika
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| u(XI)
|
waitika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwaitika
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| pa(XVI)
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paitika
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaitika
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meitika
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaitika
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaitika
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiitika
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoitika
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| Consecutive
|
kaitika / positive subject concord + -kaitika
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kaitike
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-niitika
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-tuitika
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| 2nd person
|
-kuitika
|
-waitika/-kuitikeni/-waitikeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mwitika
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-waitika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uitika
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-iitika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liitika
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-yaitika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kiitika
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-viitika
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| n(IX/X)
|
-iitika
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-ziitika
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| u(XI)
|
-uitika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuitika
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| pa(XVI)
|
-paitika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muitika
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| Reflexive
|
-jiitika
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -itika- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-itikaye
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-itikao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-itikao
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-itikayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-itikalo
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-itikayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-itikacho
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-itikavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-itikayo
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-itikazo
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| u(XI)
|
-itikao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-itikako
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| pa(XVI)
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-itikapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-itikamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -itika)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeitika
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-oitika
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oitika
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-yoitika
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loitika
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-yoitika
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choitika
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-vyoitika
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoitika
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-zoitika
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| u(XI)
|
-oitika
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koitika
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| pa(XVI)
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-poitika
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moitika
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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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