pimika

Swahili

Verb

-pimika (infinitive kupimika)

  1. Stative form of -pima

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pimika
Positive present -napimika
Subjunctive -pimike
Negative -pimiki
Imperative singular pimika
Infinitives
Positive kupimika
Negative kutopimika
Imperatives
Singular pimika
Plural pimikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupimika
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipimika
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupimika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napimika)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapimika/napimika tunapimika
2nd person unapimika mnapimika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapimika wanapimika
other classes positive subject concord + -napimika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pimiki)
Singular Plural
1st person sipimiki hatupimiki
2nd person hupimiki hampimiki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapimiki hawapimiki
other classes negative subject concord + -pimiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapimika
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapimika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pimike)
Singular Plural
1st person nipimike tupimike
2nd person upimike mpimike
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apimike wapimike
other classes positive subject concord + -pimike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipimike
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepimika
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepimika
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipimika
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipimika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apimika)
Singular Plural
1st person napimika twapimika
2nd person wapimika mwapimika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apimika wapimika
m-mi(III/IV) wapimika yapimika
ji-ma(V/VI) lapimika yapimika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapimika vyapimika
n(IX/X) yapimika zapimika
u(XI) wapimika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapimika
pa(XVI) papimika
mu(XVIII) mwapimika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepimika
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapimika
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japimika
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipimika
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopimika
Consecutive kapimika / positive subject concord + -kapimika
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapimike
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipimika -tupimika
2nd person -kupimika -wapimika/-kupimikeni/-wapimikeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpimika -wapimika
m-mi(III/IV) -upimika -ipimika
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipimika -yapimika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipimika -vipimika
n(IX/X) -ipimika -zipimika
u(XI) -upimika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupimika
pa(XVI) -papimika
mu(XVIII) -mupimika
Reflexive -jipimika
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pimika- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -pimikaye -pimikao
m-mi(III/IV) -pimikao -pimikayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -pimikalo -pimikayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pimikacho -pimikavyo
n(IX/X) -pimikayo -pimikazo
u(XI) -pimikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -pimikako
pa(XVI) -pimikapo
mu(XVIII) -pimikamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pimika)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepimika -opimika
m-mi(III/IV) -opimika -yopimika
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopimika -yopimika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopimika -vyopimika
n(IX/X) -yopimika -zopimika
u(XI) -opimika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopimika
pa(XVI) -popimika
mu(XVIII) -mopimika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.