shughulika

Swahili

Etymology

From shughuli +‎ -ika (stative affix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-shughulika (infinitive kushughulika)

1. to be busy, to be occupied, to be engaged

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shughulika
Positive present -nashughulika Subjunctive -shughulike Negative -shughuliki Imperative singular shughulika
Infinitives
Positive kushughulika Negative kutoshughulika
Imperatives
Singular shughulika Plural shughulikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushughulika Positive past positive subject concord + -lishughulika Negative past negative subject concord + -kushughulika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashughulika) Singular Plural 1st person ninashughulika/nashughulika tunashughulika 2nd person unashughulika mnashughulika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashughulika wanashughulika other classes positive subject concord + -nashughulika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shughuliki) Singular Plural 1st person sishughuliki hatushughuliki 2nd person hushughuliki hamshughuliki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashughuliki hawashughuliki other classes negative subject concord + -shughuliki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashughulika Negative future negative subject concord + -tashughulika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shughulike) Singular Plural 1st person nishughulike tushughulike 2nd person ushughulike mshughulike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashughulike washughulike other classes positive subject concord + -shughulike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishughulike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshughulika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshughulika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishughulika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishughulika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashughulika) Singular Plural 1st person nashughulika twashughulika 2nd person washughulika mwashughulika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashughulika washughulika m-mi(III/IV) washughulika yashughulika ji-ma(V/VI) lashughulika yashughulika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashughulika vyashughulika n(IX/X) yashughulika zashughulika u(XI) washughulika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwashughulika pa(XVI) pashughulika mu(XVIII) mwashughulika
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshughulika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshashughulika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashughulika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kishughulika "If not" positive subject concord + -siposhughulika Consecutive kashughulika / positive subject concord + -kashughulika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashughulike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nishughulika -tushughulika 2nd person -kushughulika -washughulika/-kushughulikeni/-washughulikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshughulika -washughulika m-mi(III/IV) -ushughulika -ishughulika ji-ma(V/VI) -lishughulika -yashughulika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishughulika -vishughulika n(IX/X) -ishughulika -zishughulika u(XI) -ushughulika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kushughulika pa(XVI) -pashughulika mu(XVIII) -mushughulika Reflexive -jishughulika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shughulika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -shughulikaye -shughulikao m-mi(III/IV) -shughulikao -shughulikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -shughulikalo -shughulikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shughulikacho -shughulikavyo n(IX/X) -shughulikayo -shughulikazo u(XI) -shughulikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -shughulikako pa(XVI) -shughulikapo mu(XVIII) -shughulikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shughulika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeshughulika -oshughulika m-mi(III/IV) -oshughulika -yoshughulika ji-ma(V/VI) -loshughulika -yoshughulika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshughulika -vyoshughulika n(IX/X) -yoshughulika -zoshughulika u(XI) -oshughulika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koshughulika pa(XVI) -poshughulika mu(XVIII) -moshughulika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -shughulikia