Swahili

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Verb

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-simamika (infinitive kusimamika)

  1. Stative form of -simama

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -simamika
Positive present -nasimamika
Subjunctive -simamike
Negative -simamiki
Imperative singular simamika
Infinitives
Positive kusimamika
Negative kutosimamika
Imperatives
Singular simamika
Plural simamikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husimamika
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisimamika
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusimamika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasimamika)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasimamika/nasimamika tunasimamika
2nd person unasimamika mnasimamika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasimamika wanasimamika
other classes positive subject concord + -nasimamika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -simamiki)
Singular Plural
1st person sisimamiki hatusimamiki
2nd person husimamiki hamsimamiki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasimamiki hawasimamiki
other classes negative subject concord + -simamiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasimamika
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasimamika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -simamike)
Singular Plural
1st person nisimamike tusimamike
2nd person usimamike msimamike
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asimamike wasimamike
other classes positive subject concord + -simamike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisimamike
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesimamika
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesimamika
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisimamika
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisimamika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asimamika)
Singular Plural
1st person nasimamika twasimamika
2nd person wasimamika mwasimamika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asimamika wasimamika
m-mi(III/IV) wasimamika yasimamika
ji-ma(V/VI) lasimamika yasimamika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasimamika vyasimamika
n(IX/X) yasimamika zasimamika
u(XI) wasimamika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasimamika
pa(XVI) pasimamika
mu(XVIII) mwasimamika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesimamika
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasimamika
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasimamika
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisimamika
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposimamika
Consecutive kasimamika / positive subject concord + -kasimamika
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasimamike
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisimamika -tusimamika
2nd person -kusimamika -wasimamika/-kusimamikeni/-wasimamikeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msimamika -wasimamika
m-mi(III/IV) -usimamika -isimamika
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisimamika -yasimamika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisimamika -visimamika
n(IX/X) -isimamika -zisimamika
u(XI) -usimamika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusimamika
pa(XVI) -pasimamika
mu(XVIII) -musimamika
Reflexive -jisimamika
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -simamika- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -simamikaye -simamikao
m-mi(III/IV) -simamikao -simamikayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -simamikalo -simamikayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -simamikacho -simamikavyo
n(IX/X) -simamikayo -simamikazo
u(XI) -simamikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -simamikako
pa(XVI) -simamikapo
mu(XVIII) -simamikamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -simamika)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesimamika -osimamika
m-mi(III/IV) -osimamika -yosimamika
ji-ma(V/VI) -losimamika -yosimamika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosimamika -vyosimamika
n(IX/X) -yosimamika -zosimamika
u(XI) -osimamika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosimamika
pa(XVI) -posimamika
mu(XVIII) -mosimamika
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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