achika

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-achika (infinitive kuachika)

  1. Stative form of -acha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -achika
Positive present -naachika
Subjunctive -achike
Negative -achiki
Imperative singular achika
Infinitives
Positive kuachika
Negative kutoachika
Imperatives
Singular achika
Plural achikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huachika
Positive past positive subject concord + -liachika
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuachika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naachika)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaachika/naachika tunaachika
2nd person unaachika mnaachika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaachika wanaachika
other classes positive subject concord + -naachika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -achiki)
Singular Plural
1st person siachiki hatuachiki
2nd person huachiki hamwachiki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haachiki hawaachiki
other classes negative subject concord + -achiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taachika
Negative future negative subject concord + -taachika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -achike)
Singular Plural
1st person niachike tuachike
2nd person uachike mwachike
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aachike waachike
other classes positive subject concord + -achike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siachike
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeachika
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeachika
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliachika
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliachika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aachika)
Singular Plural
1st person naachika twaachika
2nd person waachika mwaachika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aachika waachika
m-mi(III/IV) waachika yaachika
ji-ma(V/VI) laachika yaachika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaachika vyaachika
n(IX/X) yaachika zaachika
u(XI) waachika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaachika
pa(XVI) paachika
mu(XVIII) mwaachika
Perfect positive subject concord + -meachika
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaachika
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaachika
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiachika
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoachika
Consecutive kaachika / positive subject concord + -kaachika
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaachike
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niachika -tuachika
2nd person -kuachika -waachika/-kuachikeni/-waachikeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwachika -waachika
m-mi(III/IV) -uachika -iachika
ji-ma(V/VI) -liachika -yaachika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiachika -viachika
n(IX/X) -iachika -ziachika
u(XI) -uachika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuachika
pa(XVI) -paachika
mu(XVIII) -muachika
Reflexive -jiachika
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -achika- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -achikaye -achikao
m-mi(III/IV) -achikao -achikayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -achikalo -achikayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -achikacho -achikavyo
n(IX/X) -achikayo -achikazo
u(XI) -achikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -achikako
pa(XVI) -achikapo
mu(XVIII) -achikamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -achika)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeachika -oachika
m-mi(III/IV) -oachika -yoachika
ji-ma(V/VI) -loachika -yoachika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choachika -vyoachika
n(IX/X) -yoachika -zoachika
u(XI) -oachika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koachika
pa(XVI) -poachika
mu(XVIII) -moachika
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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