fichama

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Swahili

Etymology

From -ficha (to hide) +‎ -ama.

Verb

-fichama (infinitive kufichama)

  1. to be hidden
    Synonym: -fichika

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fichama
Positive present -nafichama
Subjunctive -fichame
Negative -fichami
Imperative singular fichama
Infinitives
Positive kufichama
Negative kutofichama
Imperatives
Singular fichama
Plural fichameni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufichama
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifichama
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufichama
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafichama)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafichama/nafichama tunafichama
2nd person unafichama mnafichama
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafichama wanafichama
other classes positive subject concord + -nafichama
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fichami)
Singular Plural
1st person sifichami hatufichami
2nd person hufichami hamfichami
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafichami hawafichami
other classes negative subject concord + -fichami
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafichama
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafichama
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fichame)
Singular Plural
1st person nifichame tufichame
2nd person ufichame mfichame
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afichame wafichame
other classes positive subject concord + -fichame
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifichame
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefichama
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefichama
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifichama
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifichama
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afichama)
Singular Plural
1st person nafichama twafichama
2nd person wafichama mwafichama
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afichama wafichama
m-mi(III/IV) wafichama yafichama
ji-ma(V/VI) lafichama yafichama
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafichama vyafichama
n(IX/X) yafichama zafichama
u(XI) wafichama see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafichama
pa(XVI) pafichama
mu(XVIII) mwafichama
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefichama
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafichama
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafichama
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifichama
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofichama
Consecutive kafichama / positive subject concord + -kafichama
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafichame
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nifichama -tufichama
2nd person -kufichama -wafichama/-kufichameni/-wafichameni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfichama -wafichama
m-mi(III/IV) -ufichama -ifichama
ji-ma(V/VI) -lifichama -yafichama
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifichama -vifichama
n(IX/X) -ifichama -zifichama
u(XI) -ufichama see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufichama
pa(XVI) -pafichama
mu(XVIII) -mufichama
Reflexive -jifichama
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fichama- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -fichamaye -fichamao
m-mi(III/IV) -fichamao -fichamayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -fichamalo -fichamayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fichamacho -fichamavyo
n(IX/X) -fichamayo -fichamazo
u(XI) -fichamao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -fichamako
pa(XVI) -fichamapo
mu(XVIII) -fichamamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fichama)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefichama -ofichama
m-mi(III/IV) -ofichama -yofichama
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofichama -yofichama
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofichama -vyofichama
n(IX/X) -yofichama -zofichama
u(XI) -ofichama see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofichama
pa(XVI) -pofichama
mu(XVIII) -mofichama
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms