itika

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-itika (infinitive kuitika)

  1. Stative form of -ita: to respond, reply, answer

Conjugation

Conjugation of -itika
Positive present -naitika
Subjunctive -itike
Negative -itiki
Imperative singular itika
Infinitives
Positive kuitika
Negative kutoitika
Imperatives
Singular itika
Plural itikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huitika
Positive past positive subject concord + -liitika
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuitika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naitika)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaitika/naitika tunaitika
2nd person unaitika mnaitika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaitika wanaitika
other classes positive subject concord + -naitika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -itiki)
Singular Plural
1st person siitiki hatuitiki
2nd person huitiki hamwitiki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haitiki hawaitiki
other classes negative subject concord + -itiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taitika
Negative future negative subject concord + -taitika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -itike)
Singular Plural
1st person niitike tuitike
2nd person uitike mwitike
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aitike waitike
other classes positive subject concord + -itike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siitike
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeitika
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeitika
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliitika
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliitika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aitika)
Singular Plural
1st person naitika twaitika
2nd person waitika mwaitika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aitika waitika
m-mi(III/IV) waitika yaitika
ji-ma(V/VI) laitika yaitika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaitika vyaitika
n(IX/X) yaitika zaitika
u(XI) waitika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaitika
pa(XVI) paitika
mu(XVIII) mwaitika
Perfect positive subject concord + -meitika
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaitika
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaitika
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiitika
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoitika
Consecutive kaitika / positive subject concord + -kaitika
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaitike
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niitika -tuitika
2nd person -kuitika -waitika/-kuitikeni/-waitikeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwitika -waitika
m-mi(III/IV) -uitika -iitika
ji-ma(V/VI) -liitika -yaitika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiitika -viitika
n(IX/X) -iitika -ziitika
u(XI) -uitika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuitika
pa(XVI) -paitika
mu(XVIII) -muitika
Reflexive -jiitika
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -itika- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -itikaye -itikao
m-mi(III/IV) -itikao -itikayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -itikalo -itikayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -itikacho -itikavyo
n(IX/X) -itikayo -itikazo
u(XI) -itikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -itikako
pa(XVI) -itikapo
mu(XVIII) -itikamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -itika)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeitika -oitika
m-mi(III/IV) -oitika -yoitika
ji-ma(V/VI) -loitika -yoitika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choitika -vyoitika
n(IX/X) -yoitika -zoitika
u(XI) -oitika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koitika
pa(XVI) -poitika
mu(XVIII) -moitika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.