pikana

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Finnish

Etymology

Singular essive of pika-.

Pronunciation

Adverb

pikana

  1. (as) express
  2. (colloquial) pronto

Anagrams

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pikana (infinitive kupikana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -pika

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pikana
Positive present -napikana
Subjunctive -pikane
Negative -pikani
Imperative singular pikana
Infinitives
Positive kupikana
Negative kutopikana
Imperatives
Singular pikana
Plural pikaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupikana
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipikana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupikana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napikana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapikana/napikana tunapikana
2nd person unapikana mnapikana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapikana wanapikana
other classes positive subject concord + -napikana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pikani)
Singular Plural
1st person sipikani hatupikani
2nd person hupikani hampikani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapikani hawapikani
other classes negative subject concord + -pikani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapikana
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapikana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pikane)
Singular Plural
1st person nipikane tupikane
2nd person upikane mpikane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apikane wapikane
other classes positive subject concord + -pikane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipikane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepikana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepikana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipikana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipikana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apikana)
Singular Plural
1st person napikana twapikana
2nd person wapikana mwapikana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apikana wapikana
m-mi(III/IV) wapikana yapikana
ji-ma(V/VI) lapikana yapikana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapikana vyapikana
n(IX/X) yapikana zapikana
u(XI) wapikana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapikana
pa(XVI) papikana
mu(XVIII) mwapikana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepikana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapikana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japikana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipikana
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopikana
Consecutive kapikana / positive subject concord + -kapikana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapikane
Object concord —
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -pikana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -pikanaye -pikanao
m-mi(III/IV) -pikanao -pikanayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -pikanalo -pikanayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pikanacho -pikanavyo
n(IX/X) -pikanayo -pikanazo
u(XI) -pikanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -pikanako
pa(XVI) -pikanapo
mu(XVIII) -pikanamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -pikana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepikana -opikana
m-mi(III/IV) -opikana -yopikana
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopikana -yopikana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopikana -vyopikana
n(IX/X) -yopikana -zopikana
u(XI) -opikana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopikana
pa(XVI) -popikana
mu(XVIII) -mopikana
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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