pikwa

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Noun

pikwa

  1. pickaxe

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pikwa (infinitive kupikwa)

  1. Passive form of -pika: to get cooked

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pikwa
Positive present -napikwa
Subjunctive -pikwe
Negative -pikwi
Imperative singular pikwa
Infinitives
Positive kupikwa
Negative kutopikwa
Imperatives
Singular pikwa
Plural pikweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupikwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lipikwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kupikwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napikwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninapikwa/napikwa tunapikwa
2nd person unapikwa mnapikwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapikwa wanapikwa
other classes positive subject concord + -napikwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pikwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sipikwi hatupikwi
2nd person hupikwi hampikwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapikwi hawapikwi
other classes negative subject concord + -pikwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapikwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tapikwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pikwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nipikwe tupikwe
2nd person upikwe mpikwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apikwe wapikwe
other classes positive subject concord + -pikwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipikwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepikwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepikwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipikwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipikwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apikwa)
Singular Plural
1st person napikwa twapikwa
2nd person wapikwa mwapikwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) apikwa wapikwa
m-mi(III/IV) wapikwa yapikwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lapikwa yapikwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapikwa vyapikwa
n(IX/X) yapikwa zapikwa
u(XI) wapikwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwapikwa
pa(XVI) papikwa
mu(XVIII) mwapikwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepikwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshapikwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japikwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kipikwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipopikwa
Consecutive kapikwa / positive subject concord + -kapikwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapikwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nipikwa -tupikwa
2nd person -kupikwa -wapikwa/-kupikweni/-wapikweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpikwa -wapikwa
m-mi(III/IV) -upikwa -ipikwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lipikwa -yapikwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipikwa -vipikwa
n(IX/X) -ipikwa -zipikwa
u(XI) -upikwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kupikwa
pa(XVI) -papikwa
mu(XVIII) -mupikwa
Reflexive -jipikwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pikwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -pikwaye -pikwao
m-mi(III/IV) -pikwao -pikwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -pikwalo -pikwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pikwacho -pikwavyo
n(IX/X) -pikwayo -pikwazo
u(XI) -pikwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -pikwako
pa(XVI) -pikwapo
mu(XVIII) -pikwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pikwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yepikwa -opikwa
m-mi(III/IV) -opikwa -yopikwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lopikwa -yopikwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopikwa -vyopikwa
n(IX/X) -yopikwa -zopikwa
u(XI) -opikwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kopikwa
pa(XVI) -popikwa
mu(XVIII) -mopikwa
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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