shikama

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Swahili

Etymology

From -shika (“to hold, to stick”) +‎ -ama.

Verb

-shikama (infinitive kushikama)

  1. to be attached

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shikama
Positive present -nashikama
Subjunctive -shikame
Negative -shikami
Imperative singular shikama
Infinitives
Positive kushikama
Negative kutoshikama
Imperatives
Singular shikama
Plural shikameni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushikama
Positive past positive subject concord + -lishikama
Negative past negative subject concord + -kushikama
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashikama)
Singular Plural
1st person ninashikama/nashikama tunashikama
2nd person unashikama mnashikama
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashikama wanashikama
other classes positive subject concord + -nashikama
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shikami)
Singular Plural
1st person sishikami hatushikami
2nd person hushikami hamshikami
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashikami hawashikami
other classes negative subject concord + -shikami
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashikama
Negative future negative subject concord + -tashikama
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shikame)
Singular Plural
1st person nishikame tushikame
2nd person ushikame mshikame
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashikame washikame
other classes positive subject concord + -shikame
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishikame
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshikama
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshikama
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishikama
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishikama
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashikama)
Singular Plural
1st person nashikama twashikama
2nd person washikama mwashikama
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashikama washikama
m-mi(III/IV) washikama yashikama
ji-ma(V/VI) lashikama yashikama
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashikama vyashikama
n(IX/X) yashikama zashikama
u(XI) washikama see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwashikama
pa(XVI) pashikama
mu(XVIII) mwashikama
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshikama
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshashikama
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashikama
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kishikama
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposhikama
Consecutive kashikama / positive subject concord + -kashikama
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashikame
Object concord —
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -shikama- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -shikamaye -shikamao
m-mi(III/IV) -shikamao -shikamayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -shikamalo -shikamayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shikamacho -shikamavyo
n(IX/X) -shikamayo -shikamazo
u(XI) -shikamao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -shikamako
pa(XVI) -shikamapo
mu(XVIII) -shikamamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -shikama)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeshikama -oshikama
m-mi(III/IV) -oshikama -yoshikama
ji-ma(V/VI) -loshikama -yoshikama
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshikama -vyoshikama
n(IX/X) -yoshikama -zoshikama
u(XI) -oshikama see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koshikama
pa(XVI) -poshikama
mu(XVIII) -moshikama
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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