shughulika

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Swahili

Etymology

From shughuli +‎ -ika (stative affix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-shughulika (infinitive kushughulika)

  1. to be busy, to be occupied, to be engaged

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shughulika
Positive present -nashughulika
Subjunctive -shughulike
Negative -shughuliki
Imperative singular shughulika
Infinitives
Positive kushughulika
Negative kutoshughulika
Imperatives
Singular shughulika
Plural shughulikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushughulika
Positive past positive subject concord + -lishughulika
Negative past negative subject concord + -kushughulika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashughulika)
Singular Plural
1st person ninashughulika/nashughulika tunashughulika
2nd person unashughulika mnashughulika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashughulika wanashughulika
other classes positive subject concord + -nashughulika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shughuliki)
Singular Plural
1st person sishughuliki hatushughuliki
2nd person hushughuliki hamshughuliki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashughuliki hawashughuliki
other classes negative subject concord + -shughuliki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashughulika
Negative future negative subject concord + -tashughulika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shughulike)
Singular Plural
1st person nishughulike tushughulike
2nd person ushughulike mshughulike
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashughulike washughulike
other classes positive subject concord + -shughulike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishughulike
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshughulika
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshughulika
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishughulika
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishughulika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashughulika)
Singular Plural
1st person nashughulika twashughulika
2nd person washughulika mwashughulika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashughulika washughulika
m-mi(III/IV) washughulika yashughulika
ji-ma(V/VI) lashughulika yashughulika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashughulika vyashughulika
n(IX/X) yashughulika zashughulika
u(XI) washughulika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwashughulika
pa(XVI) pashughulika
mu(XVIII) mwashughulika
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshughulika
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshashughulika
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashughulika
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kishughulika
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposhughulika
Consecutive kashughulika / positive subject concord + -kashughulika
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashughulike
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nishughulika -tushughulika
2nd person -kushughulika -washughulika/-kushughulikeni/-washughulikeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshughulika -washughulika
m-mi(III/IV) -ushughulika -ishughulika
ji-ma(V/VI) -lishughulika -yashughulika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishughulika -vishughulika
n(IX/X) -ishughulika -zishughulika
u(XI) -ushughulika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kushughulika
pa(XVI) -pashughulika
mu(XVIII) -mushughulika
Reflexive -jishughulika
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shughulika- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -shughulikaye -shughulikao
m-mi(III/IV) -shughulikao -shughulikayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -shughulikalo -shughulikayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shughulikacho -shughulikavyo
n(IX/X) -shughulikayo -shughulikazo
u(XI) -shughulikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -shughulikako
pa(XVI) -shughulikapo
mu(XVIII) -shughulikamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shughulika)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeshughulika -oshughulika
m-mi(III/IV) -oshughulika -yoshughulika
ji-ma(V/VI) -loshughulika -yoshughulika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshughulika -vyoshughulika
n(IX/X) -yoshughulika -zoshughulika
u(XI) -oshughulika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koshughulika
pa(XVI) -poshughulika
mu(XVIII) -moshughulika
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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