nakili

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَقَلَ (naqala).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nakili (infinitive kunakili)

1. to copy

   Synonym: kopi

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nakili
Positive present -nanakili Subjunctive -nakili Negative -nakili Imperative singular nakili
Infinitives
Positive kunakili Negative kutonakili
Imperatives
Singular nakili Plural nakilini
Tensed forms
Habitual hunakili Positive past positive subject concord + -linakili Negative past negative subject concord + -kunakili
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanakili) Singular Plural 1st person ninanakili/nanakili tunanakili 2nd person unanakili mnanakili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananakili wananakili other classes positive subject concord + -nanakili
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nakili) Singular Plural 1st person sinakili hatunakili 2nd person hunakili hamnakili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanakili hawanakili other classes negative subject concord + -nakili
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanakili Negative future negative subject concord + -tanakili
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nakili) Singular Plural 1st person ninakili tunakili 2nd person unakili mnakili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakili wanakili other classes positive subject concord + -nakili
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinakili Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenakili Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenakili Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinakili Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinakili
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anakili) Singular Plural 1st person nanakili twanakili 2nd person wanakili mwanakili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakili wanakili m-mi(III/IV) wanakili yanakili ji-ma(V/VI) lanakili yanakili ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanakili vyanakili n(IX/X) yanakili zanakili u(XI) wanakili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanakili pa(XVI) panakili mu(XVIII) mwanakili
Perfect positive subject concord + -menakili "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanakili "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janakili "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinakili "If not" positive subject concord + -siponakili Consecutive kanakili / positive subject concord + -kanakili Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanakili
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninakili -tunakili 2nd person -kunakili -wanakili/-kunakilini/-wanakilini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnakili -wanakili m-mi(III/IV) -unakili -inakili ji-ma(V/VI) -linakili -yanakili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinakili -vinakili n(IX/X) -inakili -zinakili u(XI) -unakili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunakili pa(XVI) -panakili mu(XVIII) -munakili Reflexive -jinakili
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nakili- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nakiliye -nakilio m-mi(III/IV) -nakilio -nakiliyo ji-ma(V/VI) -nakililo -nakiliyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nakilicho -nakilivyo n(IX/X) -nakiliyo -nakilizo u(XI) -nakilio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nakiliko pa(XVI) -nakilipo mu(XVIII) -nakilimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nakili) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenakili -onakili m-mi(III/IV) -onakili -yonakili ji-ma(V/VI) -lonakili -yonakili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonakili -vyonakili n(IX/X) -yonakili -zonakili u(XI) -onakili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konakili pa(XVI) -ponakili mu(XVIII) -monakili
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Related terms

• nakala (“copy”)