shushika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-shushika (infinitive kushushika)

1. Stative form of -shusha: to be lowerable

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shushika
Positive present -nashushika Subjunctive -shushike Negative -shushiki Imperative singular shushika
Infinitives
Positive kushushika Negative kutoshushika
Imperatives
Singular shushika Plural shushikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushushika Positive past positive subject concord + -lishushika Negative past negative subject concord + -kushushika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashushika) Singular Plural 1st person ninashushika/nashushika tunashushika 2nd person unashushika mnashushika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashushika wanashushika other classes positive subject concord + -nashushika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shushiki) Singular Plural 1st person sishushiki hatushushiki 2nd person hushushiki hamshushiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashushiki hawashushiki other classes negative subject concord + -shushiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashushika Negative future negative subject concord + -tashushika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shushike) Singular Plural 1st person nishushike tushushike 2nd person ushushike mshushike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashushike washushike other classes positive subject concord + -shushike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishushike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshushika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshushika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishushika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishushika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashushika) Singular Plural 1st person nashushika twashushika 2nd person washushika mwashushika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashushika washushika m-mi(III/IV) washushika yashushika ji-ma(V/VI) lashushika yashushika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashushika vyashushika n(IX/X) yashushika zashushika u(XI) washushika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwashushika pa(XVI) pashushika mu(XVIII) mwashushika
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshushika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshashushika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashushika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kishushika "If not" positive subject concord + -siposhushika Consecutive kashushika / positive subject concord + -kashushika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashushike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nishushika -tushushika 2nd person -kushushika -washushika/-kushushikeni/-washushikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshushika -washushika m-mi(III/IV) -ushushika -ishushika ji-ma(V/VI) -lishushika -yashushika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishushika -vishushika n(IX/X) -ishushika -zishushika u(XI) -ushushika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kushushika pa(XVI) -pashushika mu(XVIII) -mushushika Reflexive -jishushika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shushika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -shushikaye -shushikao m-mi(III/IV) -shushikao -shushikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -shushikalo -shushikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shushikacho -shushikavyo n(IX/X) -shushikayo -shushikazo u(XI) -shushikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -shushikako pa(XVI) -shushikapo mu(XVIII) -shushikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shushika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeshushika -oshushika m-mi(III/IV) -oshushika -yoshushika ji-ma(V/VI) -loshushika -yoshushika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshushika -vyoshushika n(IX/X) -yoshushika -zoshushika u(XI) -oshushika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koshushika pa(XVI) -poshushika mu(XVIII) -moshushika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.