alikwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-alikwa (infinitive kualikwa)

1. Passive form of -alika: to be invited

Conjugation

Conjugation of -alikwa
Positive present -naalikwa Subjunctive -alikwe Negative -alikwi Imperative singular alikwa
Infinitives
Positive kualikwa Negative kutoalikwa
Imperatives
Singular alikwa Plural alikweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hualikwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lialikwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kualikwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naalikwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninaalikwa/naalikwa tunaalikwa 2nd person unaalikwa mnaalikwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaalikwa wanaalikwa other classes positive subject concord + -naalikwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -alikwi) Singular Plural 1st person sialikwi hatualikwi 2nd person hualikwi hamwalikwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haalikwi hawaalikwi other classes negative subject concord + -alikwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taalikwa Negative future negative subject concord + -taalikwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -alikwe) Singular Plural 1st person nialikwe tualikwe 2nd person ualikwe mwalikwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aalikwe waalikwe other classes positive subject concord + -alikwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sialikwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngealikwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singealikwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalialikwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalialikwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aalikwa) Singular Plural 1st person naalikwa twaalikwa 2nd person waalikwa mwaalikwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aalikwa waalikwa m-mi(III/IV) waalikwa yaalikwa ji-ma(V/VI) laalikwa yaalikwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaalikwa vyaalikwa n(IX/X) yaalikwa zaalikwa u(XI) waalikwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaalikwa pa(XVI) paalikwa mu(XVIII) mwaalikwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mealikwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaalikwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaalikwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kialikwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoalikwa Consecutive kaalikwa / positive subject concord + -kaalikwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaalikwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nialikwa -tualikwa 2nd person -kualikwa -waalikwa/-kualikweni/-waalikweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwalikwa -waalikwa m-mi(III/IV) -ualikwa -ialikwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lialikwa -yaalikwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kialikwa -vialikwa n(IX/X) -ialikwa -zialikwa u(XI) -ualikwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kualikwa pa(XVI) -paalikwa mu(XVIII) -mualikwa Reflexive -jialikwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -alikwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -alikwaye -alikwao m-mi(III/IV) -alikwao -alikwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -alikwalo -alikwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -alikwacho -alikwavyo n(IX/X) -alikwayo -alikwazo u(XI) -alikwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -alikwako pa(XVI) -alikwapo mu(XVIII) -alikwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -alikwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yealikwa -oalikwa m-mi(III/IV) -oalikwa -yoalikwa ji-ma(V/VI) -loalikwa -yoalikwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choalikwa -vyoalikwa n(IX/X) -yoalikwa -zoalikwa u(XI) -oalikwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koalikwa pa(XVI) -poalikwa mu(XVIII) -moalikwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.