Swahili

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Verb

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-aminika (infinitive kuaminika)

  1. Stative form of -amini

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -aminika
Positive present -naaminika
Subjunctive -aminike
Negative -aminiki
Imperative singular aminika
Infinitives
Positive kuaminika
Negative kutoaminika
Imperatives
Singular aminika
Plural aminikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huaminika
Positive past positive subject concord + -liaminika
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuaminika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naaminika)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaaminika/naaminika tunaaminika
2nd person unaaminika mnaaminika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaaminika wanaaminika
other classes positive subject concord + -naaminika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -aminiki)
Singular Plural
1st person siaminiki hatuaminiki
2nd person huaminiki hamwaminiki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haaminiki hawaaminiki
other classes negative subject concord + -aminiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taaminika
Negative future negative subject concord + -taaminika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -aminike)
Singular Plural
1st person niaminike tuaminike
2nd person uaminike mwaminike
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aaminike waaminike
other classes positive subject concord + -aminike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siaminike
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeaminika
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeaminika
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliaminika
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliaminika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aaminika)
Singular Plural
1st person naaminika twaaminika
2nd person waaminika mwaaminika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aaminika waaminika
m-mi(III/IV) waaminika yaaminika
ji-ma(V/VI) laaminika yaaminika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaaminika vyaaminika
n(IX/X) yaaminika zaaminika
u(XI) waaminika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaaminika
pa(XVI) paaminika
mu(XVIII) mwaaminika
Perfect positive subject concord + -meaminika
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaaminika
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaaminika
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiaminika
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoaminika
Consecutive kaaminika / positive subject concord + -kaaminika
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaaminike
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niaminika -tuaminika
2nd person -kuaminika -waaminika/-kuaminikeni/-waaminikeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwaminika -waaminika
m-mi(III/IV) -uaminika -iaminika
ji-ma(V/VI) -liaminika -yaaminika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiaminika -viaminika
n(IX/X) -iaminika -ziaminika
u(XI) -uaminika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuaminika
pa(XVI) -paaminika
mu(XVIII) -muaminika
Reflexive -jiaminika
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -aminika- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -aminikaye -aminikao
m-mi(III/IV) -aminikao -aminikayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -aminikalo -aminikayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -aminikacho -aminikavyo
n(IX/X) -aminikayo -aminikazo
u(XI) -aminikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -aminikako
pa(XVI) -aminikapo
mu(XVIII) -aminikamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -aminika)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeaminika -oaminika
m-mi(III/IV) -oaminika -yoaminika
ji-ma(V/VI) -loaminika -yoaminika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choaminika -vyoaminika
n(IX/X) -yoaminika -zoaminika
u(XI) -oaminika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koaminika
pa(XVI) -poaminika
mu(XVIII) -moaminika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.