fahamika

Swahili

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Verb

-fahamika (infinitive kufahamika)

1. Stative form of -fahamu

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fahamika
Positive present -nafahamika Subjunctive -fahamike Negative -fahamiki Imperative singular fahamika
Infinitives
Positive kufahamika Negative kutofahamika
Imperatives
Singular fahamika Plural fahamikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufahamika Positive past positive subject concord + -lifahamika Negative past negative subject concord + -kufahamika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafahamika) Singular Plural 1st person ninafahamika/nafahamika tunafahamika 2nd person unafahamika mnafahamika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafahamika wanafahamika other classes positive subject concord + -nafahamika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fahamiki) Singular Plural 1st person sifahamiki hatufahamiki 2nd person hufahamiki hamfahamiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafahamiki hawafahamiki other classes negative subject concord + -fahamiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafahamika Negative future negative subject concord + -tafahamika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fahamike) Singular Plural 1st person nifahamike tufahamike 2nd person ufahamike mfahamike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afahamike wafahamike other classes positive subject concord + -fahamike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifahamike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefahamika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefahamika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifahamika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifahamika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afahamika) Singular Plural 1st person nafahamika twafahamika 2nd person wafahamika mwafahamika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afahamika wafahamika m-mi(III/IV) wafahamika yafahamika ji-ma(V/VI) lafahamika yafahamika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafahamika vyafahamika n(IX/X) yafahamika zafahamika u(XI) wafahamika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafahamika pa(XVI) pafahamika mu(XVIII) mwafahamika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefahamika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafahamika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafahamika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifahamika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofahamika Consecutive kafahamika / positive subject concord + -kafahamika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafahamike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifahamika -tufahamika 2nd person -kufahamika -wafahamika/-kufahamikeni/-wafahamikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfahamika -wafahamika m-mi(III/IV) -ufahamika -ifahamika ji-ma(V/VI) -lifahamika -yafahamika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifahamika -vifahamika n(IX/X) -ifahamika -zifahamika u(XI) -ufahamika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufahamika pa(XVI) -pafahamika mu(XVIII) -mufahamika Reflexive -jifahamika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fahamika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fahamikaye -fahamikao m-mi(III/IV) -fahamikao -fahamikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fahamikalo -fahamikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fahamikacho -fahamikavyo n(IX/X) -fahamikayo -fahamikazo u(XI) -fahamikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fahamikako pa(XVI) -fahamikapo mu(XVIII) -fahamikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fahamika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefahamika -ofahamika m-mi(III/IV) -ofahamika -yofahamika ji-ma(V/VI) -lofahamika -yofahamika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofahamika -vyofahamika n(IX/X) -yofahamika -zofahamika u(XI) -ofahamika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofahamika pa(XVI) -pofahamika mu(XVIII) -mofahamika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.