fulika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fulika (infinitive kufulika)

1. Stative form of -fulia: to be washable

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fulika
Positive present -nafulika Subjunctive -fulike Negative -fuliki Imperative singular fulika
Infinitives
Positive kufulika Negative kutofulika
Imperatives
Singular fulika Plural fulikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufulika Positive past positive subject concord + -lifulika Negative past negative subject concord + -kufulika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafulika) Singular Plural 1st person ninafulika/nafulika tunafulika 2nd person unafulika mnafulika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafulika wanafulika other classes positive subject concord + -nafulika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fuliki) Singular Plural 1st person sifuliki hatufuliki 2nd person hufuliki hamfuliki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafuliki hawafuliki other classes negative subject concord + -fuliki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafulika Negative future negative subject concord + -tafulika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fulike) Singular Plural 1st person nifulike tufulike 2nd person ufulike mfulike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afulike wafulike other classes positive subject concord + -fulike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifulike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefulika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefulika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifulika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifulika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afulika) Singular Plural 1st person nafulika twafulika 2nd person wafulika mwafulika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afulika wafulika m-mi(III/IV) wafulika yafulika ji-ma(V/VI) lafulika yafulika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafulika vyafulika n(IX/X) yafulika zafulika u(XI) wafulika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafulika pa(XVI) pafulika mu(XVIII) mwafulika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefulika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafulika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafulika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifulika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofulika Consecutive kafulika / positive subject concord + -kafulika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafulike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifulika -tufulika 2nd person -kufulika -wafulika/-kufulikeni/-wafulikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfulika -wafulika m-mi(III/IV) -ufulika -ifulika ji-ma(V/VI) -lifulika -yafulika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifulika -vifulika n(IX/X) -ifulika -zifulika u(XI) -ufulika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufulika pa(XVI) -pafulika mu(XVIII) -mufulika Reflexive -jifulika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fulika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fulikaye -fulikao m-mi(III/IV) -fulikao -fulikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fulikalo -fulikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fulikacho -fulikavyo n(IX/X) -fulikayo -fulikazo u(XI) -fulikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fulikako pa(XVI) -fulikapo mu(XVIII) -fulikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fulika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefulika -ofulika m-mi(III/IV) -ofulika -yofulika ji-ma(V/VI) -lofulika -yofulika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofulika -vyofulika n(IX/X) -yofulika -zofulika u(XI) -ofulika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofulika pa(XVI) -pofulika mu(XVIII) -mofulika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.