igia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-igia (infinitive kuigia)

1. Applicative form of -iga

Conjugation

Conjugation of -igia
Positive present -naigia Subjunctive -igie Negative -igii Imperative singular igia
Infinitives
Positive kuigia Negative kutoigia
Imperatives
Singular igia Plural igieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huigia Positive past positive subject concord + -liigia Negative past negative subject concord + -kuigia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naigia) Singular Plural 1st person ninaigia/naigia tunaigia 2nd person unaigia mnaigia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaigia wanaigia other classes positive subject concord + -naigia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -igii) Singular Plural 1st person siigii hatuigii 2nd person huigii hamwigii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haigii hawaigii other classes negative subject concord + -igii
Positive future positive subject concord + -taigia Negative future negative subject concord + -taigia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -igie) Singular Plural 1st person niigie tuigie 2nd person uigie mwigie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aigie waigie other classes positive subject concord + -igie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siigie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeigia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeigia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliigia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliigia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aigia) Singular Plural 1st person naigia twaigia 2nd person waigia mwaigia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aigia waigia m-mi(III/IV) waigia yaigia ji-ma(V/VI) laigia yaigia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaigia vyaigia n(IX/X) yaigia zaigia u(XI) waigia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaigia pa(XVI) paigia mu(XVIII) mwaigia
Perfect positive subject concord + -meigia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaigia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaigia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiigia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoigia Consecutive kaigia / positive subject concord + -kaigia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaigie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niigia -tuigia 2nd person -kuigia -waigia/-kuigieni/-waigieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwigia -waigia m-mi(III/IV) -uigia -iigia ji-ma(V/VI) -liigia -yaigia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiigia -viigia n(IX/X) -iigia -ziigia u(XI) -uigia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuigia pa(XVI) -paigia mu(XVIII) -muigia Reflexive -jiigia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -igia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -igiaye -igiao m-mi(III/IV) -igiao -igiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -igialo -igiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -igiacho -igiavyo n(IX/X) -igiayo -igiazo u(XI) -igiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -igiako pa(XVI) -igiapo mu(XVIII) -igiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -igia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeigia -oigia m-mi(III/IV) -oigia -yoigia ji-ma(V/VI) -loigia -yoigia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choigia -vyoigia n(IX/X) -yoigia -zoigia u(XI) -oigia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koigia pa(XVI) -poigia mu(XVIII) -moigia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.