pikwa

Antillean Creole

Noun

pikwa

1. pickaxe

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pikwa (infinitive kupikwa)

1. Passive form of -pika: to get cooked

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pikwa
Positive present -napikwa Subjunctive -pikwe Negative -pikwi Imperative singular pikwa
Infinitives
Positive kupikwa Negative kutopikwa
Imperatives
Singular pikwa Plural pikweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupikwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lipikwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kupikwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napikwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninapikwa/napikwa tunapikwa 2nd person unapikwa mnapikwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapikwa wanapikwa other classes positive subject concord + -napikwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pikwi) Singular Plural 1st person sipikwi hatupikwi 2nd person hupikwi hampikwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapikwi hawapikwi other classes negative subject concord + -pikwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapikwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tapikwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pikwe) Singular Plural 1st person nipikwe tupikwe 2nd person upikwe mpikwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apikwe wapikwe other classes positive subject concord + -pikwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipikwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepikwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepikwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipikwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipikwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apikwa) Singular Plural 1st person napikwa twapikwa 2nd person wapikwa mwapikwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apikwa wapikwa m-mi(III/IV) wapikwa yapikwa ji-ma(V/VI) lapikwa yapikwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapikwa vyapikwa n(IX/X) yapikwa zapikwa u(XI) wapikwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapikwa pa(XVI) papikwa mu(XVIII) mwapikwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepikwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapikwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japikwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipikwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopikwa Consecutive kapikwa / positive subject concord + -kapikwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapikwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipikwa -tupikwa 2nd person -kupikwa -wapikwa/-kupikweni/-wapikweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpikwa -wapikwa m-mi(III/IV) -upikwa -ipikwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lipikwa -yapikwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipikwa -vipikwa n(IX/X) -ipikwa -zipikwa u(XI) -upikwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupikwa pa(XVI) -papikwa mu(XVIII) -mupikwa Reflexive -jipikwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pikwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pikwaye -pikwao m-mi(III/IV) -pikwao -pikwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pikwalo -pikwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pikwacho -pikwavyo n(IX/X) -pikwayo -pikwazo u(XI) -pikwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pikwako pa(XVI) -pikwapo mu(XVIII) -pikwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pikwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepikwa -opikwa m-mi(III/IV) -opikwa -yopikwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lopikwa -yopikwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopikwa -vyopikwa n(IX/X) -yopikwa -zopikwa u(XI) -opikwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopikwa pa(XVI) -popikwa mu(XVIII) -mopikwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.