valika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-valika (infinitive kuvalika)

1. Stative form of -vaa: to be wearable

Conjugation

Conjugation of -valika
Positive present -navalika Subjunctive -valike Negative -valiki Imperative singular valika
Infinitives
Positive kuvalika Negative kutovalika
Imperatives
Singular valika Plural valikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huvalika Positive past positive subject concord + -livalika Negative past negative subject concord + -kuvalika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -navalika) Singular Plural 1st person ninavalika/navalika tunavalika 2nd person unavalika mnavalika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anavalika wanavalika other classes positive subject concord + -navalika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -valiki) Singular Plural 1st person sivaliki hatuvaliki 2nd person huvaliki hamvaliki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) havaliki hawavaliki other classes negative subject concord + -valiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tavalika Negative future negative subject concord + -tavalika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -valike) Singular Plural 1st person nivalike tuvalike 2nd person uvalike mvalike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avalike wavalike other classes positive subject concord + -valike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sivalike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngevalika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singevalika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalivalika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalivalika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -avalika) Singular Plural 1st person navalika twavalika 2nd person wavalika mwavalika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) avalika wavalika m-mi(III/IV) wavalika yavalika ji-ma(V/VI) lavalika yavalika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chavalika vyavalika n(IX/X) yavalika zavalika u(XI) wavalika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwavalika pa(XVI) pavalika mu(XVIII) mwavalika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mevalika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshavalika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -javalika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kivalika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipovalika Consecutive kavalika / positive subject concord + -kavalika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kavalike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nivalika -tuvalika 2nd person -kuvalika -wavalika/-kuvalikeni/-wavalikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mvalika -wavalika m-mi(III/IV) -uvalika -ivalika ji-ma(V/VI) -livalika -yavalika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kivalika -vivalika n(IX/X) -ivalika -zivalika u(XI) -uvalika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuvalika pa(XVI) -pavalika mu(XVIII) -muvalika Reflexive -jivalika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -valika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -valikaye -valikao m-mi(III/IV) -valikao -valikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -valikalo -valikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -valikacho -valikavyo n(IX/X) -valikayo -valikazo u(XI) -valikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -valikako pa(XVI) -valikapo mu(XVIII) -valikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -valika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yevalika -ovalika m-mi(III/IV) -ovalika -yovalika ji-ma(V/VI) -lovalika -yovalika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chovalika -vyovalika n(IX/X) -yovalika -zovalika u(XI) -ovalika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kovalika pa(XVI) -povalika mu(XVIII) -movalika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.