achika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-achika (infinitive kuachika)

1. Stative form of -acha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -achika
Positive present -naachika Subjunctive -achike Negative -achiki Imperative singular achika
Infinitives
Positive kuachika Negative kutoachika
Imperatives
Singular achika Plural achikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huachika Positive past positive subject concord + -liachika Negative past negative subject concord + -kuachika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naachika) Singular Plural 1st person ninaachika/naachika tunaachika 2nd person unaachika mnaachika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaachika wanaachika other classes positive subject concord + -naachika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -achiki) Singular Plural 1st person siachiki hatuachiki 2nd person huachiki hamwachiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haachiki hawaachiki other classes negative subject concord + -achiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taachika Negative future negative subject concord + -taachika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -achike) Singular Plural 1st person niachike tuachike 2nd person uachike mwachike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aachike waachike other classes positive subject concord + -achike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siachike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeachika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeachika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliachika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliachika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aachika) Singular Plural 1st person naachika twaachika 2nd person waachika mwaachika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aachika waachika m-mi(III/IV) waachika yaachika ji-ma(V/VI) laachika yaachika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaachika vyaachika n(IX/X) yaachika zaachika u(XI) waachika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaachika pa(XVI) paachika mu(XVIII) mwaachika
Perfect positive subject concord + -meachika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaachika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaachika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiachika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoachika Consecutive kaachika / positive subject concord + -kaachika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaachike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niachika -tuachika 2nd person -kuachika -waachika/-kuachikeni/-waachikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwachika -waachika m-mi(III/IV) -uachika -iachika ji-ma(V/VI) -liachika -yaachika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiachika -viachika n(IX/X) -iachika -ziachika u(XI) -uachika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuachika pa(XVI) -paachika mu(XVIII) -muachika Reflexive -jiachika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -achika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -achikaye -achikao m-mi(III/IV) -achikao -achikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -achikalo -achikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -achikacho -achikavyo n(IX/X) -achikayo -achikazo u(XI) -achikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -achikako pa(XVI) -achikapo mu(XVIII) -achikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -achika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeachika -oachika m-mi(III/IV) -oachika -yoachika ji-ma(V/VI) -loachika -yoachika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choachika -vyoachika n(IX/X) -yoachika -zoachika u(XI) -oachika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koachika pa(XVI) -poachika mu(XVIII) -moachika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.