fikia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fikia (infinitive kufikia)

1. Applicative form of -fika: to lodge at, to overcome, to arrive at

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fikia
Positive present -nafikia Subjunctive -fikie Negative -fikii Imperative singular fikia
Infinitives
Positive kufikia Negative kutofikia
Imperatives
Singular fikia Plural fikieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufikia Positive past positive subject concord + -lifikia Negative past negative subject concord + -kufikia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafikia) Singular Plural 1st person ninafikia/nafikia tunafikia 2nd person unafikia mnafikia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafikia wanafikia other classes positive subject concord + -nafikia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fikii) Singular Plural 1st person sifikii hatufikii 2nd person hufikii hamfikii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafikii hawafikii other classes negative subject concord + -fikii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafikia Negative future negative subject concord + -tafikia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fikie) Singular Plural 1st person nifikie tufikie 2nd person ufikie mfikie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afikie wafikie other classes positive subject concord + -fikie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifikie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefikia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefikia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifikia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifikia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afikia) Singular Plural 1st person nafikia twafikia 2nd person wafikia mwafikia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afikia wafikia m-mi(III/IV) wafikia yafikia ji-ma(V/VI) lafikia yafikia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafikia vyafikia n(IX/X) yafikia zafikia u(XI) wafikia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafikia pa(XVI) pafikia mu(XVIII) mwafikia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefikia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafikia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafikia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifikia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofikia Consecutive kafikia / positive subject concord + -kafikia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafikie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifikia -tufikia 2nd person -kufikia -wafikia/-kufikieni/-wafikieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfikia -wafikia m-mi(III/IV) -ufikia -ifikia ji-ma(V/VI) -lifikia -yafikia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifikia -vifikia n(IX/X) -ifikia -zifikia u(XI) -ufikia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufikia pa(XVI) -pafikia mu(XVIII) -mufikia Reflexive -jifikia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fikia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fikiaye -fikiao m-mi(III/IV) -fikiao -fikiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fikialo -fikiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fikiacho -fikiavyo n(IX/X) -fikiayo -fikiazo u(XI) -fikiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fikiako pa(XVI) -fikiapo mu(XVIII) -fikiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fikia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefikia -ofikia m-mi(III/IV) -ofikia -yofikia ji-ma(V/VI) -lofikia -yofikia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofikia -vyofikia n(IX/X) -yofikia -zofikia u(XI) -ofikia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofikia pa(XVI) -pofikia mu(XVIII) -mofikia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • ufikiaji (“access; accessibility”)