itika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-itika (infinitive kuitika)

1. Stative form of -ita: to respond, reply, answer

Conjugation

Conjugation of -itika
Positive present -naitika Subjunctive -itike Negative -itiki Imperative singular itika
Infinitives
Positive kuitika Negative kutoitika
Imperatives
Singular itika Plural itikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huitika Positive past positive subject concord + -liitika Negative past negative subject concord + -kuitika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naitika) Singular Plural 1st person ninaitika/naitika tunaitika 2nd person unaitika mnaitika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaitika wanaitika other classes positive subject concord + -naitika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -itiki) Singular Plural 1st person siitiki hatuitiki 2nd person huitiki hamwitiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haitiki hawaitiki other classes negative subject concord + -itiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taitika Negative future negative subject concord + -taitika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -itike) Singular Plural 1st person niitike tuitike 2nd person uitike mwitike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aitike waitike other classes positive subject concord + -itike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siitike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeitika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeitika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliitika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliitika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aitika) Singular Plural 1st person naitika twaitika 2nd person waitika mwaitika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aitika waitika m-mi(III/IV) waitika yaitika ji-ma(V/VI) laitika yaitika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaitika vyaitika n(IX/X) yaitika zaitika u(XI) waitika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaitika pa(XVI) paitika mu(XVIII) mwaitika
Perfect positive subject concord + -meitika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaitika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaitika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiitika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoitika Consecutive kaitika / positive subject concord + -kaitika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaitike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niitika -tuitika 2nd person -kuitika -waitika/-kuitikeni/-waitikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwitika -waitika m-mi(III/IV) -uitika -iitika ji-ma(V/VI) -liitika -yaitika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiitika -viitika n(IX/X) -iitika -ziitika u(XI) -uitika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuitika pa(XVI) -paitika mu(XVIII) -muitika Reflexive -jiitika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -itika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -itikaye -itikao m-mi(III/IV) -itikao -itikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -itikalo -itikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -itikacho -itikavyo n(IX/X) -itikayo -itikazo u(XI) -itikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -itikako pa(XVI) -itikapo mu(XVIII) -itikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -itika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeitika -oitika m-mi(III/IV) -oitika -yoitika ji-ma(V/VI) -loitika -yoitika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choitika -vyoitika n(IX/X) -yoitika -zoitika u(XI) -oitika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koitika pa(XVI) -poitika mu(XVIII) -moitika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -itikia

• Nominal derivations:
  • mwitiko (“response”)