pitika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-pitika (infinitive kupitika)

1. Stative form of -pita: to be passable

Conjugation

Conjugation of -pitika
Positive present -napitika Subjunctive -pitike Negative -pitiki Imperative singular pitika
Infinitives
Positive kupitika Negative kutopitika
Imperatives
Singular pitika Plural pitikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupitika Positive past positive subject concord + -lipitika Negative past negative subject concord + -kupitika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napitika) Singular Plural 1st person ninapitika/napitika tunapitika 2nd person unapitika mnapitika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapitika wanapitika other classes positive subject concord + -napitika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pitiki) Singular Plural 1st person sipitiki hatupitiki 2nd person hupitiki hampitiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapitiki hawapitiki other classes negative subject concord + -pitiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapitika Negative future negative subject concord + -tapitika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pitike) Singular Plural 1st person nipitike tupitike 2nd person upitike mpitike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apitike wapitike other classes positive subject concord + -pitike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipitike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepitika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepitika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipitika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipitika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apitika) Singular Plural 1st person napitika twapitika 2nd person wapitika mwapitika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apitika wapitika m-mi(III/IV) wapitika yapitika ji-ma(V/VI) lapitika yapitika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapitika vyapitika n(IX/X) yapitika zapitika u(XI) wapitika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapitika pa(XVI) papitika mu(XVIII) mwapitika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepitika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapitika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japitika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipitika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopitika Consecutive kapitika / positive subject concord + -kapitika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapitike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipitika -tupitika 2nd person -kupitika -wapitika/-kupitikeni/-wapitikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpitika -wapitika m-mi(III/IV) -upitika -ipitika ji-ma(V/VI) -lipitika -yapitika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipitika -vipitika n(IX/X) -ipitika -zipitika u(XI) -upitika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupitika pa(XVI) -papitika mu(XVIII) -mupitika Reflexive -jipitika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pitika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pitikaye -pitikao m-mi(III/IV) -pitikao -pitikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pitikalo -pitikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pitikacho -pitikavyo n(IX/X) -pitikayo -pitikazo u(XI) -pitikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pitikako pa(XVI) -pitikapo mu(XVIII) -pitikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pitika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepitika -opitika m-mi(III/IV) -opitika -yopitika ji-ma(V/VI) -lopitika -yopitika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopitika -vyopitika n(IX/X) -yopitika -zopitika u(XI) -opitika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopitika pa(XVI) -popitika mu(XVIII) -mopitika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.