simamika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-simamika (infinitive kusimamika)

1. Stative form of -simama

Conjugation

Conjugation of -simamika
Positive present -nasimamika Subjunctive -simamike Negative -simamiki Imperative singular simamika
Infinitives
Positive kusimamika Negative kutosimamika
Imperatives
Singular simamika Plural simamikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husimamika Positive past positive subject concord + -lisimamika Negative past negative subject concord + -kusimamika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasimamika) Singular Plural 1st person ninasimamika/nasimamika tunasimamika 2nd person unasimamika mnasimamika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasimamika wanasimamika other classes positive subject concord + -nasimamika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -simamiki) Singular Plural 1st person sisimamiki hatusimamiki 2nd person husimamiki hamsimamiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasimamiki hawasimamiki other classes negative subject concord + -simamiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasimamika Negative future negative subject concord + -tasimamika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -simamike) Singular Plural 1st person nisimamike tusimamike 2nd person usimamike msimamike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asimamike wasimamike other classes positive subject concord + -simamike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisimamike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesimamika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesimamika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisimamika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisimamika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asimamika) Singular Plural 1st person nasimamika twasimamika 2nd person wasimamika mwasimamika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asimamika wasimamika m-mi(III/IV) wasimamika yasimamika ji-ma(V/VI) lasimamika yasimamika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasimamika vyasimamika n(IX/X) yasimamika zasimamika u(XI) wasimamika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasimamika pa(XVI) pasimamika mu(XVIII) mwasimamika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesimamika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasimamika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasimamika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisimamika "If not" positive subject concord + -siposimamika Consecutive kasimamika / positive subject concord + -kasimamika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasimamike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisimamika -tusimamika 2nd person -kusimamika -wasimamika/-kusimamikeni/-wasimamikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msimamika -wasimamika m-mi(III/IV) -usimamika -isimamika ji-ma(V/VI) -lisimamika -yasimamika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisimamika -visimamika n(IX/X) -isimamika -zisimamika u(XI) -usimamika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusimamika pa(XVI) -pasimamika mu(XVIII) -musimamika Reflexive -jisimamika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -simamika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -simamikaye -simamikao m-mi(III/IV) -simamikao -simamikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -simamikalo -simamikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -simamikacho -simamikavyo n(IX/X) -simamikayo -simamikazo u(XI) -simamikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -simamikako pa(XVI) -simamikapo mu(XVIII) -simamikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -simamika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesimamika -osimamika m-mi(III/IV) -osimamika -yosimamika ji-ma(V/VI) -losimamika -yosimamika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosimamika -vyosimamika n(IX/X) -yosimamika -zosimamika u(XI) -osimamika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosimamika pa(XVI) -posimamika mu(XVIII) -mosimamika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.