elimika

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Swahili

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Etymology

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From elimu (education) +‎ -ika (stative suffix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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-elimika (infinitive kuelimika)

  1. Stative form of elimu: to be educated

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -elimika
Positive present -naelimika
Subjunctive -elimike
Negative -elimiki
Imperative singular elimika
Infinitives
Positive kuelimika
Negative kutoelimika
Imperatives
Singular elimika
Plural elimikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huelimika
Positive past positive subject concord + -lielimika
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuelimika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naelimika)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaelimika/naelimika tunaelimika
2nd person unaelimika mnaelimika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaelimika wanaelimika
other classes positive subject concord + -naelimika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -elimiki)
Singular Plural
1st person sielimiki hatuelimiki
2nd person huelimiki hamwelimiki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haelimiki hawaelimiki
other classes negative subject concord + -elimiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taelimika
Negative future negative subject concord + -taelimika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -elimike)
Singular Plural
1st person nielimike tuelimike
2nd person uelimike mwelimike
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aelimike waelimike
other classes positive subject concord + -elimike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sielimike
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeelimika
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeelimika
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalielimika
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalielimika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aelimika)
Singular Plural
1st person naelimika twaelimika
2nd person waelimika mwaelimika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aelimika waelimika
m-mi(III/IV) waelimika yaelimika
ji-ma(V/VI) laelimika yaelimika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaelimika vyaelimika
n(IX/X) yaelimika zaelimika
u(XI) waelimika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaelimika
pa(XVI) paelimika
mu(XVIII) mwaelimika
Perfect positive subject concord + -meelimika
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaelimika
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaelimika
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kielimika
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoelimika
Consecutive kaelimika / positive subject concord + -kaelimika
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaelimike
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nielimika -tuelimika
2nd person -kuelimika -waelimika/-kuelimikeni/-waelimikeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwelimika -waelimika
m-mi(III/IV) -uelimika -ielimika
ji-ma(V/VI) -lielimika -yaelimika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kielimika -vielimika
n(IX/X) -ielimika -zielimika
u(XI) -uelimika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuelimika
pa(XVI) -paelimika
mu(XVIII) -muelimika
Reflexive -jielimika
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -elimika- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -elimikaye -elimikao
m-mi(III/IV) -elimikao -elimikayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -elimikalo -elimikayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -elimikacho -elimikavyo
n(IX/X) -elimikayo -elimikazo
u(XI) -elimikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -elimikako
pa(XVI) -elimikapo
mu(XVIII) -elimikamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -elimika)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeelimika -oelimika
m-mi(III/IV) -oelimika -yoelimika
ji-ma(V/VI) -loelimika -yoelimika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choelimika -vyoelimika
n(IX/X) -yoelimika -zoelimika
u(XI) -oelimika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koelimika
pa(XVI) -poelimika
mu(XVIII) -moelimika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.