fichua

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-fichua (infinitive kufichua)

  1. Conversive form of -ficha: to expose, disclose, uncover, unveil, reveal
    kufichua sirito reveal a secret

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -fichua
Positive present -nafichua
Subjunctive -fichue
Negative -fichui
Imperative singular fichua
Infinitives
Positive kufichua
Negative kutofichua
Imperatives
Singular fichua
Plural fichueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufichua
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifichua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufichua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafichua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafichua/nafichua tunafichua
2nd person unafichua mnafichua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafichua wanafichua
other classes positive subject concord + -nafichua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fichui)
Singular Plural
1st person sifichui hatufichui
2nd person hufichui hamfichui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafichui hawafichui
other classes negative subject concord + -fichui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafichua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafichua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fichue)
Singular Plural
1st person nifichue tufichue
2nd person ufichue mfichue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afichue wafichue
other classes positive subject concord + -fichue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifichue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefichua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefichua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifichua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifichua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afichua)
Singular Plural
1st person nafichua twafichua
2nd person wafichua mwafichua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afichua wafichua
m-mi(III/IV) wafichua yafichua
ji-ma(V/VI) lafichua yafichua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafichua vyafichua
n(IX/X) yafichua zafichua
u(XI) wafichua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafichua
pa(XVI) pafichua
mu(XVIII) mwafichua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefichua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafichua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafichua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifichua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofichua
Consecutive kafichua / positive subject concord + -kafichua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafichue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nifichua -tufichua
2nd person -kufichua -wafichua/-kufichueni/-wafichueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfichua -wafichua
m-mi(III/IV) -ufichua -ifichua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lifichua -yafichua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifichua -vifichua
n(IX/X) -ifichua -zifichua
u(XI) -ufichua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufichua
pa(XVI) -pafichua
mu(XVIII) -mufichua
Reflexive -jifichua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fichua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -fichuaye -fichuao
m-mi(III/IV) -fichuao -fichuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -fichualo -fichuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fichuacho -fichuavyo
n(IX/X) -fichuayo -fichuazo
u(XI) -fichuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -fichuako
pa(XVI) -fichuapo
mu(XVIII) -fichuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fichua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefichua -ofichua
m-mi(III/IV) -ofichua -yofichua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofichua -yofichua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofichua -vyofichua
n(IX/X) -yofichua -zofichua
u(XI) -ofichua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofichua
pa(XVI) -pofichua
mu(XVIII) -mofichua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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