fikisha

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-fikisha (infinitive kufikisha)

  1. Causative form of -fika: to deliver or bring something
  2. to convey

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -fikisha
Positive present -nafikisha
Subjunctive -fikishe
Negative -fikishi
Imperative singular fikisha
Infinitives
Positive kufikisha
Negative kutofikisha
Imperatives
Singular fikisha
Plural fikisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufikisha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifikisha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufikisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafikisha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafikisha/nafikisha tunafikisha
2nd person unafikisha mnafikisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafikisha wanafikisha
other classes positive subject concord + -nafikisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fikishi)
Singular Plural
1st person sifikishi hatufikishi
2nd person hufikishi hamfikishi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafikishi hawafikishi
other classes negative subject concord + -fikishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafikisha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafikisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fikishe)
Singular Plural
1st person nifikishe tufikishe
2nd person ufikishe mfikishe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afikishe wafikishe
other classes positive subject concord + -fikishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifikishe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefikisha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefikisha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifikisha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifikisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afikisha)
Singular Plural
1st person nafikisha twafikisha
2nd person wafikisha mwafikisha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afikisha wafikisha
m-mi(III/IV) wafikisha yafikisha
ji-ma(V/VI) lafikisha yafikisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafikisha vyafikisha
n(IX/X) yafikisha zafikisha
u(XI) wafikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafikisha
pa(XVI) pafikisha
mu(XVIII) mwafikisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefikisha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafikisha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafikisha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifikisha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofikisha
Consecutive kafikisha / positive subject concord + -kafikisha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafikishe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nifikisha -tufikisha
2nd person -kufikisha -wafikisha/-kufikisheni/-wafikisheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfikisha -wafikisha
m-mi(III/IV) -ufikisha -ifikisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lifikisha -yafikisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifikisha -vifikisha
n(IX/X) -ifikisha -zifikisha
u(XI) -ufikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufikisha
pa(XVI) -pafikisha
mu(XVIII) -mufikisha
Reflexive -jifikisha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fikisha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -fikishaye -fikishao
m-mi(III/IV) -fikishao -fikishayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -fikishalo -fikishayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fikishacho -fikishavyo
n(IX/X) -fikishayo -fikishazo
u(XI) -fikishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -fikishako
pa(XVI) -fikishapo
mu(XVIII) -fikishamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fikisha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefikisha -ofikisha
m-mi(III/IV) -ofikisha -yofikisha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofikisha -yofikisha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofikisha -vyofikisha
n(IX/X) -yofikisha -zofikisha
u(XI) -ofikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofikisha
pa(XVI) -pofikisha
mu(XVIII) -mofikisha
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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