simika

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-simika (infinitive kusimika)

  1. to erect or set up something
  2. (sex) to give an erection to someone
  3. to appoint an official to a position in office

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -simika
Positive present -nasimika
Subjunctive -simike
Negative -simiki
Imperative singular simika
Infinitives
Positive kusimika
Negative kutosimika
Imperatives
Singular simika
Plural simikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husimika
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisimika
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusimika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasimika)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasimika/nasimika tunasimika
2nd person unasimika mnasimika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasimika wanasimika
other classes positive subject concord + -nasimika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -simiki)
Singular Plural
1st person sisimiki hatusimiki
2nd person husimiki hamsimiki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasimiki hawasimiki
other classes negative subject concord + -simiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasimika
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasimika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -simike)
Singular Plural
1st person nisimike tusimike
2nd person usimike msimike
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asimike wasimike
other classes positive subject concord + -simike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisimike
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesimika
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesimika
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisimika
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisimika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asimika)
Singular Plural
1st person nasimika twasimika
2nd person wasimika mwasimika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asimika wasimika
m-mi(III/IV) wasimika yasimika
ji-ma(V/VI) lasimika yasimika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasimika vyasimika
n(IX/X) yasimika zasimika
u(XI) wasimika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasimika
pa(XVI) pasimika
mu(XVIII) mwasimika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesimika
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasimika
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasimika
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisimika
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposimika
Consecutive kasimika / positive subject concord + -kasimika
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasimike
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisimika -tusimika
2nd person -kusimika -wasimika/-kusimikeni/-wasimikeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msimika -wasimika
m-mi(III/IV) -usimika -isimika
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisimika -yasimika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisimika -visimika
n(IX/X) -isimika -zisimika
u(XI) -usimika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusimika
pa(XVI) -pasimika
mu(XVIII) -musimika
Reflexive -jisimika
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -simika- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -simikaye -simikao
m-mi(III/IV) -simikao -simikayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -simikalo -simikayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -simikacho -simikavyo
n(IX/X) -simikayo -simikazo
u(XI) -simikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -simikako
pa(XVI) -simikapo
mu(XVIII) -simikamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -simika)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesimika -osimika
m-mi(III/IV) -osimika -yosimika
ji-ma(V/VI) -losimika -yosimika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosimika -vyosimika
n(IX/X) -yosimika -zosimika
u(XI) -osimika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosimika
pa(XVI) -posimika
mu(XVIII) -mosimika
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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