sawijika

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sawijika (infinitive kusawijika)

1. to be disfigured or emaciated due to famine or disease

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sawijika
Positive present -nasawijika Subjunctive -sawijike Negative -sawijiki Imperative singular sawijika
Infinitives
Positive kusawijika Negative kutosawijika
Imperatives
Singular sawijika Plural sawijikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husawijika Positive past positive subject concord + -lisawijika Negative past negative subject concord + -kusawijika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasawijika) Singular Plural 1st person ninasawijika/nasawijika tunasawijika 2nd person unasawijika mnasawijika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasawijika wanasawijika other classes positive subject concord + -nasawijika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sawijiki) Singular Plural 1st person sisawijiki hatusawijiki 2nd person husawijiki hamsawijiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasawijiki hawasawijiki other classes negative subject concord + -sawijiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasawijika Negative future negative subject concord + -tasawijika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sawijike) Singular Plural 1st person nisawijike tusawijike 2nd person usawijike msawijike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asawijike wasawijike other classes positive subject concord + -sawijike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisawijike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesawijika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesawijika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisawijika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisawijika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asawijika) Singular Plural 1st person nasawijika twasawijika 2nd person wasawijika mwasawijika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asawijika wasawijika m-mi(III/IV) wasawijika yasawijika ji-ma(V/VI) lasawijika yasawijika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasawijika vyasawijika n(IX/X) yasawijika zasawijika u(XI) wasawijika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasawijika pa(XVI) pasawijika mu(XVIII) mwasawijika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesawijika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasawijika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasawijika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisawijika "If not" positive subject concord + -siposawijika Consecutive kasawijika / positive subject concord + -kasawijika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasawijike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisawijika -tusawijika 2nd person -kusawijika -wasawijika/-kusawijikeni/-wasawijikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msawijika -wasawijika m-mi(III/IV) -usawijika -isawijika ji-ma(V/VI) -lisawijika -yasawijika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisawijika -visawijika n(IX/X) -isawijika -zisawijika u(XI) -usawijika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusawijika pa(XVI) -pasawijika mu(XVIII) -musawijika Reflexive -jisawijika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sawijika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sawijikaye -sawijikao m-mi(III/IV) -sawijikao -sawijikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sawijikalo -sawijikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sawijikacho -sawijikavyo n(IX/X) -sawijikayo -sawijikazo u(XI) -sawijikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sawijikako pa(XVI) -sawijikapo mu(XVIII) -sawijikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sawijika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesawijika -osawijika m-mi(III/IV) -osawijika -yosawijika ji-ma(V/VI) -losawijika -yosawijika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosawijika -vyosawijika n(IX/X) -yosawijika -zosawijika u(XI) -osawijika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosawijika pa(XVI) -posawijika mu(XVIII) -mosawijika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.