alikwa

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-alikwa (infinitive kualikwa)

  1. Passive form of -alika: to be invited

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -alikwa
Positive present -naalikwa
Subjunctive -alikwe
Negative -alikwi
Imperative singular alikwa
Infinitives
Positive kualikwa
Negative kutoalikwa
Imperatives
Singular alikwa
Plural alikweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hualikwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lialikwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kualikwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naalikwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaalikwa/naalikwa tunaalikwa
2nd person unaalikwa mnaalikwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaalikwa wanaalikwa
other classes positive subject concord + -naalikwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -alikwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sialikwi hatualikwi
2nd person hualikwi hamwalikwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haalikwi hawaalikwi
other classes negative subject concord + -alikwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taalikwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -taalikwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -alikwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nialikwe tualikwe
2nd person ualikwe mwalikwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aalikwe waalikwe
other classes positive subject concord + -alikwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sialikwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngealikwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singealikwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalialikwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalialikwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aalikwa)
Singular Plural
1st person naalikwa twaalikwa
2nd person waalikwa mwaalikwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aalikwa waalikwa
m-mi(III/IV) waalikwa yaalikwa
ji-ma(V/VI) laalikwa yaalikwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaalikwa vyaalikwa
n(IX/X) yaalikwa zaalikwa
u(XI) waalikwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaalikwa
pa(XVI) paalikwa
mu(XVIII) mwaalikwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mealikwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaalikwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaalikwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kialikwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoalikwa
Consecutive kaalikwa / positive subject concord + -kaalikwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaalikwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nialikwa -tualikwa
2nd person -kualikwa -waalikwa/-kualikweni/-waalikweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwalikwa -waalikwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ualikwa -ialikwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lialikwa -yaalikwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kialikwa -vialikwa
n(IX/X) -ialikwa -zialikwa
u(XI) -ualikwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kualikwa
pa(XVI) -paalikwa
mu(XVIII) -mualikwa
Reflexive -jialikwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -alikwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -alikwaye -alikwao
m-mi(III/IV) -alikwao -alikwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -alikwalo -alikwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -alikwacho -alikwavyo
n(IX/X) -alikwayo -alikwazo
u(XI) -alikwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -alikwako
pa(XVI) -alikwapo
mu(XVIII) -alikwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -alikwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yealikwa -oalikwa
m-mi(III/IV) -oalikwa -yoalikwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -loalikwa -yoalikwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choalikwa -vyoalikwa
n(IX/X) -yoalikwa -zoalikwa
u(XI) -oalikwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koalikwa
pa(XVI) -poalikwa
mu(XVIII) -moalikwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.