fikira

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فِكْرَة (fikra).

Pronunciation

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Noun

fikira (n class, plural fikira) or fikira (ma class, plural mafikira)

1. thought (the state or condition of thinking)
2. an idea (an individual thought)

   Synonym: gezo

Related terms

• -fikiri (“to think”)

Verb

-fikira (infinitive kufikira)

1. Alternative form of -fikiri

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fikira
Positive present -nafikira Subjunctive -fikire Negative -fikiri Imperative singular fikira
Infinitives
Positive kufikira Negative kutofikira
Imperatives
Singular fikira Plural fikireni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufikira Positive past positive subject concord + -lifikira Negative past negative subject concord + -kufikira
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafikira) Singular Plural 1st person ninafikira/nafikira tunafikira 2nd person unafikira mnafikira 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafikira wanafikira other classes positive subject concord + -nafikira
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fikiri) Singular Plural 1st person sifikiri hatufikiri 2nd person hufikiri hamfikiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafikiri hawafikiri other classes negative subject concord + -fikiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafikira Negative future negative subject concord + -tafikira
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fikire) Singular Plural 1st person nifikire tufikire 2nd person ufikire mfikire 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afikire wafikire other classes positive subject concord + -fikire
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifikire Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefikira Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefikira Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifikira Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifikira
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afikira) Singular Plural 1st person nafikira twafikira 2nd person wafikira mwafikira 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afikira wafikira m-mi(III/IV) wafikira yafikira ji-ma(V/VI) lafikira yafikira ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafikira vyafikira n(IX/X) yafikira zafikira u(XI) wafikira see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafikira pa(XVI) pafikira mu(XVIII) mwafikira
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefikira "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafikira "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafikira "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifikira "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofikira Consecutive kafikira / positive subject concord + -kafikira Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafikire
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifikira -tufikira 2nd person -kufikira -wafikira/-kufikireni/-wafikireni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfikira -wafikira m-mi(III/IV) -ufikira -ifikira ji-ma(V/VI) -lifikira -yafikira ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifikira -vifikira n(IX/X) -ifikira -zifikira u(XI) -ufikira see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufikira pa(XVI) -pafikira mu(XVIII) -mufikira Reflexive -jifikira
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fikira- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fikiraye -fikirao m-mi(III/IV) -fikirao -fikirayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fikiralo -fikirayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fikiracho -fikiravyo n(IX/X) -fikirayo -fikirazo u(XI) -fikirao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fikirako pa(XVI) -fikirapo mu(XVIII) -fikiramo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fikira) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefikira -ofikira m-mi(III/IV) -ofikira -yofikira ji-ma(V/VI) -lofikira -yofikira ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofikira -vyofikira n(IX/X) -yofikira -zofikira u(XI) -ofikira see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofikira pa(XVI) -pofikira mu(XVIII) -mofikira
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.