fyeka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fyeka (infinitive kufyeka)

1. to mow
2. to clear land

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fyeka
Positive present -nafyeka Subjunctive -fyeke Negative -fyeki Imperative singular fyeka
Infinitives
Positive kufyeka Negative kutofyeka
Imperatives
Singular fyeka Plural fyekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufyeka Positive past positive subject concord + -lifyeka Negative past negative subject concord + -kufyeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafyeka) Singular Plural 1st person ninafyeka/nafyeka tunafyeka 2nd person unafyeka mnafyeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafyeka wanafyeka other classes positive subject concord + -nafyeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fyeki) Singular Plural 1st person sifyeki hatufyeki 2nd person hufyeki hamfyeki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafyeki hawafyeki other classes negative subject concord + -fyeki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafyeka Negative future negative subject concord + -tafyeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fyeke) Singular Plural 1st person nifyeke tufyeke 2nd person ufyeke mfyeke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afyeke wafyeke other classes positive subject concord + -fyeke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifyeke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefyeka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefyeka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifyeka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifyeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afyeka) Singular Plural 1st person nafyeka twafyeka 2nd person wafyeka mwafyeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afyeka wafyeka m-mi(III/IV) wafyeka yafyeka ji-ma(V/VI) lafyeka yafyeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafyeka vyafyeka n(IX/X) yafyeka zafyeka u(XI) wafyeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafyeka pa(XVI) pafyeka mu(XVIII) mwafyeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefyeka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafyeka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafyeka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifyeka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofyeka Consecutive kafyeka / positive subject concord + -kafyeka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafyeke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifyeka -tufyeka 2nd person -kufyeka -wafyeka/-kufyekeni/-wafyekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfyeka -wafyeka m-mi(III/IV) -ufyeka -ifyeka ji-ma(V/VI) -lifyeka -yafyeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifyeka -vifyeka n(IX/X) -ifyeka -zifyeka u(XI) -ufyeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufyeka pa(XVI) -pafyeka mu(XVIII) -mufyeka Reflexive -jifyeka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fyeka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fyekaye -fyekao m-mi(III/IV) -fyekao -fyekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fyekalo -fyekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fyekacho -fyekavyo n(IX/X) -fyekayo -fyekazo u(XI) -fyekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fyekako pa(XVI) -fyekapo mu(XVIII) -fyekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fyeka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefyeka -ofyeka m-mi(III/IV) -ofyeka -yofyeka ji-ma(V/VI) -lofyeka -yofyeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofyeka -vyofyeka n(IX/X) -yofyeka -zofyeka u(XI) -ofyeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofyeka pa(XVI) -pofyeka mu(XVIII) -mofyeka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.