nukilia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nukilia (infinitive kunukilia)

1. Applicative form of -nukia: to snuffle, sniff

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nukilia
Positive present -nanukilia Subjunctive -nukilie Negative -nukilii Imperative singular nukilia
Infinitives
Positive kunukilia Negative kutonukilia
Imperatives
Singular nukilia Plural nukilieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunukilia Positive past positive subject concord + -linukilia Negative past negative subject concord + -kunukilia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanukilia) Singular Plural 1st person ninanukilia/nanukilia tunanukilia 2nd person unanukilia mnanukilia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananukilia wananukilia other classes positive subject concord + -nanukilia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nukilii) Singular Plural 1st person sinukilii hatunukilii 2nd person hunukilii hamnukilii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanukilii hawanukilii other classes negative subject concord + -nukilii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanukilia Negative future negative subject concord + -tanukilia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nukilie) Singular Plural 1st person ninukilie tunukilie 2nd person unukilie mnukilie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anukilie wanukilie other classes positive subject concord + -nukilie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinukilie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenukilia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenukilia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinukilia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinukilia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anukilia) Singular Plural 1st person nanukilia twanukilia 2nd person wanukilia mwanukilia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anukilia wanukilia m-mi(III/IV) wanukilia yanukilia ji-ma(V/VI) lanukilia yanukilia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanukilia vyanukilia n(IX/X) yanukilia zanukilia u(XI) wanukilia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanukilia pa(XVI) panukilia mu(XVIII) mwanukilia
Perfect positive subject concord + -menukilia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanukilia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janukilia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinukilia "If not" positive subject concord + -siponukilia Consecutive kanukilia / positive subject concord + -kanukilia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanukilie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninukilia -tunukilia 2nd person -kunukilia -wanukilia/-kunukilieni/-wanukilieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnukilia -wanukilia m-mi(III/IV) -unukilia -inukilia ji-ma(V/VI) -linukilia -yanukilia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinukilia -vinukilia n(IX/X) -inukilia -zinukilia u(XI) -unukilia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunukilia pa(XVI) -panukilia mu(XVIII) -munukilia Reflexive -jinukilia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nukilia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nukiliaye -nukiliao m-mi(III/IV) -nukiliao -nukiliayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nukilialo -nukiliayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nukiliacho -nukiliavyo n(IX/X) -nukiliayo -nukiliazo u(XI) -nukiliao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nukiliako pa(XVI) -nukiliapo mu(XVIII) -nukiliamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nukilia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenukilia -onukilia m-mi(III/IV) -onukilia -yonukilia ji-ma(V/VI) -lonukilia -yonukilia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonukilia -vyonukilia n(IX/X) -yonukilia -zonukilia u(XI) -onukilia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konukilia pa(XVI) -ponukilia mu(XVIII) -monukilia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.