adimika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-adimika (infinitive kuadimika)

1. Stative form of adimu: to be rare, scarce

Conjugation

Conjugation of -adimika
Positive present -naadimika Subjunctive -adimike Negative -adimiki Imperative singular adimika
Infinitives
Positive kuadimika Negative kutoadimika
Imperatives
Singular adimika Plural adimikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huadimika Positive past positive subject concord + -liadimika Negative past negative subject concord + -kuadimika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naadimika) Singular Plural 1st person ninaadimika/naadimika tunaadimika 2nd person unaadimika mnaadimika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaadimika wanaadimika other classes positive subject concord + -naadimika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -adimiki) Singular Plural 1st person siadimiki hatuadimiki 2nd person huadimiki hamwadimiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haadimiki hawaadimiki other classes negative subject concord + -adimiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taadimika Negative future negative subject concord + -taadimika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -adimike) Singular Plural 1st person niadimike tuadimike 2nd person uadimike mwadimike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aadimike waadimike other classes positive subject concord + -adimike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siadimike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeadimika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeadimika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliadimika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliadimika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aadimika) Singular Plural 1st person naadimika twaadimika 2nd person waadimika mwaadimika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aadimika waadimika m-mi(III/IV) waadimika yaadimika ji-ma(V/VI) laadimika yaadimika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaadimika vyaadimika n(IX/X) yaadimika zaadimika u(XI) waadimika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaadimika pa(XVI) paadimika mu(XVIII) mwaadimika
Perfect positive subject concord + -meadimika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaadimika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaadimika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiadimika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoadimika Consecutive kaadimika / positive subject concord + -kaadimika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaadimike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niadimika -tuadimika 2nd person -kuadimika -waadimika/-kuadimikeni/-waadimikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwadimika -waadimika m-mi(III/IV) -uadimika -iadimika ji-ma(V/VI) -liadimika -yaadimika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiadimika -viadimika n(IX/X) -iadimika -ziadimika u(XI) -uadimika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuadimika pa(XVI) -paadimika mu(XVIII) -muadimika Reflexive -jiadimika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -adimika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -adimikaye -adimikao m-mi(III/IV) -adimikao -adimikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -adimikalo -adimikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -adimikacho -adimikavyo n(IX/X) -adimikayo -adimikazo u(XI) -adimikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -adimikako pa(XVI) -adimikapo mu(XVIII) -adimikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -adimika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeadimika -oadimika m-mi(III/IV) -oadimika -yoadimika ji-ma(V/VI) -loadimika -yoadimika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choadimika -vyoadimika n(IX/X) -yoadimika -zoadimika u(XI) -oadimika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koadimika pa(XVI) -poadimika mu(XVIII) -moadimika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.