Swahili
Preposition
katika
- in
- on; upon
- out of
- off
- among
- in the middle of (doing an action)
Verb
-katika (infinitive kukatika)
- Stative form of -kata: to be cut
Conjugation
Conjugation of -katika
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Positive present
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-nakatika
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Subjunctive
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-katike
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Negative
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-katiki
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Imperative singular
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katika
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hukatika
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likatika
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukatika
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakatika)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninakatika/nakatika
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tunakatika
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2nd person
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unakatika
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mnakatika
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakatika
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wanakatika
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakatika
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -katiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sikatiki
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hatukatiki
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2nd person
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hukatiki
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hamkatiki
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakatiki
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hawakatiki
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -katiki
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takatika
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takatika
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -katike)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nikatike
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tukatike
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2nd person
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ukatike
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mkatike
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akatike
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wakatike
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -katike
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikatike
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekatika
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekatika
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikatika
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikatika
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekatika
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakatika
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakatika
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikatika
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokatika
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Consecutive
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kakatika / positive subject concord + -kakatika
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakatike
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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