kopika

Swahili

Verb

-kopika (infinitive kukopika)

1. Stative form of -kopi

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kopika
Positive present -nakopika Subjunctive -kopike Negative -kopiki Imperative singular kopika
Infinitives
Positive kukopika Negative kutokopika
Imperatives
Singular kopika Plural kopikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukopika Positive past positive subject concord + -likopika Negative past negative subject concord + -kukopika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakopika) Singular Plural 1st person ninakopika/nakopika tunakopika 2nd person unakopika mnakopika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakopika wanakopika other classes positive subject concord + -nakopika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kopiki) Singular Plural 1st person sikopiki hatukopiki 2nd person hukopiki hamkopiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakopiki hawakopiki other classes negative subject concord + -kopiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -takopika Negative future negative subject concord + -takopika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kopike) Singular Plural 1st person nikopike tukopike 2nd person ukopike mkopike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akopike wakopike other classes positive subject concord + -kopike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikopike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekopika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekopika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikopika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikopika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akopika) Singular Plural 1st person nakopika twakopika 2nd person wakopika mwakopika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akopika wakopika m-mi(III/IV) wakopika yakopika ji-ma(V/VI) lakopika yakopika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakopika vyakopika n(IX/X) yakopika zakopika u(XI) wakopika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakopika pa(XVI) pakopika mu(XVIII) mwakopika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekopika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakopika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakopika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikopika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokopika Consecutive kakopika / positive subject concord + -kakopika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakopike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikopika -tukopika 2nd person -kukopika -wakopika/-kukopikeni/-wakopikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkopika -wakopika m-mi(III/IV) -ukopika -ikopika ji-ma(V/VI) -likopika -yakopika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikopika -vikopika n(IX/X) -ikopika -zikopika u(XI) -ukopika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukopika pa(XVI) -pakopika mu(XVIII) -mukopika Reflexive -jikopika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kopika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kopikaye -kopikao m-mi(III/IV) -kopikao -kopikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -kopikalo -kopikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kopikacho -kopikavyo n(IX/X) -kopikayo -kopikazo u(XI) -kopikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopikako pa(XVI) -kopikapo mu(XVIII) -kopikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kopika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekopika -okopika m-mi(III/IV) -okopika -yokopika ji-ma(V/VI) -lokopika -yokopika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokopika -vyokopika n(IX/X) -yokopika -zokopika u(XI) -okopika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokopika pa(XVI) -pokopika mu(XVIII) -mokopika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.