mulika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-mulika (infinitive kumulika)

1. to illuminate, light up

Conjugation

Conjugation of -mulika
Positive present -namulika Subjunctive -mulike Negative -muliki Imperative singular mulika
Infinitives
Positive kumulika Negative kutomulika
Imperatives
Singular mulika Plural mulikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual humulika Positive past positive subject concord + -limulika Negative past negative subject concord + -kumulika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -namulika) Singular Plural 1st person ninamulika/namulika tunamulika 2nd person unamulika mnamulika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anamulika wanamulika other classes positive subject concord + -namulika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -muliki) Singular Plural 1st person simuliki hatumuliki 2nd person humuliki hammuliki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hamuliki hawamuliki other classes negative subject concord + -muliki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tamulika Negative future negative subject concord + -tamulika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -mulike) Singular Plural 1st person nimulike tumulike 2nd person umulike mmulike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) amulike wamulike other classes positive subject concord + -mulike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -simulike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngemulika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singemulika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalimulika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalimulika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -amulika) Singular Plural 1st person namulika twamulika 2nd person wamulika mwamulika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) amulika wamulika m-mi(III/IV) wamulika yamulika ji-ma(V/VI) lamulika yamulika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chamulika vyamulika n(IX/X) yamulika zamulika u(XI) wamulika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwamulika pa(XVI) pamulika mu(XVIII) mwamulika
Perfect positive subject concord + -memulika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshamulika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jamulika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kimulika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipomulika Consecutive kamulika / positive subject concord + -kamulika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kamulike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nimulika -tumulika 2nd person -kumulika -wamulika/-kumulikeni/-wamulikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mmulika -wamulika m-mi(III/IV) -umulika -imulika ji-ma(V/VI) -limulika -yamulika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kimulika -vimulika n(IX/X) -imulika -zimulika u(XI) -umulika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kumulika pa(XVI) -pamulika mu(XVIII) -mumulika Reflexive -jimulika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -mulika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -mulikaye -mulikao m-mi(III/IV) -mulikao -mulikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -mulikalo -mulikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -mulikacho -mulikavyo n(IX/X) -mulikayo -mulikazo u(XI) -mulikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -mulikako pa(XVI) -mulikapo mu(XVIII) -mulikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -mulika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yemulika -omulika m-mi(III/IV) -omulika -yomulika ji-ma(V/VI) -lomulika -yomulika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chomulika -vyomulika n(IX/X) -yomulika -zomulika u(XI) -omulika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -komulika pa(XVI) -pomulika mu(XVIII) -momulika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.