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shika
- Rōmaji transcription of しか
-shika (infinitive kushika)
- to hold, possess
- to arrest
- to stick, adhere
Conjugation of -shika
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Positive present
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-nashika
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Subjunctive
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-shike
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Negative
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-shiki
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Imperative singular
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shika
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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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hushika
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lishika
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kushika
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashika)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninashika/nashika
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tunashika
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2nd person
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unashika
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mnashika
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anashika
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wanashika
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nashika
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -shiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sishiki
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hatushiki
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2nd person
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hushiki
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hamshiki
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hashiki
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hawashiki
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -shiki
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tashika
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tashika
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shike)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nishike
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tushike
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2nd person
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ushike
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mshike
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ashike
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washike
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -shike
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sishike
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeshika
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeshika
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalishika
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalishika
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meshika
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshashika
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jashika
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kishika
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposhika
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Consecutive
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kashika / positive subject concord + -kashika
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kashike
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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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