sikiza

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Swahili

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Obviously from -sikia; should this be a synonym or alt form of -sikiliza or is there a difference?”)

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-sikiza (infinitive kusikiza)

  1. to listen (to pay attention)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -sikiza
Positive present -nasikiza
Subjunctive -sikize
Negative -sikizi
Imperative singular sikiza
Infinitives
Positive kusikiza
Negative kutosikiza
Imperatives
Singular sikiza
Plural sikizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husikiza
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisikiza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusikiza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasikiza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasikiza/nasikiza tunasikiza
2nd person unasikiza mnasikiza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasikiza wanasikiza
other classes positive subject concord + -nasikiza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sikizi)
Singular Plural
1st person sisikizi hatusikizi
2nd person husikizi hamsikizi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasikizi hawasikizi
other classes negative subject concord + -sikizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasikiza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasikiza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sikize)
Singular Plural
1st person nisikize tusikize
2nd person usikize msikize
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asikize wasikize
other classes positive subject concord + -sikize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisikize
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesikiza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesikiza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisikiza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisikiza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asikiza)
Singular Plural
1st person nasikiza twasikiza
2nd person wasikiza mwasikiza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asikiza wasikiza
m-mi(III/IV) wasikiza yasikiza
ji-ma(V/VI) lasikiza yasikiza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasikiza vyasikiza
n(IX/X) yasikiza zasikiza
u(XI) wasikiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasikiza
pa(XVI) pasikiza
mu(XVIII) mwasikiza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesikiza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasikiza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasikiza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisikiza
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposikiza
Consecutive kasikiza / positive subject concord + -kasikiza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasikize
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisikiza -tusikiza
2nd person -kusikiza -wasikiza/-kusikizeni/-wasikizeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msikiza -wasikiza
m-mi(III/IV) -usikiza -isikiza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisikiza -yasikiza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisikiza -visikiza
n(IX/X) -isikiza -zisikiza
u(XI) -usikiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusikiza
pa(XVI) -pasikiza
mu(XVIII) -musikiza
Reflexive -jisikiza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sikiza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sikizaye -sikizao
m-mi(III/IV) -sikizao -sikizayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -sikizalo -sikizayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sikizacho -sikizavyo
n(IX/X) -sikizayo -sikizazo
u(XI) -sikizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sikizako
pa(XVI) -sikizapo
mu(XVIII) -sikizamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sikiza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesikiza -osikiza
m-mi(III/IV) -osikiza -yosikiza
ji-ma(V/VI) -losikiza -yosikiza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosikiza -vyosikiza
n(IX/X) -yosikiza -zosikiza
u(XI) -osikiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosikiza
pa(XVI) -posikiza
mu(XVIII) -mosikiza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.