tumikia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tumikia (infinitive kutumikia)

1. Applicative form of -tumika: to serve

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tumikia
Positive present -natumikia Subjunctive -tumikie Negative -tumikii Imperative singular tumikia
Infinitives
Positive kutumikia Negative kutotumikia
Imperatives
Singular tumikia Plural tumikieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutumikia Positive past positive subject concord + -litumikia Negative past negative subject concord + -kutumikia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natumikia) Singular Plural 1st person ninatumikia/natumikia tunatumikia 2nd person unatumikia mnatumikia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatumikia wanatumikia other classes positive subject concord + -natumikia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tumikii) Singular Plural 1st person situmikii hatutumikii 2nd person hutumikii hamtumikii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatumikii hawatumikii other classes negative subject concord + -tumikii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatumikia Negative future negative subject concord + -tatumikia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tumikie) Singular Plural 1st person nitumikie tutumikie 2nd person utumikie mtumikie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atumikie watumikie other classes positive subject concord + -tumikie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -situmikie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetumikia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetumikia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitumikia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitumikia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atumikia) Singular Plural 1st person natumikia twatumikia 2nd person watumikia mwatumikia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atumikia watumikia m-mi(III/IV) watumikia yatumikia ji-ma(V/VI) latumikia yatumikia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatumikia vyatumikia n(IX/X) yatumikia zatumikia u(XI) watumikia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatumikia pa(XVI) patumikia mu(XVIII) mwatumikia
Perfect positive subject concord + -metumikia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatumikia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatumikia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitumikia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotumikia Consecutive katumikia / positive subject concord + -katumikia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katumikie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitumikia -tutumikia 2nd person -kutumikia -watumikia/-kutumikieni/-watumikieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtumikia -watumikia m-mi(III/IV) -utumikia -itumikia ji-ma(V/VI) -litumikia -yatumikia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitumikia -vitumikia n(IX/X) -itumikia -zitumikia u(XI) -utumikia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutumikia pa(XVI) -patumikia mu(XVIII) -mutumikia Reflexive -jitumikia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tumikia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tumikiaye -tumikiao m-mi(III/IV) -tumikiao -tumikiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tumikialo -tumikiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tumikiacho -tumikiavyo n(IX/X) -tumikiayo -tumikiazo u(XI) -tumikiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tumikiako pa(XVI) -tumikiapo mu(XVIII) -tumikiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tumikia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetumikia -otumikia m-mi(III/IV) -otumikia -yotumikia ji-ma(V/VI) -lotumikia -yotumikia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotumikia -vyotumikia n(IX/X) -yotumikia -zotumikia u(XI) -otumikia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotumikia pa(XVI) -potumikia mu(XVIII) -motumikia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.