wajibika

Swahili

Etymology

From wajibu (“duty, obligation, commitment”) +‎ -ika (stative suffix).

Verb

-wajibika (infinitive kuwajibika)

1. Stative form of wajibu: to be responsible, to act responsibly

Conjugation

Conjugation of -wajibika
Positive present -nawajibika Subjunctive -wajibike Negative -wajibiki Imperative singular wajibika
Infinitives
Positive kuwajibika Negative kutowajibika
Imperatives
Singular wajibika Plural wajibikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huwajibika Positive past positive subject concord + -liwajibika Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwajibika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawajibika) Singular Plural 1st person ninawajibika/nawajibika tunawajibika 2nd person unawajibika mnawajibika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawajibika wanawajibika other classes positive subject concord + -nawajibika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wajibiki) Singular Plural 1st person siwajibiki hatuwajibiki 2nd person huwajibiki hamuwajibiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawajibiki hawawajibiki other classes negative subject concord + -wajibiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawajibika Negative future negative subject concord + -tawajibika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wajibike) Singular Plural 1st person niwajibike tuwajibike 2nd person uwajibike muwajibike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awajibike wawajibike other classes positive subject concord + -wajibike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwajibike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewajibika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewajibika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwajibika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwajibika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awajibika) Singular Plural 1st person nawajibika twawajibika 2nd person wawajibika mwawajibika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) awajibika wawajibika m-mi(III/IV) wawajibika yawajibika ji-ma(V/VI) lawajibika yawajibika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawajibika vyawajibika n(IX/X) yawajibika zawajibika u(XI) wawajibika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwawajibika pa(XVI) pawajibika mu(XVIII) mwawajibika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewajibika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshawajibika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawajibika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwajibika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipowajibika Consecutive kawajibika / positive subject concord + -kawajibika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawajibike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niwajibika -tuwajibika 2nd person -kuwajibika -wawajibika/-kuwajibikeni/-wawajibikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwajibika -wawajibika m-mi(III/IV) -uwajibika -iwajibika ji-ma(V/VI) -liwajibika -yawajibika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwajibika -viwajibika n(IX/X) -iwajibika -ziwajibika u(XI) -uwajibika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuwajibika pa(XVI) -pawajibika mu(XVIII) -muwajibika Reflexive -jiwajibika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wajibika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -wajibikaye -wajibikao m-mi(III/IV) -wajibikao -wajibikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -wajibikalo -wajibikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wajibikacho -wajibikavyo n(IX/X) -wajibikayo -wajibikazo u(XI) -wajibikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -wajibikako pa(XVI) -wajibikapo mu(XVIII) -wajibikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wajibika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yewajibika -owajibika m-mi(III/IV) -owajibika -yowajibika ji-ma(V/VI) -lowajibika -yowajibika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowajibika -vyowajibika n(IX/X) -yowajibika -zowajibika u(XI) -owajibika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kowajibika pa(XVI) -powajibika mu(XVIII) -mowajibika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • uwajibikaji (“accountability”)