zikwa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-zikwa (infinitive kuzikwa)

1. Passive form of -zika: to be buried

Conjugation

Conjugation of -zikwa
Positive present -nazikwa Subjunctive -zikwe Negative -zikwi Imperative singular zikwa
Infinitives
Positive kuzikwa Negative kutozikwa
Imperatives
Singular zikwa Plural zikweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzikwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lizikwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzikwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazikwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninazikwa/nazikwa tunazikwa 2nd person unazikwa mnazikwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazikwa wanazikwa other classes positive subject concord + -nazikwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zikwi) Singular Plural 1st person sizikwi hatuzikwi 2nd person huzikwi hamzikwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazikwi hawazikwi other classes negative subject concord + -zikwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazikwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tazikwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zikwe) Singular Plural 1st person nizikwe tuzikwe 2nd person uzikwe mzikwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azikwe wazikwe other classes positive subject concord + -zikwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizikwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezikwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezikwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizikwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizikwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azikwa) Singular Plural 1st person nazikwa twazikwa 2nd person wazikwa mwazikwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azikwa wazikwa m-mi(III/IV) wazikwa yazikwa ji-ma(V/VI) lazikwa yazikwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazikwa vyazikwa n(IX/X) yazikwa zazikwa u(XI) wazikwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwazikwa pa(XVI) pazikwa mu(XVIII) mwazikwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezikwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshazikwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazikwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kizikwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipozikwa Consecutive kazikwa / positive subject concord + -kazikwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazikwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nizikwa -tuzikwa 2nd person -kuzikwa -wazikwa/-kuzikweni/-wazikweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzikwa -wazikwa m-mi(III/IV) -uzikwa -izikwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lizikwa -yazikwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizikwa -vizikwa n(IX/X) -izikwa -zizikwa u(XI) -uzikwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuzikwa pa(XVI) -pazikwa mu(XVIII) -muzikwa Reflexive -jizikwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zikwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -zikwaye -zikwao m-mi(III/IV) -zikwao -zikwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -zikwalo -zikwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zikwacho -zikwavyo n(IX/X) -zikwayo -zikwazo u(XI) -zikwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -zikwako pa(XVI) -zikwapo mu(XVIII) -zikwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zikwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yezikwa -ozikwa m-mi(III/IV) -ozikwa -yozikwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lozikwa -yozikwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozikwa -vyozikwa n(IX/X) -yozikwa -zozikwa u(XI) -ozikwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kozikwa pa(XVI) -pozikwa mu(XVIII) -mozikwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.