safika

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Verb

-safika (infinitive kusafika)

  1. Stative form of safi: to be clean

Conjugation
Conjugation of -safika
Positive present -nasafika
Subjunctive -safike
Negative -safiki
Imperative singular safika
Infinitives
Positive kusafika
Negative kutosafika
Imperatives
Singular safika
Plural safikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husafika
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisafika
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusafika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasafika)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasafika/nasafika tunasafika
2nd person unasafika mnasafika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasafika wanasafika
other classes positive subject concord + -nasafika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -safiki)
Singular Plural
1st person sisafiki hatusafiki
2nd person husafiki hamsafiki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasafiki hawasafiki
other classes negative subject concord + -safiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasafika
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasafika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -safike)
Singular Plural
1st person nisafike tusafike
2nd person usafike msafike
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asafike wasafike
other classes positive subject concord + -safike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisafike
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesafika
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesafika
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisafika
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisafika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asafika)
Singular Plural
1st person nasafika twasafika
2nd person wasafika mwasafika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asafika wasafika
m-mi(III/IV) wasafika yasafika
ji-ma(V/VI) lasafika yasafika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasafika vyasafika
n(IX/X) yasafika zasafika
u(XI) wasafika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasafika
pa(XVI) pasafika
mu(XVIII) mwasafika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesafika
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasafika
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasafika
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisafika
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposafika
Consecutive kasafika / positive subject concord + -kasafika
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasafike
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisafika -tusafika
2nd person -kusafika -wasafika/-kusafikeni/-wasafikeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msafika -wasafika
m-mi(III/IV) -usafika -isafika
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisafika -yasafika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisafika -visafika
n(IX/X) -isafika -zisafika
u(XI) -usafika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusafika
pa(XVI) -pasafika
mu(XVIII) -musafika
Reflexive -jisafika
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -safika- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -safikaye -safikao
m-mi(III/IV) -safikao -safikayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -safikalo -safikayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -safikacho -safikavyo
n(IX/X) -safikayo -safikazo
u(XI) -safikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -safikako
pa(XVI) -safikapo
mu(XVIII) -safikamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -safika)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesafika -osafika
m-mi(III/IV) -osafika -yosafika
ji-ma(V/VI) -losafika -yosafika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosafika -vyosafika
n(IX/X) -yosafika -zosafika
u(XI) -osafika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosafika
pa(XVI) -posafika
mu(XVIII) -mosafika
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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