tikisa

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tikisa (infinitive kutikisa)

1. to shake

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tikisa
Positive present -natikisa Subjunctive -tikise Negative -tikisi Imperative singular tikisa
Infinitives
Positive kutikisa Negative kutotikisa
Imperatives
Singular tikisa Plural tikiseni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutikisa Positive past positive subject concord + -litikisa Negative past negative subject concord + -kutikisa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natikisa) Singular Plural 1st person ninatikisa/natikisa tunatikisa 2nd person unatikisa mnatikisa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatikisa wanatikisa other classes positive subject concord + -natikisa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tikisi) Singular Plural 1st person sitikisi hatutikisi 2nd person hutikisi hamtikisi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatikisi hawatikisi other classes negative subject concord + -tikisi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatikisa Negative future negative subject concord + -tatikisa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tikise) Singular Plural 1st person nitikise tutikise 2nd person utikise mtikise 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atikise watikise other classes positive subject concord + -tikise
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitikise Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetikisa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetikisa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitikisa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitikisa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atikisa) Singular Plural 1st person natikisa twatikisa 2nd person watikisa mwatikisa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atikisa watikisa m-mi(III/IV) watikisa yatikisa ji-ma(V/VI) latikisa yatikisa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatikisa vyatikisa n(IX/X) yatikisa zatikisa u(XI) watikisa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatikisa pa(XVI) patikisa mu(XVIII) mwatikisa
Perfect positive subject concord + -metikisa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatikisa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatikisa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kitikisa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotikisa Consecutive katikisa / positive subject concord + -katikisa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katikise
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nitikisa -tutikisa 2nd person -kutikisa -watikisa/-kutikiseni/-watikiseni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtikisa -watikisa m-mi(III/IV) -utikisa -itikisa ji-ma(V/VI) -litikisa -yatikisa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitikisa -vitikisa n(IX/X) -itikisa -zitikisa u(XI) -utikisa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutikisa pa(XVI) -patikisa mu(XVIII) -mutikisa Reflexive -jitikisa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tikisa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tikisaye -tikisao m-mi(III/IV) -tikisao -tikisayo ji-ma(V/VI) -tikisalo -tikisayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tikisacho -tikisavyo n(IX/X) -tikisayo -tikisazo u(XI) -tikisao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tikisako pa(XVI) -tikisapo mu(XVIII) -tikisamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tikisa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetikisa -otikisa m-mi(III/IV) -otikisa -yotikisa ji-ma(V/VI) -lotikisa -yotikisa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotikisa -vyotikisa n(IX/X) -yotikisa -zotikisa u(XI) -otikisa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotikisa pa(XVI) -potikisa mu(XVIII) -motikisa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.