shikana

Swahili

Verb

-shikana (infinitive kushikana)

1. Reciprocal form of -shika

Conjugation

Conjugation of -shikana
Positive present -nashikana Subjunctive -shikane Negative -shikani Imperative singular shikana
Infinitives
Positive kushikana Negative kutoshikana
Imperatives
Singular shikana Plural shikaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hushikana Positive past positive subject concord + -lishikana Negative past negative subject concord + -kushikana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nashikana) Singular Plural 1st person ninashikana/nashikana tunashikana 2nd person unashikana mnashikana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anashikana wanashikana other classes positive subject concord + -nashikana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -shikani) Singular Plural 1st person sishikani hatushikani 2nd person hushikani hamshikani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hashikani hawashikani other classes negative subject concord + -shikani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tashikana Negative future negative subject concord + -tashikana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -shikane) Singular Plural 1st person nishikane tushikane 2nd person ushikane mshikane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashikane washikane other classes positive subject concord + -shikane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sishikane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeshikana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeshikana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalishikana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalishikana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ashikana) Singular Plural 1st person nashikana twashikana 2nd person washikana mwashikana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ashikana washikana m-mi(III/IV) washikana yashikana ji-ma(V/VI) lashikana yashikana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chashikana vyashikana n(IX/X) yashikana zashikana u(XI) washikana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwashikana pa(XVI) pashikana mu(XVIII) mwashikana
Perfect positive subject concord + -meshikana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshashikana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jashikana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kishikana "If not" positive subject concord + -siposhikana Consecutive kashikana / positive subject concord + -kashikana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kashikane
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nishikana -tushikana 2nd person -kushikana -washikana/-kushikaneni/-washikaneni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mshikana -washikana m-mi(III/IV) -ushikana -ishikana ji-ma(V/VI) -lishikana -yashikana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kishikana -vishikana n(IX/X) -ishikana -zishikana u(XI) -ushikana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kushikana pa(XVI) -pashikana mu(XVIII) -mushikana Reflexive -jishikana
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -shikana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -shikanaye -shikanao m-mi(III/IV) -shikanao -shikanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -shikanalo -shikanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -shikanacho -shikanavyo n(IX/X) -shikanayo -shikanazo u(XI) -shikanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -shikanako pa(XVI) -shikanapo mu(XVIII) -shikanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -shikana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeshikana -oshikana m-mi(III/IV) -oshikana -yoshikana ji-ma(V/VI) -loshikana -yoshikana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choshikana -vyoshikana n(IX/X) -yoshikana -zoshikana u(XI) -oshikana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koshikana pa(XVI) -poshikana mu(XVIII) -moshikana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.