sikiliza

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-sikiliza (infinitive kusikiliza)

  1. Causative form of -sikia: to listen

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -sikiliza
Positive present -nasikiliza
Subjunctive -sikilize
Negative -sikilizi
Imperative singular sikiliza
Infinitives
Positive kusikiliza
Negative kutosikiliza
Imperatives
Singular sikiliza
Plural sikilizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husikiliza
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisikiliza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusikiliza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasikiliza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasikiliza/nasikiliza tunasikiliza
2nd person unasikiliza mnasikiliza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasikiliza wanasikiliza
other classes positive subject concord + -nasikiliza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sikilizi)
Singular Plural
1st person sisikilizi hatusikilizi
2nd person husikilizi hamsikilizi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasikilizi hawasikilizi
other classes negative subject concord + -sikilizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasikiliza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasikiliza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sikilize)
Singular Plural
1st person nisikilize tusikilize
2nd person usikilize msikilize
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asikilize wasikilize
other classes positive subject concord + -sikilize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisikilize
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesikiliza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesikiliza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisikiliza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisikiliza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asikiliza)
Singular Plural
1st person nasikiliza twasikiliza
2nd person wasikiliza mwasikiliza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asikiliza wasikiliza
m-mi(III/IV) wasikiliza yasikiliza
ji-ma(V/VI) lasikiliza yasikiliza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasikiliza vyasikiliza
n(IX/X) yasikiliza zasikiliza
u(XI) wasikiliza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasikiliza
pa(XVI) pasikiliza
mu(XVIII) mwasikiliza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesikiliza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasikiliza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasikiliza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisikiliza
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposikiliza
Consecutive kasikiliza / positive subject concord + -kasikiliza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasikilize
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisikiliza -tusikiliza
2nd person -kusikiliza -wasikiliza/-kusikilizeni/-wasikilizeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msikiliza -wasikiliza
m-mi(III/IV) -usikiliza -isikiliza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisikiliza -yasikiliza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisikiliza -visikiliza
n(IX/X) -isikiliza -zisikiliza
u(XI) -usikiliza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusikiliza
pa(XVI) -pasikiliza
mu(XVIII) -musikiliza
Reflexive -jisikiliza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sikiliza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -sikilizaye -sikilizao
m-mi(III/IV) -sikilizao -sikilizayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -sikilizalo -sikilizayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sikilizacho -sikilizavyo
n(IX/X) -sikilizayo -sikilizazo
u(XI) -sikilizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -sikilizako
pa(XVI) -sikilizapo
mu(XVIII) -sikilizamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sikiliza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesikiliza -osikiliza
m-mi(III/IV) -osikiliza -yosikiliza
ji-ma(V/VI) -losikiliza -yosikiliza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosikiliza -vyosikiliza
n(IX/X) -yosikiliza -zosikiliza
u(XI) -osikiliza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosikiliza
pa(XVI) -posikiliza
mu(XVIII) -mosikiliza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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