laanika

Swahili

Verb

-laanika (infinitive kulaanika)

  1. Stative form of -laani

Conjugation

Conjugation of -laanika
Positive present -nalaanika
Subjunctive -laanike
Negative -laaniki
Imperative singular laanika
Infinitives
Positive kulaanika
Negative kutolaanika
Imperatives
Singular laanika
Plural laanikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulaanika
Positive past positive subject concord + -lilaanika
Negative past negative subject concord + -kulaanika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalaanika)
Singular Plural
1st person ninalaanika/nalaanika tunalaanika
2nd person unalaanika mnalaanika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) analaanika wanalaanika
other classes positive subject concord + -nalaanika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -laaniki)
Singular Plural
1st person silaaniki hatulaaniki
2nd person hulaaniki hamlaaniki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) halaaniki hawalaaniki
other classes negative subject concord + -laaniki
Positive future positive subject concord + -talaanika
Negative future negative subject concord + -talaanika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -laanike)
Singular Plural
1st person nilaanike tulaanike
2nd person ulaanike mlaanike
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alaanike walaanike
other classes positive subject concord + -laanike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silaanike
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelaanika
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelaanika
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilaanika
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilaanika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alaanika)
Singular Plural
1st person nalaanika twalaanika
2nd person walaanika mwalaanika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alaanika walaanika
m-mi(III/IV) walaanika yalaanika
ji-ma(V/VI) lalaanika yalaanika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalaanika vyalaanika
n(IX/X) yalaanika zalaanika
u(XI) walaanika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwalaanika
pa(XVI) palaanika
mu(XVIII) mwalaanika
Perfect positive subject concord + -melaanika
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshalaanika
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalaanika
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kilaanika
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipolaanika
Consecutive kalaanika / positive subject concord + -kalaanika
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalaanike
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nilaanika -tulaanika
2nd person -kulaanika -walaanika/-kulaanikeni/-walaanikeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlaanika -walaanika
m-mi(III/IV) -ulaanika -ilaanika
ji-ma(V/VI) -lilaanika -yalaanika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilaanika -vilaanika
n(IX/X) -ilaanika -zilaanika
u(XI) -ulaanika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kulaanika
pa(XVI) -palaanika
mu(XVIII) -mulaanika
Reflexive -jilaanika
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -laanika- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -laanikaye -laanikao
m-mi(III/IV) -laanikao -laanikayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -laanikalo -laanikayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -laanikacho -laanikavyo
n(IX/X) -laanikayo -laanikazo
u(XI) -laanikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -laanikako
pa(XVI) -laanikapo
mu(XVIII) -laanikamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -laanika)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yelaanika -olaanika
m-mi(III/IV) -olaanika -yolaanika
ji-ma(V/VI) -lolaanika -yolaanika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholaanika -vyolaanika
n(IX/X) -yolaanika -zolaanika
u(XI) -olaanika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kolaanika
pa(XVI) -polaanika
mu(XVIII) -molaanika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.