imarika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-imarika (infinitive kuimarika)

1. Stative form of imara: to be firm, be stable

Conjugation

Conjugation of -imarika
Positive present -naimarika Subjunctive -imarike Negative -imariki Imperative singular imarika
Infinitives
Positive kuimarika Negative kutoimarika
Imperatives
Singular imarika Plural imarikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huimarika Positive past positive subject concord + -liimarika Negative past negative subject concord + -kuimarika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naimarika) Singular Plural 1st person ninaimarika/naimarika tunaimarika 2nd person unaimarika mnaimarika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaimarika wanaimarika other classes positive subject concord + -naimarika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -imariki) Singular Plural 1st person siimariki hatuimariki 2nd person huimariki hamwimariki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haimariki hawaimariki other classes negative subject concord + -imariki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taimarika Negative future negative subject concord + -taimarika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -imarike) Singular Plural 1st person niimarike tuimarike 2nd person uimarike mwimarike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aimarike waimarike other classes positive subject concord + -imarike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siimarike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeimarika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeimarika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliimarika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliimarika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aimarika) Singular Plural 1st person naimarika twaimarika 2nd person waimarika mwaimarika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aimarika waimarika m-mi(III/IV) waimarika yaimarika ji-ma(V/VI) laimarika yaimarika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaimarika vyaimarika n(IX/X) yaimarika zaimarika u(XI) waimarika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaimarika pa(XVI) paimarika mu(XVIII) mwaimarika
Perfect positive subject concord + -meimarika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaimarika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaimarika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiimarika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoimarika Consecutive kaimarika / positive subject concord + -kaimarika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaimarike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niimarika -tuimarika 2nd person -kuimarika -waimarika/-kuimarikeni/-waimarikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwimarika -waimarika m-mi(III/IV) -uimarika -iimarika ji-ma(V/VI) -liimarika -yaimarika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiimarika -viimarika n(IX/X) -iimarika -ziimarika u(XI) -uimarika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuimarika pa(XVI) -paimarika mu(XVIII) -muimarika Reflexive -jiimarika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -imarika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -imarikaye -imarikao m-mi(III/IV) -imarikao -imarikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -imarikalo -imarikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -imarikacho -imarikavyo n(IX/X) -imarikayo -imarikazo u(XI) -imarikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -imarikako pa(XVI) -imarikapo mu(XVIII) -imarikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -imarika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeimarika -oimarika m-mi(III/IV) -oimarika -yoimarika ji-ma(V/VI) -loimarika -yoimarika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choimarika -vyoimarika n(IX/X) -yoimarika -zoimarika u(XI) -oimarika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koimarika pa(XVI) -poimarika mu(XVIII) -moimarika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.