| Conjugation of -jia |
| Non-finite forms |
| Form |
Positive |
Negative |
| Infinitive |
kujia |
kutojia |
| Simple finite forms |
| Positive form |
Singular |
Plural |
| Imperative |
jia |
jieni |
| Habitual |
hujia |
| Complex finite forms |
| Polarity |
Persons |
Persons / Classes |
Classes |
| 1st |
2nd |
3rd / M-wa |
M-mi |
Ma |
Ki-vi |
N |
U |
Ku |
Pa |
Mu |
| Sg. |
Pl. |
Sg. |
Pl. |
Sg. / 1 |
Pl. / 2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 / 14 |
15 / 17 |
16 |
18 |
| Past |
| Positive |
nilijia nalijia |
tulijia twalijia |
ulijia walijia |
mlijia mwalijia |
alijia |
walijia |
ulijia |
ilijia |
lilijia |
yalijia |
kilijia |
vilijia |
ilijia |
zilijia |
ulijia |
kulijia |
palijia |
mulijia |
| Relative |
niliojia naliojia |
tuliojia twaliojia |
uliojia waliojia |
mliojia mwaliojia |
aliojia |
waliojia |
uliojia |
iliojia |
liliojia |
yaliojia |
kiliojia |
viliojia |
iliojia |
ziliojia |
uliojia |
kuliojia |
paliojia |
muliojia |
| Negative |
sikujia |
hatukujia |
hukujia |
hamkujia |
hakujia |
hawakujia |
haukujia |
haikujia |
halikujia |
hayakujia |
hakikujia |
havikujia |
haikujia |
hazikujia |
haukujia |
hakukujia |
hapakujia |
hamukujia |
|
| Present |
| Positive |
ninajia najia |
tunajia |
unajia |
mnajia |
anajia |
wanajia |
unajia |
inajia |
linajia |
yanajia |
kinajia |
vinajia |
inajia |
zinajia |
unajia |
kunajia |
panajia |
munajia |
| Relative |
ninaojia naojia |
tunaojia |
unaojia |
mnaojia |
anaojia |
wanaojia |
unaojia |
inaojia |
linaojia |
yanaojia |
kinaojia |
vinaojia |
inaojia |
zinaojia |
unaojia |
kunaojia |
panaojia |
munaojia |
| Negative |
sijii |
hatujii |
hujii |
hamjii |
hajii |
hawajii |
haujii |
haijii |
halijii |
hayajii |
hakijii |
havijii |
haijii |
hazijii |
haujii |
hakujii |
hapajii |
hamujii |
|
| Future |
| Positive |
nitajia |
tutajia |
utajia |
mtajia |
atajia |
watajia |
utajia |
itajia |
litajia |
yatajia |
kitajia |
vitajia |
itajia |
zitajia |
utajia |
kutajia |
patajia |
mutajia |
| Relative |
nitakaojia |
tutakaojia |
utakaojia |
mtakaojia |
atakaojia |
watakaojia |
utakaojia |
itakaojia |
litakaojia |
yatakaojia |
kitakaojia |
vitakaojia |
itakaojia |
zitakaojia |
utakaojia |
kutakaojia |
patakaojia |
mutakaojia |
| Negative |
sitajia |
hatutajia |
hutajia |
hamtajia |
hatajia |
hawatajia |
hautajia |
haitajia |
halitajia |
hayatajia |
hakitajia |
havitajia |
haitajia |
hazitajia |
hautajia |
hakutajia |
hapatajia |
hamutajia |
|
| Subjunctive |
| Positive |
nijie |
tujie |
ujie |
mjie |
ajie |
wajie |
ujie |
ijie |
lijie |
yajie |
kijie |
vijie |
ijie |
zijie |
ujie |
kujie |
pajie |
mujie |
| Negative |
nisijie |
tusijie |
usijie |
msijie |
asijie |
wasijie |
usijie |
isijie |
lisijie |
yasijie |
kisijie |
visijie |
isijie |
zisijie |
usijie |
kusijie |
pasijie |
musijie |
|
| Present Conditional |
| Positive |
ningejia |
tungejia |
ungejia |
mngejia |
angejia |
wangejia |
ungejia |
ingejia |
lingejia |
yangejia |
kingejia |
vingejia |
ingejia |
zingejia |
ungejia |
kungejia |
pangejia |
mungejia |
| Negative |
nisingejia singejia |
tusingejia hatungejia |
usingejia hungejia |
msingejia hamngejia |
asingejia hangejia |
wasingejia hawangejia |
usingejia haungejia |
isingejia haingejia |
lisingejia halingejia |
yasingejia hayangejia |
kisingejia hakingejia |
visingejia havingejia |
isingejia haingejia |
zisingejia hazingejia |
usingejia haungejia |
kusingejia hakungejia |
pasingejia hapangejia |
musingejia hamungejia |
|
| Past Conditional |
| Positive |
ningalijia |
tungalijia |
ungalijia |
mngalijia |
angalijia |
wangalijia |
ungalijia |
ingalijia |
lingalijia |
yangalijia |
kingalijia |
vingalijia |
ingalijia |
zingalijia |
ungalijia |
kungalijia |
pangalijia |
mungalijia |
| Negative |
nisingalijia singalijia |
tusingalijia hatungalijia |
usingalijia hungalijia |
msingalijia hamngalijia |
asingalijia hangalijia |
wasingalijia hawangalijia |
usingalijia haungalijia |
isingalijia haingalijia |
lisingalijia halingalijia |
yasingalijia hayangalijia |
kisingalijia hakingalijia |
visingalijia havingalijia |
isingalijia haingalijia |
zisingalijia hazingalijia |
usingalijia haungalijia |
kusingalijia hakungalijia |
pasingalijia hapangalijia |
musingalijia hamungalijia |
|
| Conditional Contrary to Fact |
| Positive |
ningelijia |
tungelijia |
ungelijia |
mngelijia |
angelijia |
wangelijia |
ungelijia |
ingelijia |
lingelijia |
yangelijia |
kingelijia |
vingelijia |
ingelijia |
zingelijia |
ungelijia |
kungelijia |
pangelijia |
mungelijia |
|
| General Relative |
| Positive |
nijiao |
tujiao |
ujiao |
mjiao |
ajiao |
wajiao |
ujiao |
ijiao |
lijiao |
yajiao |
kijiao |
vijiao |
ijiao |
zijiao |
ujiao |
kujiao |
pajiao |
mujiao |
| Negative |
nisiojia |
tusiojia |
usiojia |
msiojia |
asiojia |
wasiojia |
usiojia |
isiojia |
lisiojia |
yasiojia |
kisiojia |
visiojia |
isiojia |
zisiojia |
usiojia |
kusiojia |
pasiojia |
musiojia |
|
| Gnomic |
| Positive |
najia |
twajia |
wajia |
mwajia |
ajia |
wajia |
wajia |
yajia |
lajia |
yajia |
chajia |
vyajia |
yajia |
zajia |
wajia |
kwajia |
pajia |
mwajia |
|
| Perfect |
| Positive |
nimejia |
tumejia |
umejia |
mmejia |
amejia |
wamejia |
umejia |
imejia |
limejia |
yamejia |
kimejia |
vimejia |
imejia |
zimejia |
umejia |
kumejia |
pamejia |
mumejia |
|
| "Already" |
| Positive |
nimeshajia |
tumeshajia |
umeshajia |
mmeshajia |
ameshajia |
wameshajia |
umeshajia |
imeshajia |
limeshajia |
yameshajia |
kimeshajia |
vimeshajia |
imeshajia |
zimeshajia |
umeshajia |
kumeshajia |
pameshajia |
mumeshajia |
|
| "Not yet" |
| Negative |
sijajia |
hatujajia |
hujajia |
hamjajia |
hajajia |
hawajajia |
haujajia |
haijajia |
halijajia |
hayajajia |
hakijajia |
havijajia |
haijajia |
hazijajia |
haujajia |
hakujajia |
hapajajia |
hamujajia |
|
| "If/When" |
| Positive |
nikijia |
tukijia |
ukijia |
mkijia |
akijia |
wakijia |
ukijia |
ikijia |
likijia |
yakijia |
kikijia |
vikijia |
ikijia |
zikijia |
ukijia |
kukijia |
pakijia |
mukijia |
|
| "If not" |
| Negative |
nisipojia |
tusipojia |
usipojia |
msipojia |
asipojia |
wasipojia |
usipojia |
isipojia |
lisipojia |
yasipojia |
kisipojia |
visipojia |
isipojia |
zisipojia |
usipojia |
kusipojia |
pasipojia |
musipojia |
|
| Consecutive |
| Positive |
nikajia |
tukajia |
ukajia |
mkajia |
akajia |
wakajia |
ukajia |
ikajia |
likajia |
yakajia |
kikajia |
vikajia |
ikajia |
zikajia |
ukajia |
kukajia |
pakajia |
mukajia |
|
| Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. |