| Conjugation of -lika |
| Non-finite forms |
| Form |
Positive |
Negative |
| Infinitive |
kulika |
kutolika |
| Simple finite forms |
| Positive form |
Singular |
Plural |
| Imperative |
lika |
likeni |
| Habitual |
hulika |
| 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 |
nililika nalilika |
tulilika twalilika |
ulilika walilika |
mlilika mwalilika |
alilika |
walilika |
ulilika |
ililika |
lililika |
yalilika |
kililika |
vililika |
ililika |
zililika |
ulilika |
kulilika |
palilika |
mulilika |
| Relative |
niliolika naliolika |
tuliolika twaliolika |
uliolika waliolika |
mliolika mwaliolika |
aliolika |
waliolika |
uliolika |
iliolika |
liliolika |
yaliolika |
kiliolika |
viliolika |
iliolika |
ziliolika |
uliolika |
kuliolika |
paliolika |
muliolika |
| Negative |
sikulika |
hatukulika |
hukulika |
hamkulika |
hakulika |
hawakulika |
haukulika |
haikulika |
halikulika |
hayakulika |
hakikulika |
havikulika |
haikulika |
hazikulika |
haukulika |
hakukulika |
hapakulika |
hamukulika |
|
| Present |
| Positive |
ninalika nalika |
tunalika |
unalika |
mnalika |
analika |
wanalika |
unalika |
inalika |
linalika |
yanalika |
kinalika |
vinalika |
inalika |
zinalika |
unalika |
kunalika |
panalika |
munalika |
| Relative |
ninaolika naolika |
tunaolika |
unaolika |
mnaolika |
anaolika |
wanaolika |
unaolika |
inaolika |
linaolika |
yanaolika |
kinaolika |
vinaolika |
inaolika |
zinaolika |
unaolika |
kunaolika |
panaolika |
munaolika |
| Negative |
siliki |
hatuliki |
huliki |
hamliki |
haliki |
hawaliki |
hauliki |
hailiki |
haliliki |
hayaliki |
hakiliki |
haviliki |
hailiki |
haziliki |
hauliki |
hakuliki |
hapaliki |
hamuliki |
|
| Future |
| Positive |
nitalika |
tutalika |
utalika |
mtalika |
atalika |
watalika |
utalika |
italika |
litalika |
yatalika |
kitalika |
vitalika |
italika |
zitalika |
utalika |
kutalika |
patalika |
mutalika |
| Relative |
nitakaolika |
tutakaolika |
utakaolika |
mtakaolika |
atakaolika |
watakaolika |
utakaolika |
itakaolika |
litakaolika |
yatakaolika |
kitakaolika |
vitakaolika |
itakaolika |
zitakaolika |
utakaolika |
kutakaolika |
patakaolika |
mutakaolika |
| Negative |
sitalika |
hatutalika |
hutalika |
hamtalika |
hatalika |
hawatalika |
hautalika |
haitalika |
halitalika |
hayatalika |
hakitalika |
havitalika |
haitalika |
hazitalika |
hautalika |
hakutalika |
hapatalika |
hamutalika |
|
| Subjunctive |
| Positive |
nilike |
tulike |
ulike |
mlike |
alike |
walike |
ulike |
ilike |
lilike |
yalike |
kilike |
vilike |
ilike |
zilike |
ulike |
kulike |
palike |
mulike |
| Negative |
nisilike |
tusilike |
usilike |
msilike |
asilike |
wasilike |
usilike |
isilike |
lisilike |
yasilike |
kisilike |
visilike |
isilike |
zisilike |
usilike |
kusilike |
pasilike |
musilike |
|
| Present Conditional |
| Positive |
ningelika |
tungelika |
ungelika |
mngelika |
angelika |
wangelika |
ungelika |
ingelika |
lingelika |
yangelika |
kingelika |
vingelika |
ingelika |
zingelika |
ungelika |
kungelika |
pangelika |
mungelika |
| Negative |
nisingelika singelika |
tusingelika hatungelika |
usingelika hungelika |
msingelika hamngelika |
asingelika hangelika |
wasingelika hawangelika |
usingelika haungelika |
isingelika haingelika |
lisingelika halingelika |
yasingelika hayangelika |
kisingelika hakingelika |
visingelika havingelika |
isingelika haingelika |
zisingelika hazingelika |
usingelika haungelika |
kusingelika hakungelika |
pasingelika hapangelika |
musingelika hamungelika |
|
| Past Conditional |
| Positive |
ningalilika |
tungalilika |
ungalilika |
mngalilika |
angalilika |
wangalilika |
ungalilika |
ingalilika |
lingalilika |
yangalilika |
kingalilika |
vingalilika |
ingalilika |
zingalilika |
ungalilika |
kungalilika |
pangalilika |
mungalilika |
| Negative |
nisingalilika singalilika |
tusingalilika hatungalilika |
usingalilika hungalilika |
msingalilika hamngalilika |
asingalilika hangalilika |
wasingalilika hawangalilika |
usingalilika haungalilika |
isingalilika haingalilika |
lisingalilika halingalilika |
yasingalilika hayangalilika |
kisingalilika hakingalilika |
visingalilika havingalilika |
isingalilika haingalilika |
zisingalilika hazingalilika |
usingalilika haungalilika |
kusingalilika hakungalilika |
pasingalilika hapangalilika |
musingalilika hamungalilika |
|
| Conditional Contrary to Fact |
| Positive |
ningelilika |
tungelilika |
ungelilika |
mngelilika |
angelilika |
wangelilika |
ungelilika |
ingelilika |
lingelilika |
yangelilika |
kingelilika |
vingelilika |
ingelilika |
zingelilika |
ungelilika |
kungelilika |
pangelilika |
mungelilika |
|
| General Relative |
| Positive |
nilikao |
tulikao |
ulikao |
mlikao |
alikao |
walikao |
ulikao |
ilikao |
lilikao |
yalikao |
kilikao |
vilikao |
ilikao |
zilikao |
ulikao |
kulikao |
palikao |
mulikao |
| Negative |
nisiolika |
tusiolika |
usiolika |
msiolika |
asiolika |
wasiolika |
usiolika |
isiolika |
lisiolika |
yasiolika |
kisiolika |
visiolika |
isiolika |
zisiolika |
usiolika |
kusiolika |
pasiolika |
musiolika |
|
| Gnomic |
| Positive |
nalika |
twalika |
walika |
mwalika |
alika |
walika |
walika |
yalika |
lalika |
yalika |
chalika |
vyalika |
yalika |
zalika |
walika |
kwalika |
palika |
mwalika |
|
| Perfect |
| Positive |
nimelika |
tumelika |
umelika |
mmelika |
amelika |
wamelika |
umelika |
imelika |
limelika |
yamelika |
kimelika |
vimelika |
imelika |
zimelika |
umelika |
kumelika |
pamelika |
mumelika |
|
| "Already" |
| Positive |
nimeshalika |
tumeshalika |
umeshalika |
mmeshalika |
ameshalika |
wameshalika |
umeshalika |
imeshalika |
limeshalika |
yameshalika |
kimeshalika |
vimeshalika |
imeshalika |
zimeshalika |
umeshalika |
kumeshalika |
pameshalika |
mumeshalika |
|
| "Not yet" |
| Negative |
sijalika |
hatujalika |
hujalika |
hamjalika |
hajalika |
hawajalika |
haujalika |
haijalika |
halijalika |
hayajalika |
hakijalika |
havijalika |
haijalika |
hazijalika |
haujalika |
hakujalika |
hapajalika |
hamujalika |
|
| "If/When" |
| Positive |
nikilika |
tukilika |
ukilika |
mkilika |
akilika |
wakilika |
ukilika |
ikilika |
likilika |
yakilika |
kikilika |
vikilika |
ikilika |
zikilika |
ukilika |
kukilika |
pakilika |
mukilika |
|
| "If not" |
| Negative |
nisipolika |
tusipolika |
usipolika |
msipolika |
asipolika |
wasipolika |
usipolika |
isipolika |
lisipolika |
yasipolika |
kisipolika |
visipolika |
isipolika |
zisipolika |
usipolika |
kusipolika |
pasipolika |
musipolika |
|
| Consecutive |
| Positive |
nikalika |
tukalika |
ukalika |
mkalika |
akalika |
wakalika |
ukalika |
ikalika |
likalika |
yakalika |
kikalika |
vikalika |
ikalika |
zikalika |
ukalika |
kukalika |
pakalika |
mukalika |
|
| 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. |