| Conjugation of -lipa |
| Non-finite forms |
| Form |
Positive |
Negative |
| Infinitive |
kulipa |
kutolipa |
| Simple finite forms |
| Positive form |
Singular |
Plural |
| Imperative |
lipa |
lipeni |
| Habitual |
hulipa |
| 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 |
nililipa nalilipa |
tulilipa twalilipa |
ulilipa walilipa |
mlilipa mwalilipa |
alilipa |
walilipa |
ulilipa |
ililipa |
lililipa |
yalilipa |
kililipa |
vililipa |
ililipa |
zililipa |
ulilipa |
kulilipa |
palilipa |
mulilipa |
| Relative |
niliolipa naliolipa |
tuliolipa twaliolipa |
uliolipa waliolipa |
mliolipa mwaliolipa |
aliolipa |
waliolipa |
uliolipa |
iliolipa |
liliolipa |
yaliolipa |
kiliolipa |
viliolipa |
iliolipa |
ziliolipa |
uliolipa |
kuliolipa |
paliolipa |
muliolipa |
| Negative |
sikulipa |
hatukulipa |
hukulipa |
hamkulipa |
hakulipa |
hawakulipa |
haukulipa |
haikulipa |
halikulipa |
hayakulipa |
hakikulipa |
havikulipa |
haikulipa |
hazikulipa |
haukulipa |
hakukulipa |
hapakulipa |
hamukulipa |
|
| Present |
| Positive |
ninalipa nalipa |
tunalipa |
unalipa |
mnalipa |
analipa |
wanalipa |
unalipa |
inalipa |
linalipa |
yanalipa |
kinalipa |
vinalipa |
inalipa |
zinalipa |
unalipa |
kunalipa |
panalipa |
munalipa |
| Relative |
ninaolipa naolipa |
tunaolipa |
unaolipa |
mnaolipa |
anaolipa |
wanaolipa |
unaolipa |
inaolipa |
linaolipa |
yanaolipa |
kinaolipa |
vinaolipa |
inaolipa |
zinaolipa |
unaolipa |
kunaolipa |
panaolipa |
munaolipa |
| Negative |
silipi |
hatulipi |
hulipi |
hamlipi |
halipi |
hawalipi |
haulipi |
hailipi |
halilipi |
hayalipi |
hakilipi |
havilipi |
hailipi |
hazilipi |
haulipi |
hakulipi |
hapalipi |
hamulipi |
|
| Future |
| Positive |
nitalipa |
tutalipa |
utalipa |
mtalipa |
atalipa |
watalipa |
utalipa |
italipa |
litalipa |
yatalipa |
kitalipa |
vitalipa |
italipa |
zitalipa |
utalipa |
kutalipa |
patalipa |
mutalipa |
| Relative |
nitakaolipa |
tutakaolipa |
utakaolipa |
mtakaolipa |
atakaolipa |
watakaolipa |
utakaolipa |
itakaolipa |
litakaolipa |
yatakaolipa |
kitakaolipa |
vitakaolipa |
itakaolipa |
zitakaolipa |
utakaolipa |
kutakaolipa |
patakaolipa |
mutakaolipa |
| Negative |
sitalipa |
hatutalipa |
hutalipa |
hamtalipa |
hatalipa |
hawatalipa |
hautalipa |
haitalipa |
halitalipa |
hayatalipa |
hakitalipa |
havitalipa |
haitalipa |
hazitalipa |
hautalipa |
hakutalipa |
hapatalipa |
hamutalipa |
|
| Subjunctive |
| Positive |
nilipe |
tulipe |
ulipe |
mlipe |
alipe |
walipe |
ulipe |
ilipe |
lilipe |
yalipe |
kilipe |
vilipe |
ilipe |
zilipe |
ulipe |
kulipe |
palipe |
mulipe |
| Negative |
nisilipe |
tusilipe |
usilipe |
msilipe |
asilipe |
wasilipe |
usilipe |
isilipe |
lisilipe |
yasilipe |
kisilipe |
visilipe |
isilipe |
zisilipe |
usilipe |
kusilipe |
pasilipe |
musilipe |
|
| Present Conditional |
| Positive |
ningelipa |
tungelipa |
ungelipa |
mngelipa |
angelipa |
wangelipa |
ungelipa |
ingelipa |
lingelipa |
yangelipa |
kingelipa |
vingelipa |
ingelipa |
zingelipa |
ungelipa |
kungelipa |
pangelipa |
mungelipa |
| Negative |
nisingelipa singelipa |
tusingelipa hatungelipa |
usingelipa hungelipa |
msingelipa hamngelipa |
asingelipa hangelipa |
wasingelipa hawangelipa |
usingelipa haungelipa |
isingelipa haingelipa |
lisingelipa halingelipa |
yasingelipa hayangelipa |
kisingelipa hakingelipa |
visingelipa havingelipa |
isingelipa haingelipa |
zisingelipa hazingelipa |
usingelipa haungelipa |
kusingelipa hakungelipa |
pasingelipa hapangelipa |
musingelipa hamungelipa |
|
| Past Conditional |
| Positive |
ningalilipa |
tungalilipa |
ungalilipa |
mngalilipa |
angalilipa |
wangalilipa |
ungalilipa |
ingalilipa |
lingalilipa |
yangalilipa |
kingalilipa |
vingalilipa |
ingalilipa |
zingalilipa |
ungalilipa |
kungalilipa |
pangalilipa |
mungalilipa |
| Negative |
nisingalilipa singalilipa |
tusingalilipa hatungalilipa |
usingalilipa hungalilipa |
msingalilipa hamngalilipa |
asingalilipa hangalilipa |
wasingalilipa hawangalilipa |
usingalilipa haungalilipa |
isingalilipa haingalilipa |
lisingalilipa halingalilipa |
yasingalilipa hayangalilipa |
kisingalilipa hakingalilipa |
visingalilipa havingalilipa |
isingalilipa haingalilipa |
zisingalilipa hazingalilipa |
usingalilipa haungalilipa |
kusingalilipa hakungalilipa |
pasingalilipa hapangalilipa |
musingalilipa hamungalilipa |
|
| Conditional Contrary to Fact |
| Positive |
ningelilipa |
tungelilipa |
ungelilipa |
mngelilipa |
angelilipa |
wangelilipa |
ungelilipa |
ingelilipa |
lingelilipa |
yangelilipa |
kingelilipa |
vingelilipa |
ingelilipa |
zingelilipa |
ungelilipa |
kungelilipa |
pangelilipa |
mungelilipa |
|
| General Relative |
| Positive |
nilipao |
tulipao |
ulipao |
mlipao |
alipao |
walipao |
ulipao |
ilipao |
lilipao |
yalipao |
kilipao |
vilipao |
ilipao |
zilipao |
ulipao |
kulipao |
palipao |
mulipao |
| Negative |
nisiolipa |
tusiolipa |
usiolipa |
msiolipa |
asiolipa |
wasiolipa |
usiolipa |
isiolipa |
lisiolipa |
yasiolipa |
kisiolipa |
visiolipa |
isiolipa |
zisiolipa |
usiolipa |
kusiolipa |
pasiolipa |
musiolipa |
|
| Gnomic |
| Positive |
nalipa |
twalipa |
walipa |
mwalipa |
alipa |
walipa |
walipa |
yalipa |
lalipa |
yalipa |
chalipa |
vyalipa |
yalipa |
zalipa |
walipa |
kwalipa |
palipa |
mwalipa |
|
| Perfect |
| Positive |
nimelipa |
tumelipa |
umelipa |
mmelipa |
amelipa |
wamelipa |
umelipa |
imelipa |
limelipa |
yamelipa |
kimelipa |
vimelipa |
imelipa |
zimelipa |
umelipa |
kumelipa |
pamelipa |
mumelipa |
|
| "Already" |
| Positive |
nimeshalipa |
tumeshalipa |
umeshalipa |
mmeshalipa |
ameshalipa |
wameshalipa |
umeshalipa |
imeshalipa |
limeshalipa |
yameshalipa |
kimeshalipa |
vimeshalipa |
imeshalipa |
zimeshalipa |
umeshalipa |
kumeshalipa |
pameshalipa |
mumeshalipa |
|
| "Not yet" |
| Negative |
sijalipa |
hatujalipa |
hujalipa |
hamjalipa |
hajalipa |
hawajalipa |
haujalipa |
haijalipa |
halijalipa |
hayajalipa |
hakijalipa |
havijalipa |
haijalipa |
hazijalipa |
haujalipa |
hakujalipa |
hapajalipa |
hamujalipa |
|
| "If/When" |
| Positive |
nikilipa |
tukilipa |
ukilipa |
mkilipa |
akilipa |
wakilipa |
ukilipa |
ikilipa |
likilipa |
yakilipa |
kikilipa |
vikilipa |
ikilipa |
zikilipa |
ukilipa |
kukilipa |
pakilipa |
mukilipa |
|
| "If not" |
| Negative |
nisipolipa |
tusipolipa |
usipolipa |
msipolipa |
asipolipa |
wasipolipa |
usipolipa |
isipolipa |
lisipolipa |
yasipolipa |
kisipolipa |
visipolipa |
isipolipa |
zisipolipa |
usipolipa |
kusipolipa |
pasipolipa |
musipolipa |
|
| Consecutive |
| Positive |
nikalipa |
tukalipa |
ukalipa |
mkalipa |
akalipa |
wakalipa |
ukalipa |
ikalipa |
likalipa |
yakalipa |
kikalipa |
vikalipa |
ikalipa |
zikalipa |
ukalipa |
kukalipa |
pakalipa |
mukalipa |
|
| 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. |