| Conjugation of -zika |
| Non-finite forms |
| Form |
Positive |
Negative |
| Infinitive |
kuzika |
kutozika |
| Simple finite forms |
| Positive form |
Singular |
Plural |
| Imperative |
zika |
zikeni |
| Habitual |
huzika |
| 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 |
nilizika nalizika |
tulizika twalizika |
ulizika walizika |
mlizika mwalizika |
alizika |
walizika |
ulizika |
ilizika |
lilizika |
yalizika |
kilizika |
vilizika |
ilizika |
zilizika |
ulizika |
kulizika |
palizika |
mulizika |
| Relative |
niliozika naliozika |
tuliozika twaliozika |
uliozika waliozika |
mliozika mwaliozika |
aliozika |
waliozika |
uliozika |
iliozika |
liliozika |
yaliozika |
kiliozika |
viliozika |
iliozika |
ziliozika |
uliozika |
kuliozika |
paliozika |
muliozika |
| Negative |
sikuzika |
hatukuzika |
hukuzika |
hamkuzika |
hakuzika |
hawakuzika |
haukuzika |
haikuzika |
halikuzika |
hayakuzika |
hakikuzika |
havikuzika |
haikuzika |
hazikuzika |
haukuzika |
hakukuzika |
hapakuzika |
hamukuzika |
|
| Present |
| Positive |
ninazika nazika |
tunazika |
unazika |
mnazika |
anazika |
wanazika |
unazika |
inazika |
linazika |
yanazika |
kinazika |
vinazika |
inazika |
zinazika |
unazika |
kunazika |
panazika |
munazika |
| Relative |
ninaozika naozika |
tunaozika |
unaozika |
mnaozika |
anaozika |
wanaozika |
unaozika |
inaozika |
linaozika |
yanaozika |
kinaozika |
vinaozika |
inaozika |
zinaozika |
unaozika |
kunaozika |
panaozika |
munaozika |
| Negative |
siziki |
hatuziki |
huziki |
hamziki |
haziki |
hawaziki |
hauziki |
haiziki |
haliziki |
hayaziki |
hakiziki |
haviziki |
haiziki |
haziziki |
hauziki |
hakuziki |
hapaziki |
hamuziki |
|
| Future |
| Positive |
nitazika |
tutazika |
utazika |
mtazika |
atazika |
watazika |
utazika |
itazika |
litazika |
yatazika |
kitazika |
vitazika |
itazika |
zitazika |
utazika |
kutazika |
patazika |
mutazika |
| Relative |
nitakaozika |
tutakaozika |
utakaozika |
mtakaozika |
atakaozika |
watakaozika |
utakaozika |
itakaozika |
litakaozika |
yatakaozika |
kitakaozika |
vitakaozika |
itakaozika |
zitakaozika |
utakaozika |
kutakaozika |
patakaozika |
mutakaozika |
| Negative |
sitazika |
hatutazika |
hutazika |
hamtazika |
hatazika |
hawatazika |
hautazika |
haitazika |
halitazika |
hayatazika |
hakitazika |
havitazika |
haitazika |
hazitazika |
hautazika |
hakutazika |
hapatazika |
hamutazika |
|
| Subjunctive |
| Positive |
nizike |
tuzike |
uzike |
mzike |
azike |
wazike |
uzike |
izike |
lizike |
yazike |
kizike |
vizike |
izike |
zizike |
uzike |
kuzike |
pazike |
muzike |
| Negative |
nisizike |
tusizike |
usizike |
msizike |
asizike |
wasizike |
usizike |
isizike |
lisizike |
yasizike |
kisizike |
visizike |
isizike |
zisizike |
usizike |
kusizike |
pasizike |
musizike |
|
| Present Conditional |
| Positive |
ningezika |
tungezika |
ungezika |
mngezika |
angezika |
wangezika |
ungezika |
ingezika |
lingezika |
yangezika |
kingezika |
vingezika |
ingezika |
zingezika |
ungezika |
kungezika |
pangezika |
mungezika |
| Negative |
nisingezika singezika |
tusingezika hatungezika |
usingezika hungezika |
msingezika hamngezika |
asingezika hangezika |
wasingezika hawangezika |
usingezika haungezika |
isingezika haingezika |
lisingezika halingezika |
yasingezika hayangezika |
kisingezika hakingezika |
visingezika havingezika |
isingezika haingezika |
zisingezika hazingezika |
usingezika haungezika |
kusingezika hakungezika |
pasingezika hapangezika |
musingezika hamungezika |
|
| Past Conditional |
| Positive |
ningalizika |
tungalizika |
ungalizika |
mngalizika |
angalizika |
wangalizika |
ungalizika |
ingalizika |
lingalizika |
yangalizika |
kingalizika |
vingalizika |
ingalizika |
zingalizika |
ungalizika |
kungalizika |
pangalizika |
mungalizika |
| Negative |
nisingalizika singalizika |
tusingalizika hatungalizika |
usingalizika hungalizika |
msingalizika hamngalizika |
asingalizika hangalizika |
wasingalizika hawangalizika |
usingalizika haungalizika |
isingalizika haingalizika |
lisingalizika halingalizika |
yasingalizika hayangalizika |
kisingalizika hakingalizika |
visingalizika havingalizika |
isingalizika haingalizika |
zisingalizika hazingalizika |
usingalizika haungalizika |
kusingalizika hakungalizika |
pasingalizika hapangalizika |
musingalizika hamungalizika |
|
| Conditional Contrary to Fact |
| Positive |
ningelizika |
tungelizika |
ungelizika |
mngelizika |
angelizika |
wangelizika |
ungelizika |
ingelizika |
lingelizika |
yangelizika |
kingelizika |
vingelizika |
ingelizika |
zingelizika |
ungelizika |
kungelizika |
pangelizika |
mungelizika |
|
| General Relative |
| Positive |
nizikao |
tuzikao |
uzikao |
mzikao |
azikao |
wazikao |
uzikao |
izikao |
lizikao |
yazikao |
kizikao |
vizikao |
izikao |
zizikao |
uzikao |
kuzikao |
pazikao |
muzikao |
| Negative |
nisiozika |
tusiozika |
usiozika |
msiozika |
asiozika |
wasiozika |
usiozika |
isiozika |
lisiozika |
yasiozika |
kisiozika |
visiozika |
isiozika |
zisiozika |
usiozika |
kusiozika |
pasiozika |
musiozika |
|
| Gnomic |
| Positive |
nazika |
twazika |
wazika |
mwazika |
azika |
wazika |
wazika |
yazika |
lazika |
yazika |
chazika |
vyazika |
yazika |
zazika |
wazika |
kwazika |
pazika |
mwazika |
|
| Perfect |
| Positive |
nimezika |
tumezika |
umezika |
mmezika |
amezika |
wamezika |
umezika |
imezika |
limezika |
yamezika |
kimezika |
vimezika |
imezika |
zimezika |
umezika |
kumezika |
pamezika |
mumezika |
|
| "Already" |
| Positive |
nimeshazika |
tumeshazika |
umeshazika |
mmeshazika |
ameshazika |
wameshazika |
umeshazika |
imeshazika |
limeshazika |
yameshazika |
kimeshazika |
vimeshazika |
imeshazika |
zimeshazika |
umeshazika |
kumeshazika |
pameshazika |
mumeshazika |
|
| "Not yet" |
| Negative |
sijazika |
hatujazika |
hujazika |
hamjazika |
hajazika |
hawajazika |
haujazika |
haijazika |
halijazika |
hayajazika |
hakijazika |
havijazika |
haijazika |
hazijazika |
haujazika |
hakujazika |
hapajazika |
hamujazika |
|
| "If/When" |
| Positive |
nikizika |
tukizika |
ukizika |
mkizika |
akizika |
wakizika |
ukizika |
ikizika |
likizika |
yakizika |
kikizika |
vikizika |
ikizika |
zikizika |
ukizika |
kukizika |
pakizika |
mukizika |
|
| "If not" |
| Negative |
nisipozika |
tusipozika |
usipozika |
msipozika |
asipozika |
wasipozika |
usipozika |
isipozika |
lisipozika |
yasipozika |
kisipozika |
visipozika |
isipozika |
zisipozika |
usipozika |
kusipozika |
pasipozika |
musipozika |
|
| Consecutive |
| Positive |
nikazika |
tukazika |
ukazika |
mkazika |
akazika |
wakazika |
ukazika |
ikazika |
likazika |
yakazika |
kikazika |
vikazika |
ikazika |
zikazika |
ukazika |
kukazika |
pakazika |
mukazika |
|
| 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. |