igia

Swahili

Verb

-igia (infinitive kuigia)

Applicative form of -iga

Conjugation

Conjugation of -igia

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kuigia

kutoigia

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

igia

igieni

Habitual

huigia

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	niliigia naliigia	tuliigia twaliigia	uliigia waliigia	mliigia mwaliigia	aliigia	waliigia	uliigia	iliigia	liliigia	yaliigia	kiliigia	viliigia	iliigia	ziliigia	uliigia	kuliigia	paliigia	muliigia
Relative	nilioigia nalioigia	tulioigia twalioigia	ulioigia walioigia	mlioigia mwalioigia	alioigia	walioigia	ulioigia	ilioigia	lilioigia	yalioigia	kilioigia	vilioigia	ilioigia	zilioigia	ulioigia	kulioigia	palioigia	mulioigia
Negative	sikuigia	hatukuigia	hukuigia	hamkuigia	hakuigia	hawakuigia	haukuigia	haikuigia	halikuigia	hayakuigia	hakikuigia	havikuigia	haikuigia	hazikuigia	haukuigia	hakukuigia	hapakuigia	hamukuigia

Present
Positive	ninaigia naigia	tunaigia	unaigia	mnaigia	anaigia	wanaigia	unaigia	inaigia	linaigia	yanaigia	kinaigia	vinaigia	inaigia	zinaigia	unaigia	kunaigia	panaigia	munaigia
Relative	ninaoigia naoigia	tunaoigia	unaoigia	mnaoigia	anaoigia	wanaoigia	unaoigia	inaoigia	linaoigia	yanaoigia	kinaoigia	vinaoigia	inaoigia	zinaoigia	unaoigia	kunaoigia	panaoigia	munaoigia
Negative	siigii	hatuigii	huigii	hamigii	haigii	hawaigii	hauigii	haiigii	haliigii	hayaigii	hakiigii	haviigii	haiigii	haziigii	hauigii	hakuigii	hapaigii	hamuigii

Future
Positive	nitaigia	tutaigia	utaigia	mtaigia	ataigia	wataigia	utaigia	itaigia	litaigia	yataigia	kitaigia	vitaigia	itaigia	zitaigia	utaigia	kutaigia	pataigia	mutaigia
Relative	nitakaoigia	tutakaoigia	utakaoigia	mtakaoigia	atakaoigia	watakaoigia	utakaoigia	itakaoigia	litakaoigia	yatakaoigia	kitakaoigia	vitakaoigia	itakaoigia	zitakaoigia	utakaoigia	kutakaoigia	patakaoigia	mutakaoigia
Negative	sitaigia	hatutaigia	hutaigia	hamtaigia	hataigia	hawataigia	hautaigia	haitaigia	halitaigia	hayataigia	hakitaigia	havitaigia	haitaigia	hazitaigia	hautaigia	hakutaigia	hapataigia	hamutaigia

Subjunctive
Positive	niigie	tuigie	uigie	migie	aigie	waigie	uigie	iigie	liigie	yaigie	kiigie	viigie	iigie	ziigie	uigie	kuigie	paigie	muigie
Negative	nisiigie	tusiigie	usiigie	msiigie	asiigie	wasiigie	usiigie	isiigie	lisiigie	yasiigie	kisiigie	visiigie	isiigie	zisiigie	usiigie	kusiigie	pasiigie	musiigie

Present Conditional
Positive	ningeigia	tungeigia	ungeigia	mngeigia	angeigia	wangeigia	ungeigia	ingeigia	lingeigia	yangeigia	kingeigia	vingeigia	ingeigia	zingeigia	ungeigia	kungeigia	pangeigia	mungeigia
Negative	nisingeigia singeigia	tusingeigia hatungeigia	usingeigia hungeigia	msingeigia hamngeigia	asingeigia hangeigia	wasingeigia hawangeigia	usingeigia haungeigia	isingeigia haingeigia	lisingeigia halingeigia	yasingeigia hayangeigia	kisingeigia hakingeigia	visingeigia havingeigia	isingeigia haingeigia	zisingeigia hazingeigia	usingeigia haungeigia	kusingeigia hakungeigia	pasingeigia hapangeigia	musingeigia hamungeigia

Past Conditional
Positive	ningaliigia	tungaliigia	ungaliigia	mngaliigia	angaliigia	wangaliigia	ungaliigia	ingaliigia	lingaliigia	yangaliigia	kingaliigia	vingaliigia	ingaliigia	zingaliigia	ungaliigia	kungaliigia	pangaliigia	mungaliigia
Negative	nisingaliigia singaliigia	tusingaliigia hatungaliigia	usingaliigia hungaliigia	msingaliigia hamngaliigia	asingaliigia hangaliigia	wasingaliigia hawangaliigia	usingaliigia haungaliigia	isingaliigia haingaliigia	lisingaliigia halingaliigia	yasingaliigia hayangaliigia	kisingaliigia hakingaliigia	visingaliigia havingaliigia	isingaliigia haingaliigia	zisingaliigia hazingaliigia	usingaliigia haungaliigia	kusingaliigia hakungaliigia	pasingaliigia hapangaliigia	musingaliigia hamungaliigia

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningeliigia	tungeliigia	ungeliigia	mngeliigia	angeliigia	wangeliigia	ungeliigia	ingeliigia	lingeliigia	yangeliigia	kingeliigia	vingeliigia	ingeliigia	zingeliigia	ungeliigia	kungeliigia	pangeliigia	mungeliigia

General Relative
Positive	niigiao	tuigiao	uigiao	migiao	aigiao	waigiao	uigiao	iigiao	liigiao	yaigiao	kiigiao	viigiao	iigiao	ziigiao	uigiao	kuigiao	paigiao	muigiao
Negative	nisioigia	tusioigia	usioigia	msioigia	asioigia	wasioigia	usioigia	isioigia	lisioigia	yasioigia	kisioigia	visioigia	isioigia	zisioigia	usioigia	kusioigia	pasioigia	musioigia

Gnomic
Positive	naigia	twaigia	waigia	mwaigia	aigia	waigia	waigia	yaigia	laigia	yaigia	chaigia	vyaigia	yaigia	zaigia	waigia	kwaigia	paigia	mwaigia

Perfect
Positive	nimeigia	tumeigia	umeigia	mmeigia	ameigia	wameigia	umeigia	imeigia	limeigia	yameigia	kimeigia	vimeigia	imeigia	zimeigia	umeigia	kumeigia	pameigia	mumeigia

"Already"
Positive	nimeshaigia	tumeshaigia	umeshaigia	mmeshaigia	ameshaigia	wameshaigia	umeshaigia	imeshaigia	limeshaigia	yameshaigia	kimeshaigia	vimeshaigia	imeshaigia	zimeshaigia	umeshaigia	kumeshaigia	pameshaigia	mumeshaigia

"Not yet"
Negative	sijaigia	hatujaigia	hujaigia	hamjaigia	hajaigia	hawajaigia	haujaigia	haijaigia	halijaigia	hayajaigia	hakijaigia	havijaigia	haijaigia	hazijaigia	haujaigia	hakujaigia	hapajaigia	hamujaigia

"If/When"
Positive	nikiigia	tukiigia	ukiigia	mkiigia	akiigia	wakiigia	ukiigia	ikiigia	likiigia	yakiigia	kikiigia	vikiigia	ikiigia	zikiigia	ukiigia	kukiigia	pakiigia	mukiigia

"If not"
Negative	nisipoigia	tusipoigia	usipoigia	msipoigia	asipoigia	wasipoigia	usipoigia	isipoigia	lisipoigia	yasipoigia	kisipoigia	visipoigia	isipoigia	zisipoigia	usipoigia	kusipoigia	pasipoigia	musipoigia

Consecutive
Positive	nikaigia	tukaigia	ukaigia	mkaigia	akaigia	wakaigia	ukaigia	ikaigia	likaigia	yakaigia	kikaigia	vikaigia	ikaigia	zikaigia	ukaigia	kukaigia	pakaigia	mukaigia

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.