lipia

lipia

Swahili

Etymology

From lip- +‎ -ia (“applicative”).

Verb

-lipia (infinitive kulipia)

1. to pay for (something)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lipia
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kulipia							kutolipia
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					lipia							lipieni
Habitual					hulipia
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 nililipia nalilipia tulilipia twalilipia ulilipia walilipia mlilipia mwalilipia alilipia walilipia ulilipia ililipia lililipia yalilipia kililipia vililipia ililipia zililipia ulilipia kulilipia palilipia mulilipia Relative niliolipia naliolipia tuliolipia twaliolipia uliolipia waliolipia mliolipia mwaliolipia aliolipia waliolipia uliolipia iliolipia liliolipia yaliolipia kiliolipia viliolipia iliolipia ziliolipia uliolipia kuliolipia paliolipia muliolipia Negative sikulipia hatukulipia hukulipia hamkulipia hakulipia hawakulipia haukulipia haikulipia halikulipia hayakulipia hakikulipia havikulipia haikulipia hazikulipia haukulipia hakukulipia hapakulipia hamukulipia
Present Positive ninalipia nalipia tunalipia unalipia mnalipia analipia wanalipia unalipia inalipia linalipia yanalipia kinalipia vinalipia inalipia zinalipia unalipia kunalipia panalipia munalipia Relative ninaolipia naolipia tunaolipia unaolipia mnaolipia anaolipia wanaolipia unaolipia inaolipia linaolipia yanaolipia kinaolipia vinaolipia inaolipia zinaolipia unaolipia kunaolipia panaolipia munaolipia Negative silipii hatulipii hulipii hamlipii halipii hawalipii haulipii hailipii halilipii hayalipii hakilipii havilipii hailipii hazilipii haulipii hakulipii hapalipii hamulipii
Future Positive nitalipia tutalipia utalipia mtalipia atalipia watalipia utalipia italipia litalipia yatalipia kitalipia vitalipia italipia zitalipia utalipia kutalipia patalipia mutalipia Relative nitakaolipia tutakaolipia utakaolipia mtakaolipia atakaolipia watakaolipia utakaolipia itakaolipia litakaolipia yatakaolipia kitakaolipia vitakaolipia itakaolipia zitakaolipia utakaolipia kutakaolipia patakaolipia mutakaolipia Negative sitalipia hatutalipia hutalipia hamtalipia hatalipia hawatalipia hautalipia haitalipia halitalipia hayatalipia hakitalipia havitalipia haitalipia hazitalipia hautalipia hakutalipia hapatalipia hamutalipia
Subjunctive Positive nilipie tulipie ulipie mlipie alipie walipie ulipie ilipie lilipie yalipie kilipie vilipie ilipie zilipie ulipie kulipie palipie mulipie Negative nisilipie tusilipie usilipie msilipie asilipie wasilipie usilipie isilipie lisilipie yasilipie kisilipie visilipie isilipie zisilipie usilipie kusilipie pasilipie musilipie
Present Conditional Positive ningelipia tungelipia ungelipia mngelipia angelipia wangelipia ungelipia ingelipia lingelipia yangelipia kingelipia vingelipia ingelipia zingelipia ungelipia kungelipia pangelipia mungelipia Negative nisingelipia singelipia tusingelipia hatungelipia usingelipia hungelipia msingelipia hamngelipia asingelipia hangelipia wasingelipia hawangelipia usingelipia haungelipia isingelipia haingelipia lisingelipia halingelipia yasingelipia hayangelipia kisingelipia hakingelipia visingelipia havingelipia isingelipia haingelipia zisingelipia hazingelipia usingelipia haungelipia kusingelipia hakungelipia pasingelipia hapangelipia musingelipia hamungelipia
Past Conditional Positive ningalilipia tungalilipia ungalilipia mngalilipia angalilipia wangalilipia ungalilipia ingalilipia lingalilipia yangalilipia kingalilipia vingalilipia ingalilipia zingalilipia ungalilipia kungalilipia pangalilipia mungalilipia Negative nisingalilipia singalilipia tusingalilipia hatungalilipia usingalilipia hungalilipia msingalilipia hamngalilipia asingalilipia hangalilipia wasingalilipia hawangalilipia usingalilipia haungalilipia isingalilipia haingalilipia lisingalilipia halingalilipia yasingalilipia hayangalilipia kisingalilipia hakingalilipia visingalilipia havingalilipia isingalilipia haingalilipia zisingalilipia hazingalilipia usingalilipia haungalilipia kusingalilipia hakungalilipia pasingalilipia hapangalilipia musingalilipia hamungalilipia
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelilipia tungelilipia ungelilipia mngelilipia angelilipia wangelilipia ungelilipia ingelilipia lingelilipia yangelilipia kingelilipia vingelilipia ingelilipia zingelilipia ungelilipia kungelilipia pangelilipia mungelilipia
General Relative Positive nilipiao tulipiao ulipiao mlipiao alipiao walipiao ulipiao ilipiao lilipiao yalipiao kilipiao vilipiao ilipiao zilipiao ulipiao kulipiao palipiao mulipiao Negative nisiolipia tusiolipia usiolipia msiolipia asiolipia wasiolipia usiolipia isiolipia lisiolipia yasiolipia kisiolipia visiolipia isiolipia zisiolipia usiolipia kusiolipia pasiolipia musiolipia
Gnomic Positive nalipia twalipia walipia mwalipia alipia walipia walipia yalipia lalipia yalipia chalipia vyalipia yalipia zalipia walipia kwalipia palipia mwalipia
Perfect Positive nimelipia tumelipia umelipia mmelipia amelipia wamelipia umelipia imelipia limelipia yamelipia kimelipia vimelipia imelipia zimelipia umelipia kumelipia pamelipia mumelipia
"Already" Positive nimeshalipia tumeshalipia umeshalipia mmeshalipia ameshalipia wameshalipia umeshalipia imeshalipia limeshalipia yameshalipia kimeshalipia vimeshalipia imeshalipia zimeshalipia umeshalipia kumeshalipia pameshalipia mumeshalipia
"Not yet" Negative sijalipia hatujalipia hujalipia hamjalipia hajalipia hawajalipia haujalipia haijalipia halijalipia hayajalipia hakijalipia havijalipia haijalipia hazijalipia haujalipia hakujalipia hapajalipia hamujalipia
"If/When" Positive nikilipia tukilipia ukilipia mkilipia akilipia wakilipia ukilipia ikilipia likilipia yakilipia kikilipia vikilipia ikilipia zikilipia ukilipia kukilipia pakilipia mukilipia
"If not" Negative nisipolipia tusipolipia usipolipia msipolipia asipolipia wasipolipia usipolipia isipolipia lisipolipia yasipolipia kisipolipia visipolipia isipolipia zisipolipia usipolipia kusipolipia pasipolipia musipolipia
Consecutive Positive nikalipia tukalipia ukalipia mkalipia akalipia wakalipia ukalipia ikalipia likalipia yakalipia kikalipia vikalipia ikalipia zikalipia ukalipia kukalipia pakalipia mukalipia
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.