sikia

sikia

See also: sikiä

Swahili

Verb

-sikia (infinitive kusikia)

1. to hear

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sikia
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kusikia							kutosikia
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					sikia							sikieni
Habitual					husikia
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 nilisikia nalisikia tulisikia twalisikia ulisikia walisikia mlisikia mwalisikia alisikia walisikia ulisikia ilisikia lilisikia yalisikia kilisikia vilisikia ilisikia zilisikia ulisikia kulisikia palisikia mulisikia Relative niliosikia naliosikia tuliosikia twaliosikia uliosikia waliosikia mliosikia mwaliosikia aliosikia waliosikia uliosikia iliosikia liliosikia yaliosikia kiliosikia viliosikia iliosikia ziliosikia uliosikia kuliosikia paliosikia muliosikia Negative sikusikia hatukusikia hukusikia hamkusikia hakusikia hawakusikia haukusikia haikusikia halikusikia hayakusikia hakikusikia havikusikia haikusikia hazikusikia haukusikia hakukusikia hapakusikia hamukusikia
Present Positive ninasikia nasikia tunasikia unasikia mnasikia anasikia wanasikia unasikia inasikia linasikia yanasikia kinasikia vinasikia inasikia zinasikia unasikia kunasikia panasikia munasikia Relative ninaosikia naosikia tunaosikia unaosikia mnaosikia anaosikia wanaosikia unaosikia inaosikia linaosikia yanaosikia kinaosikia vinaosikia inaosikia zinaosikia unaosikia kunaosikia panaosikia munaosikia Negative sisikii hatusikii husikii hamsikii hasikii hawasikii hausikii haisikii halisikii hayasikii hakisikii havisikii haisikii hazisikii hausikii hakusikii hapasikii hamusikii
Future Positive nitasikia tutasikia utasikia mtasikia atasikia watasikia utasikia itasikia litasikia yatasikia kitasikia vitasikia itasikia zitasikia utasikia kutasikia patasikia mutasikia Relative nitakaosikia tutakaosikia utakaosikia mtakaosikia atakaosikia watakaosikia utakaosikia itakaosikia litakaosikia yatakaosikia kitakaosikia vitakaosikia itakaosikia zitakaosikia utakaosikia kutakaosikia patakaosikia mutakaosikia Negative sitasikia hatutasikia hutasikia hamtasikia hatasikia hawatasikia hautasikia haitasikia halitasikia hayatasikia hakitasikia havitasikia haitasikia hazitasikia hautasikia hakutasikia hapatasikia hamutasikia
Subjunctive Positive nisikie tusikie usikie msikie asikie wasikie usikie isikie lisikie yasikie kisikie visikie isikie zisikie usikie kusikie pasikie musikie Negative nisisikie tusisikie usisikie msisikie asisikie wasisikie usisikie isisikie lisisikie yasisikie kisisikie visisikie isisikie zisisikie usisikie kusisikie pasisikie musisikie
Present Conditional Positive ningesikia tungesikia ungesikia mngesikia angesikia wangesikia ungesikia ingesikia lingesikia yangesikia kingesikia vingesikia ingesikia zingesikia ungesikia kungesikia pangesikia mungesikia Negative nisingesikia singesikia tusingesikia hatungesikia usingesikia hungesikia msingesikia hamngesikia asingesikia hangesikia wasingesikia hawangesikia usingesikia haungesikia isingesikia haingesikia lisingesikia halingesikia yasingesikia hayangesikia kisingesikia hakingesikia visingesikia havingesikia isingesikia haingesikia zisingesikia hazingesikia usingesikia haungesikia kusingesikia hakungesikia pasingesikia hapangesikia musingesikia hamungesikia
Past Conditional Positive ningalisikia tungalisikia ungalisikia mngalisikia angalisikia wangalisikia ungalisikia ingalisikia lingalisikia yangalisikia kingalisikia vingalisikia ingalisikia zingalisikia ungalisikia kungalisikia pangalisikia mungalisikia Negative nisingalisikia singalisikia tusingalisikia hatungalisikia usingalisikia hungalisikia msingalisikia hamngalisikia asingalisikia hangalisikia wasingalisikia hawangalisikia usingalisikia haungalisikia isingalisikia haingalisikia lisingalisikia halingalisikia yasingalisikia hayangalisikia kisingalisikia hakingalisikia visingalisikia havingalisikia isingalisikia haingalisikia zisingalisikia hazingalisikia usingalisikia haungalisikia kusingalisikia hakungalisikia pasingalisikia hapangalisikia musingalisikia hamungalisikia
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelisikia tungelisikia ungelisikia mngelisikia angelisikia wangelisikia ungelisikia ingelisikia lingelisikia yangelisikia kingelisikia vingelisikia ingelisikia zingelisikia ungelisikia kungelisikia pangelisikia mungelisikia
General Relative Positive nisikiao tusikiao usikiao msikiao asikiao wasikiao usikiao isikiao lisikiao yasikiao kisikiao visikiao isikiao zisikiao usikiao kusikiao pasikiao musikiao Negative nisiosikia tusiosikia usiosikia msiosikia asiosikia wasiosikia usiosikia isiosikia lisiosikia yasiosikia kisiosikia visiosikia isiosikia zisiosikia usiosikia kusiosikia pasiosikia musiosikia
Gnomic Positive nasikia twasikia wasikia mwasikia asikia wasikia wasikia yasikia lasikia yasikia chasikia vyasikia yasikia zasikia wasikia kwasikia pasikia mwasikia
Perfect Positive nimesikia tumesikia umesikia mmesikia amesikia wamesikia umesikia imesikia limesikia yamesikia kimesikia vimesikia imesikia zimesikia umesikia kumesikia pamesikia mumesikia
"Already" Positive nimeshasikia tumeshasikia umeshasikia mmeshasikia ameshasikia wameshasikia umeshasikia imeshasikia limeshasikia yameshasikia kimeshasikia vimeshasikia imeshasikia zimeshasikia umeshasikia kumeshasikia pameshasikia mumeshasikia
"Not yet" Negative sijasikia hatujasikia hujasikia hamjasikia hajasikia hawajasikia haujasikia haijasikia halijasikia hayajasikia hakijasikia havijasikia haijasikia hazijasikia haujasikia hakujasikia hapajasikia hamujasikia
"If/When" Positive nikisikia tukisikia ukisikia mkisikia akisikia wakisikia ukisikia ikisikia likisikia yakisikia kikisikia vikisikia ikisikia zikisikia ukisikia kukisikia pakisikia mukisikia
"If not" Negative nisiposikia tusiposikia usiposikia msiposikia asiposikia wasiposikia usiposikia isiposikia lisiposikia yasiposikia kisiposikia visiposikia isiposikia zisiposikia usiposikia kusiposikia pasiposikia musiposikia
Consecutive Positive nikasikia tukasikia ukasikia mkasikia akasikia wakasikia ukasikia ikasikia likasikia yakasikia kikasikia vikasikia ikasikia zikasikia ukasikia kukasikia pakasikia mukasikia
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.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -sikilia (“listen for something”)
  • Causative: -sikilisha
  • Passive: -sikiwa
  • Reciprocal: -sikiana
  • Stative: -sikika (“listening”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • sikio (“ear”)