sikia

See also: sikiä

Swahili

Verb

-sikia (infinitive kusikia)

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”)

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