bahatika

Swahili

Etymology

From bahati (“fortune, luck”) +‎ -ika (stative affix).

Verb

-bahatika (infinitive kubahatika)

1. Stative form of bahati: to be fortunate, lucky

Conjugation

Conjugation of -bahatika
Positive present -nabahatika Subjunctive -bahatike Negative -bahatiki Imperative singular bahatika
Infinitives
Positive kubahatika Negative kutobahatika
Imperatives
Singular bahatika Plural bahatikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubahatika Positive past positive subject concord + -libahatika Negative past negative subject concord + -kubahatika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabahatika) Singular Plural 1st person ninabahatika/nabahatika tunabahatika 2nd person unabahatika mnabahatika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabahatika wanabahatika other classes positive subject concord + -nabahatika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -bahatiki) Singular Plural 1st person sibahatiki hatubahatiki 2nd person hubahatiki hambahatiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) habahatiki hawabahatiki other classes negative subject concord + -bahatiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabahatika Negative future negative subject concord + -tabahatika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bahatike) Singular Plural 1st person nibahatike tubahatike 2nd person ubahatike mbahatike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abahatike wabahatike other classes positive subject concord + -bahatike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibahatike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebahatika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebahatika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibahatika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibahatika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abahatika) Singular Plural 1st person nabahatika twabahatika 2nd person wabahatika mwabahatika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) abahatika wabahatika m-mi(III/IV) wabahatika yabahatika ji-ma(V/VI) labahatika yabahatika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabahatika vyabahatika n(IX/X) yabahatika zabahatika u(XI) wabahatika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwabahatika pa(XVI) pabahatika mu(XVIII) mwabahatika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebahatika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshabahatika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabahatika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kibahatika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipobahatika Consecutive kabahatika / positive subject concord + -kabahatika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabahatike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nibahatika -tubahatika 2nd person -kubahatika -wabahatika/-kubahatikeni/-wabahatikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbahatika -wabahatika m-mi(III/IV) -ubahatika -ibahatika ji-ma(V/VI) -libahatika -yabahatika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibahatika -vibahatika n(IX/X) -ibahatika -zibahatika u(XI) -ubahatika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kubahatika pa(XVI) -pabahatika mu(XVIII) -mubahatika Reflexive -jibahatika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -bahatika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -bahatikaye -bahatikao m-mi(III/IV) -bahatikao -bahatikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -bahatikalo -bahatikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bahatikacho -bahatikavyo n(IX/X) -bahatikayo -bahatikazo u(XI) -bahatikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -bahatikako pa(XVI) -bahatikapo mu(XVIII) -bahatikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -bahatika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yebahatika -obahatika m-mi(III/IV) -obahatika -yobahatika ji-ma(V/VI) -lobahatika -yobahatika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobahatika -vyobahatika n(IX/X) -yobahatika -zobahatika u(XI) -obahatika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kobahatika pa(XVI) -pobahatika mu(XVIII) -mobahatika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.