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Borrowed from Latin fīcus or from a Romance descendant.

piku inan

  1. fig (fruit)
  2. fig (tree)
    Synonym: pikondo

piku

  1. accusative singular of pika

piku

  1. imperative of piki

piku f

  1. inflection of pika:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular
    2. genitive plural

-piku (infinitive kupiku)

  1. to excel, surpass, upstage
  2. to win a trick (in a card game)
Conjugation of -piku
Positive present -napiku Subjunctive -piku Negative -piku Imperative singular piku
Infinitives
Positive kupiku Negative kutopiku
Imperatives
Singular piku Plural pikuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupiku Positive past positive subject concord + -lipiku Negative past negative subject concord + -kupiku
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napiku) Singular Plural 1st person ninapiku/napiku tunapiku 2nd person unapiku mnapiku 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapiku wanapiku other classes positive subject concord + -napiku
Negative present (negative subject concord + -piku) Singular Plural 1st person sipiku hatupiku 2nd person hupiku hampiku 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapiku hawapiku other classes negative subject concord + -piku
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapiku Negative future negative subject concord + -tapiku
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -piku) Singular Plural 1st person nipiku tupiku 2nd person upiku mpiku 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apiku wapiku other classes positive subject concord + -piku
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipiku Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepiku Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepiku Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipiku Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipiku
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apiku) Singular Plural 1st person napiku twapiku 2nd person wapiku mwapiku 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apiku wapiku m-mi(III/IV) wapiku yapiku ji-ma(V/VI) lapiku yapiku ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapiku vyapiku n(IX/X) yapiku zapiku u(XI) wapiku see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapiku pa(XVI) papiku mu(XVIII) mwapiku
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepiku "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapiku "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japiku "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipiku "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopiku Consecutive kapiku / positive subject concord + -kapiku Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapiku
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipiku -tupiku 2nd person -kupiku -wapiku/-kupikuni/-wapikuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpiku -wapiku m-mi(III/IV) -upiku -ipiku ji-ma(V/VI) -lipiku -yapiku ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipiku -vipiku n(IX/X) -ipiku -zipiku u(XI) -upiku see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupiku pa(XVI) -papiku mu(XVIII) -mupiku Reflexive -jipiku
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -piku- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pikuye -pikuo m-mi(III/IV) -pikuo -pikuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -pikulo -pikuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pikucho -pikuvyo n(IX/X) -pikuyo -pikuzo u(XI) -pikuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pikuko pa(XVI) -pikupo mu(XVIII) -pikumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -piku) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepiku -opiku m-mi(III/IV) -opiku -yopiku ji-ma(V/VI) -lopiku -yopiku ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopiku -vyopiku n(IX/X) -yopiku -zopiku u(XI) -opiku see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopiku pa(XVI) -popiku mu(XVIII) -mopiku
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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