Swahili edit

Infix edit

-ka-

  1. consecutive marker (indicative and subjunctive)
    walikuja wakalathey arrived and then they ate

Conjugation edit

See also edit

Swahili TAM markers
Initial
Positive infinitiveku-/kw-1
Negative infinitivekuto-
Habitualhu-1
Telegrammicka-1
Final
General (positive indicative)-a
Positive subjunctive-e
Negative present-i
Second person plural-ni
Infix position
positive subject concord
Positive past-li-
Positive present-na-
Positive future-ta-
Negative subjunctive-si-1
Positive present conditional-nge-
Negative present conditional-singe-
Positive past conditional-ngali-
Negative past conditional-singali-
Gnomic-a-1
Perfect-me-
"Already" past-lisha-
"Already" present-mesha-/-sha-
"If/When"-ki-1
"If not"-sipo-
Consecutive-ka-1
Infix position
negative subject concord
Negative past-ku-1
Negative future-ta-
"Not yet"-ja-1
Negative present conditional-nge-
Negative past conditional-ngali-
Relative
Past-li-
Present-na-
Future-taka-
Negative-si-
1 Can take stress and therefore does not require -ku-/-kw- in monosyllabic verbs.