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piga
piga
Swahili
Verb
-piga (infinitive kupiga)
Conjugation
affirmative conjugation of piga
| infinitive | kupiga | |||||||||
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| singular person | ||||||||||
| 1st person mimi |
2nd person wewe |
3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m) |
Class 3 (m) |
Class 5 (ji) |
Class 7 (ki) |
Class 9 (n) |
Class 11/14 (u) |
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| indicative | general | napiga | wapiga | apiga | wapiga | lapiga | chapiga | yapiga | wapiga | |
| progressive | ninapiga | unapiga | anapiga | unapiga | linapiga | kinapiga | inapiga | unapiga | ||
| habitual | hupiga | |||||||||
| past | nilipiga | ulipiga | alipiga | ulipiga | lilipiga | kilipiga | ilipiga | ulipiga | ||
| perfect | nimepiga | umepiga | amepiga | umepiga | limepiga | kimepiga | imepiga | umepiga | ||
| future | nitapiga | utapiga | atapiga | utapiga | litapiga | kitapiga | itapiga | utapiga | ||
| consecutive | nikapiga | ukapiga | akapiga | ukapiga | likapiga | kikapiga | ikapiga | ukapiga | ||
| conditional | present | ningepiga | ungepiga | angepiga | ungepiga | lingepiga | kingepiga | ingepiga | ungepiga | |
| past | ningalipiga | ungalipiga | angalipiga | ungalipiga | lingalipiga | kingalipiga | ingalipiga | ungalipiga | ||
| subjunctive | general | nipige | upige | apige | upige | lipige | kipige | ipige | upige | |
| consecutive | nikapige | ukapige | akapige | ukapige | likapige | kikapige | ikapige | ukapige | ||
| comitative | nikipiga | ukipiga | akipiga | ukipiga | likipiga | kikipiga | ikipiga | ukipiga | ||
| imperative | piga! __pige!‡ |
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| plural person | ||||||||||
| 1st person sisi |
2nd person ninyi |
3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa) |
Class 4 (mi) |
Class 6 (ma) |
Class 8 (vi) |
Class 10 (n) |
Class 10 (n)† |
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| indicative | general | twapiga | mwapiga | wapiga | yapiga | yapiga | vyapiga | zapiga | zapiga | |
| progressive | tunapiga | mnapiga | wanapiga | inapiga | yanapiga | vinapiga | zinapiga | zinapiga | ||
| habitual | hupiga | |||||||||
| past | tulipiga | mlipiga | walipiga | ilipiga | yalipiga | vilipiga | zilipiga | zilipiga | ||
| perfect | tumepiga | mmepiga | wamepiga | imepiga | yamepiga | vimepiga | zimepiga | zimepiga | ||
| future | tutapiga | mtapiga | watapiga | itapiga | yatapiga | vitapiga | zitapiga | zitapiga | ||
| consecutive | tukapiga | mkapiga | wakapiga | ikapiga | yakapiga | vikapiga | zikapiga | zikapiga | ||
| conditional | present | tungepiga | mngepiga | wangepiga | ingepiga | yangepiga | vingepiga | zingepiga | zingepiga | |
| past | tungalipiga | mngalipiga | wangalipiga | ingalipiga | yangalipiga | vingalipiga | zingalipiga | zingalipiga | ||
| subjunctive | general | tupige | mpige | wapige | ipige | yapige | vipige | zipige | zipige | |
| consecutive | tukapige | mkapige | wakapige | ikapige | yakapige | vikapige | zikapige | zikapige | ||
| comitative | tukipiga | mkipiga | wakipiga | ikipiga | yakipiga | vikipiga | zikipiga | zikipiga | ||
| imperative | tupige | pigeni! __pigeni!‡ |
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†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form
negative conjugation of piga
| infinitive | kutopiga or kutokupiga | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular person | ||||||||||
| 1st person mimi |
2nd person wewe |
3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m) |
Class 3 (m) |
Class 5 (ji) |
Class 7 (ki) |
Class 9 (n) |
Class 11/14 (u) |
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| indicative | general | sipigi | hupigi | hapigi | haupigi | halipigi | hakipigi | haipigi | haupigi | |
| progressive | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | ||
| habitual | Use General Form | |||||||||
| past | sikupiga | hukupiga | hakupiga | haukupiga | halikupiga | hakikupiga | haikupiga | haukupiga | ||
| perfect | sijapiga | hujapiga | hajapiga | haujapiga | halijapiga | hakijapiga | haijapiga | haujapiga | ||
| future | sitapiga | hutapiga | hatapiga | hautapiga | halitapiga | hakitapiga | haitapiga | hautapiga | ||
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| conditional | present | nisingepiga | usingepiga | asingepiga | usingepiga | lisingepiga | kisingepiga | isingepiga | usingepiga | |
| past | nisingalipiga | usingalipiga | asingalipiga | usingalipiga | lisingalipiga | kisingalipiga | isingalipiga | usingalipiga | ||
| subjunctive | general | nisipige | usipige | asipige | usipige | lisipige | kisipige | isipige | usipige | |
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| comitative | nisipopiga | usipopiga | asipopiga | usipopiga | lisipopiga | kisipopiga | isipopiga | usipopiga | ||
| imperative | usipige!‡ | |||||||||
| plural person | ||||||||||
| 1st person sisi |
2nd person ninyi |
3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa) |
Class 4 (mi) |
Class 6 (ma) |
Class 8 (vi) |
Class 10 (n) |
Class 10 (n)† |
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| indicative | general | hatupigi | hampigi | hawapigi | haipigi | hayapigi | havipigi | hazipigi | hazipigi | |
| progressive | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | ||
| habitual | Use General Form | |||||||||
| past | hatukupiga | hamkupiga | hawakupiga | haikupiga | hayakupiga | havikupiga | hazikupiga | hazikupiga | ||
| perfect | hatujapiga | hamjapiga | hawajapiga | haijapiga | hayajapiga | havijapiga | hazijapiga | hazijapiga | ||
| future | hatutapiga | hamtapiga | hawatapiga | haitapiga | hayatapiga | havitapiga | hazitapiga | hazitapiga | ||
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| conditional | present | tusingepiga | msingepiga | wasingepiga | isingepiga | yasingepiga | visingepiga | zisingepiga | zisingepiga | |
| past | tusingalipiga | msingalipiga | wasingalipiga | isingalipiga | yasingalipiga | visingalipiga | zisingalipiga | zisingalipiga | ||
| subjunctive | general | tusipige | msipige | wasipige | isipige | yasipige | visipige | zisipige | zisipige | |
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| comitative | tusipopiga | msipopiga | wasipopiga | isipopiga | yasipopiga | visipopiga | zisipopiga | zisipopiga | ||
| imperative | tusipige | msipige!‡ | ||||||||
†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse píka. Cognate with Icelandic píka and Danish pige.
Noun
piga c
- (dated) Maid, female servant; female employee on a farm, as in a milkmaid.
- (archaic) girl, young woman
Declension
| Inflection of piga | ||||
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| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | piga | pigan | pigor | pigorna |
| Genitive | pigas | pigans | pigors | pigornas |
Related terms
- kökspiga
- mjölkpiga