nika – Xhosa verb conjugation

Xhosa verb forms of nika

nika
Root: -níka

Present

Present

Sg.1ndinika
Sg.2unika
Sg.3unika
Pl.1sinika
Pl.2ninika
Pl.3banika

Present Long

Sg.1ndiyanika
Sg.2uyanika
Sg.3uyanika
Pl.1siyanika
Pl.2niyanika
Pl.3bayanika

Past

Recent Past

Sg.1ndinike
Sg.2unike
Sg.3unike
Pl.1sinike
Pl.2ninike
Pl.3banike

Recent Past Long

Sg.1ndinikile
Sg.2unikile
Sg.3unikile
Pl.1sinikile
Pl.2ninikile
Pl.3banikile

Remote Past

Sg.1ndanika
Sg.2wanika
Sg.3wanika
Pl.1sanika
Pl.2nanika
Pl.3banika

Future

Near Future

Sg.1ndiza nika
Sg.2uza nika
Sg.3uza nika
Pl.1siza nika
Pl.2niza nika
Pl.3baza nika

Verbs conjugated like nika

sasaza, sayina, sabela, shwaqa, shenxa, xukuxa, xobula, xhutha, xhwila, xhapha, xhabha, xhamla, xelela, xakeka, xabisa, xabela, xabana, cwangcisa, enzakalisa, yolisa, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Sample Sentences

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