Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic وَافَقَ (wāfaqa).
Pronunciation
- (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /ɑˈfi.ki/
Verb
-afiki (infinitive kuafiki)
- to agree
- to appease
- to fit with, agree in kind with
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -afiki
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| Positive present
|
-naafiki
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| Subjunctive
|
-afiki
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| Negative
|
-afiki
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| Imperative singular
|
afiki
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuafiki
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| Negative
|
kutoafiki
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
afiki
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| Plural
|
afikini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huafiki
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liafiki
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuafiki
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naafiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninaafiki/naafiki
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tunaafiki
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| 2nd person
|
unaafiki
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mnaafiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anaafiki
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wanaafiki
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -naafiki
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -afiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
siafiki
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hatuafiki
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| 2nd person
|
huafiki
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hamwafiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
haafiki
|
hawaafiki
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| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -afiki
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -taafiki
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -taafiki
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -afiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
niafiki
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tuafiki
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| 2nd person
|
uafiki
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mwafiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aafiki
|
waafiki
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -afiki
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -siafiki
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngeafiki
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeafiki
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngaliafiki
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singaliafiki
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aafiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
naafiki
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twaafiki
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| 2nd person
|
waafiki
|
mwaafiki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aafiki
|
waafiki
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waafiki
|
yaafiki
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
laafiki
|
yaafiki
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chaafiki
|
vyaafiki
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| n(IX/X)
|
yaafiki
|
zaafiki
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| u(XI)
|
waafiki
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwaafiki
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| pa(XVI)
|
paafiki
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwaafiki
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meafiki
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaafiki
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaafiki
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiafiki
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoafiki
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| Consecutive
|
kaafiki / positive subject concord + -kaafiki
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kaafiki
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-niafiki
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-tuafiki
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| 2nd person
|
-kuafiki
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-waafiki/-kuafikini/-waafikini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mwafiki
|
-waafiki
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uafiki
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-iafiki
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-liafiki
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-yaafiki
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kiafiki
|
-viafiki
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| n(IX/X)
|
-iafiki
|
-ziafiki
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| u(XI)
|
-uafiki
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuafiki
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| pa(XVI)
|
-paafiki
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-muafiki
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| Reflexive
|
-jiafiki
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -afiki- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-afikiye
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-afikio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-afikio
|
-afikiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-afikilo
|
-afikiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-afikicho
|
-afikivyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-afikiyo
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-afikizo
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| u(XI)
|
-afikio
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-afikiko
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| pa(XVI)
|
-afikipo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-afikimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -afiki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yeafiki
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-oafiki
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oafiki
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-yoafiki
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-loafiki
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-yoafiki
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-choafiki
|
-vyoafiki
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoafiki
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-zoafiki
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| u(XI)
|
-oafiki
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-koafiki
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| pa(XVI)
|
-poafiki
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-moafiki
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| 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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Derived terms