Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-farakana (infinitive kufarakana)
- Reciprocal form of -faraka: to become separated, estranged
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -farakana
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| Positive present
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-nafarakana
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| Subjunctive
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-farakane
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| Negative
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-farakani
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| Imperative singular
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farakana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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farakana
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| Plural
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farakaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufarakana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifarakana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufarakana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafarakana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafarakana/nafarakana
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tunafarakana
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| 2nd person
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unafarakana
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mnafarakana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafarakana
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wanafarakana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafarakana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -farakani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifarakani
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hatufarakani
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| 2nd person
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hufarakani
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hamfarakani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafarakani
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hawafarakani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -farakani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafarakana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafarakana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -farakane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifarakane
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tufarakane
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| 2nd person
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ufarakane
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mfarakane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afarakane
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wafarakane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -farakane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifarakane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefarakana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefarakana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifarakana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifarakana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afarakana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafarakana
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twafarakana
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| 2nd person
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wafarakana
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mwafarakana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afarakana
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wafarakana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafarakana
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yafarakana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafarakana
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yafarakana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafarakana
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vyafarakana
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| n(IX/X)
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yafarakana
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zafarakana
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| u(XI)
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wafarakana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafarakana
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| pa(XVI)
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pafarakana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafarakana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefarakana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafarakana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafarakana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifarakana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofarakana
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| Consecutive
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kafarakana / positive subject concord + -kafarakana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafarakane
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| Object concord
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—
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -farakana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-farakanaye
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-farakanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-farakanao
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-farakanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-farakanalo
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-farakanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-farakanacho
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-farakanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-farakanayo
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-farakanazo
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| u(XI)
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-farakanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-farakanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-farakanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-farakanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -farakana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefarakana
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-ofarakana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofarakana
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-yofarakana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofarakana
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-yofarakana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofarakana
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-vyofarakana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofarakana
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-zofarakana
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| u(XI)
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-ofarakana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofarakana
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofarakana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofarakana
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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
- Nominal derivations:
- farakano
- mfarakano (“estrangement, conflict”)