Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic فَرَّجَ (farraja).
Pronunciation
Verb
-fariji (infinitive kufariji)
- to console, to comfort someone
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fariji
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| Positive present
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-nafariji
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| Subjunctive
|
-fariji
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| Negative
|
-fariji
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| Imperative singular
|
fariji
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fariji
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| Plural
|
farijini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufariji
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lifariji
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufariji
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafariji)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafariji/nafariji
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tunafariji
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| 2nd person
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unafariji
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mnafariji
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafariji
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wanafariji
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafariji
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fariji)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifariji
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hatufariji
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| 2nd person
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hufariji
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hamfariji
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafariji
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hawafariji
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fariji
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafariji
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafariji
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fariji)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifariji
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tufariji
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| 2nd person
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ufariji
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mfariji
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
afariji
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wafariji
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fariji
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifariji
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefariji
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefariji
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifariji
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifariji
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afariji)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafariji
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twafariji
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| 2nd person
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wafariji
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mwafariji
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
afariji
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wafariji
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafariji
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yafariji
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafariji
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yafariji
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafariji
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vyafariji
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| n(IX/X)
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yafariji
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zafariji
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| u(XI)
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wafariji
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafariji
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| pa(XVI)
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pafariji
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafariji
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefariji
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafariji
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafariji
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifariji
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofariji
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| Consecutive
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kafariji / positive subject concord + -kafariji
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafariji
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-nifariji
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-tufariji
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| 2nd person
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-kufariji
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-wafariji/-kufarijini/-wafarijini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfariji
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-wafariji
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufariji
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-ifariji
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifariji
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-yafariji
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifariji
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-vifariji
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifariji
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-zifariji
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| u(XI)
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-ufariji
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufariji
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafariji
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufariji
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| Reflexive
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-jifariji
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fariji- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-farijiye
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-farijio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-farijio
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-farijiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-farijilo
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-farijiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-farijicho
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-farijivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-farijiyo
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-farijizo
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| u(XI)
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-farijio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-farijiko
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| pa(XVI)
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-farijipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-farijimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fariji)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefariji
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-ofariji
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofariji
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-yofariji
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofariji
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-yofariji
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofariji
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-vyofariji
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofariji
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-zofariji
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| u(XI)
|
-ofariji
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofariji
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pofariji
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofariji
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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
- faraja (“relief, comfort; mercy”)