Amis
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *bəʀay (“to give”). Compare Malay beri (“give”).
Verb
feli
- to give
References
“Entry #”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis][1] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021
Azerbaijani
Etymology
By surface analysis, feil + -i.
Adjective
feli (not comparable)
- (grammar) verbal
Further reading
Latin
Pronunciation
Noun
fēlī
- dative singular of fēlēs
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English fail.
Pronunciation
Verb
-feli (infinitive kufeli)
- to fail (not succeed)
- Antonym: -fanikiwa
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -feli
|
| Positive present
|
-nafeli
|
| Subjunctive
|
-feli
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| Negative
|
-feli
|
| Imperative singular
|
feli
|
|
| Infinitives
|
| Positive
|
kufeli
|
| Negative
|
kutofeli
|
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| Imperatives
|
|
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hufeli
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lifeli
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kufeli
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|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafeli)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninafeli/nafeli
|
tunafeli
|
| 2nd person
|
unafeli
|
mnafeli
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anafeli
|
wanafeli
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nafeli
|
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -feli)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
sifeli
|
hatufeli
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| 2nd person
|
hufeli
|
hamfeli
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hafeli
|
hawafeli
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -feli
|
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tafeli
|
| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tafeli
|
|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -feli)
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nifeli
|
tufeli
|
| 2nd person
|
ufeli
|
mfeli
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
afeli
|
wafeli
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -feli
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sifeli
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngefeli
|
| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singefeli
|
| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalifeli
|
| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalifeli
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afeli)
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nafeli
|
twafeli
|
| 2nd person
|
wafeli
|
mwafeli
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
afeli
|
wafeli
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wafeli
|
yafeli
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lafeli
|
yafeli
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chafeli
|
vyafeli
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yafeli
|
zafeli
|
| u(XI)
|
wafeli
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwafeli
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
pafeli
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwafeli
|
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mefeli
|
| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshafeli
|
| "Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -jafeli
|
| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kifeli
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipofeli
|
| Consecutive
|
kafeli / positive subject concord + -kafeli
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kafeli
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nifeli
|
-tufeli
|
| 2nd person
|
-kufeli
|
-wafeli/-kufelini/-wafelini
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mfeli
|
-wafeli
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ufeli
|
-ifeli
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lifeli
|
-yafeli
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kifeli
|
-vifeli
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-ifeli
|
-zifeli
|
| u(XI)
|
-ufeli
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kufeli
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pafeli
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-mufeli
|
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| Reflexive
|
-jifeli
|
|
| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -feli- + relative marker)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-feliye
|
-felio
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-felio
|
-feliyo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-felilo
|
-feliyo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-felicho
|
-felivyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-feliyo
|
-felizo
|
| u(XI)
|
-felio
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-feliko
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-felipo
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-felimo
|
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -feli)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yefeli
|
-ofeli
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ofeli
|
-yofeli
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lofeli
|
-yofeli
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chofeli
|
-vyofeli
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yofeli
|
-zofeli
|
| u(XI)
|
-ofeli
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kofeli
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pofeli
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mofeli
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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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