Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَفْلَسَ (ʔaflasa).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
-filisi (infinitive kufilisi)
- to liquidate
- to become bankrupt
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -filisi
|
| Positive present
|
-nafilisi
|
| Subjunctive
|
-filisi
|
| Negative
|
-filisi
|
| Imperative singular
|
filisi
|
|
| Infinitives
|
|
|
| Imperatives
|
| Singular
|
filisi
|
| Plural
|
filisini
|
|
| Tensed forms
|
| Habitual
|
hufilisi
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lifilisi
|
| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kufilisi
|
|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafilisi)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninafilisi/nafilisi
|
tunafilisi
|
| 2nd person
|
unafilisi
|
mnafilisi
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anafilisi
|
wanafilisi
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nafilisi
|
|
| Negative present (negative subject concord + -filisi)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
sifilisi
|
hatufilisi
|
| 2nd person
|
hufilisi
|
hamfilisi
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hafilisi
|
hawafilisi
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -filisi
|
|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tafilisi
|
| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tafilisi
|
|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -filisi)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nifilisi
|
tufilisi
|
| 2nd person
|
ufilisi
|
mfilisi
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
afilisi
|
wafilisi
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -filisi
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sifilisi
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngefilisi
|
| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singefilisi
|
| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalifilisi
|
| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalifilisi
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afilisi)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nafilisi
|
twafilisi
|
| 2nd person
|
wafilisi
|
mwafilisi
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
afilisi
|
wafilisi
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wafilisi
|
yafilisi
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lafilisi
|
yafilisi
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chafilisi
|
vyafilisi
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yafilisi
|
zafilisi
|
| u(XI)
|
wafilisi
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwafilisi
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
pafilisi
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
mwafilisi
|
|
|
| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mefilisi
|
| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshafilisi
|
| "Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -jafilisi
|
| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kifilisi
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipofilisi
|
| Consecutive
|
kafilisi / positive subject concord + -kafilisi
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kafilisi
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nifilisi
|
-tufilisi
|
| 2nd person
|
-kufilisi
|
-wafilisi/-kufilisini/-wafilisini
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mfilisi
|
-wafilisi
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ufilisi
|
-ifilisi
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lifilisi
|
-yafilisi
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kifilisi
|
-vifilisi
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-ifilisi
|
-zifilisi
|
| u(XI)
|
-ufilisi
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kufilisi
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-pafilisi
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-mufilisi
|
|
| Reflexive
|
-jifilisi
|
|
| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -filisi- + relative marker)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-filisiye
|
-filisio
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-filisio
|
-filisiyo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-filisilo
|
-filisiyo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-filisicho
|
-filisivyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-filisiyo
|
-filisizo
|
| u(XI)
|
-filisio
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-filisiko
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-filisipo
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-filisimo
|
|
|
| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -filisi)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yefilisi
|
-ofilisi
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ofilisi
|
-yofilisi
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lofilisi
|
-yofilisi
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chofilisi
|
-vyofilisi
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yofilisi
|
-zofilisi
|
| u(XI)
|
-ofilisi
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kofilisi
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-pofilisi
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-mofilisi
|
|
|
|
| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
|
Derived terms
References
- ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 237 Nr. 2184