Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].
Pronunciation
Verb
-ghofiri (infinitive kughofiri)
- to forgive, to pardon
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -ghofiri
|
| Positive present
|
-naghofiri
|
| Subjunctive
|
-ghofiri
|
| Negative
|
-ghofiri
|
| Imperative singular
|
ghofiri
|
|
| Infinitives
|
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| Imperatives
|
| Singular
|
ghofiri
|
| Plural
|
ghofirini
|
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| Tensed forms
|
| Habitual
|
hughofiri
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lighofiri
|
| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kughofiri
|
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naghofiri)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninaghofiri/naghofiri
|
tunaghofiri
|
| 2nd person
|
unaghofiri
|
mnaghofiri
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anaghofiri
|
wanaghofiri
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -naghofiri
|
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ghofiri)
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
sighofiri
|
hatughofiri
|
| 2nd person
|
hughofiri
|
hamghofiri
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
haghofiri
|
hawaghofiri
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -ghofiri
|
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -taghofiri
|
| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -taghofiri
|
|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ghofiri)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nighofiri
|
tughofiri
|
| 2nd person
|
ughofiri
|
mghofiri
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
aghofiri
|
waghofiri
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -ghofiri
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sighofiri
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngeghofiri
|
| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singeghofiri
|
| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalighofiri
|
| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalighofiri
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aghofiri)
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
naghofiri
|
twaghofiri
|
| 2nd person
|
waghofiri
|
mwaghofiri
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
aghofiri
|
waghofiri
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
waghofiri
|
yaghofiri
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
laghofiri
|
yaghofiri
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chaghofiri
|
vyaghofiri
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yaghofiri
|
zaghofiri
|
| u(XI)
|
waghofiri
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwaghofiri
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
paghofiri
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
mwaghofiri
|
|
|
| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -meghofiri
|
| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshaghofiri
|
| "Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -jaghofiri
|
| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kighofiri
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipoghofiri
|
| Consecutive
|
kaghofiri / positive subject concord + -kaghofiri
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kaghofiri
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nighofiri
|
-tughofiri
|
| 2nd person
|
-kughofiri
|
-waghofiri/-kughofirini/-waghofirini
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mghofiri
|
-waghofiri
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ughofiri
|
-ighofiri
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lighofiri
|
-yaghofiri
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kighofiri
|
-vighofiri
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-ighofiri
|
-zighofiri
|
| u(XI)
|
-ughofiri
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kughofiri
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-paghofiri
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mughofiri
|
|
| Reflexive
|
-jighofiri
|
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| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ghofiri- + relative marker)
|
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-ghofiriye
|
-ghofirio
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ghofirio
|
-ghofiriyo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-ghofirilo
|
-ghofiriyo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-ghofiricho
|
-ghofirivyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-ghofiriyo
|
-ghofirizo
|
| u(XI)
|
-ghofirio
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-ghofiriko
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-ghofiripo
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-ghofirimo
|
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ghofiri)
|
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yeghofiri
|
-oghofiri
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-oghofiri
|
-yoghofiri
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-loghofiri
|
-yoghofiri
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-choghofiri
|
-vyoghofiri
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yoghofiri
|
-zoghofiri
|
| u(XI)
|
-oghofiri
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-koghofiri
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-poghofiri
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-moghofiri
|
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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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- ghofira (“forgiveness, absolution”)