ghofiri

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ghofiri (infinitive kughofiri)

  1. to forgive, to pardon

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ghofiri
Positive present -naghofiri
Subjunctive -ghofiri
Negative -ghofiri
Imperative singular ghofiri
Infinitives
Positive kughofiri
Negative kutoghofiri
Imperatives
Singular ghofiri
Plural ghofirini
Tensed forms
Habitual hughofiri
Positive past positive subject concord + -lighofiri
Negative past negative subject concord + -kughofiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naghofiri)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaghofiri/naghofiri tunaghofiri
2nd person unaghofiri mnaghofiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaghofiri wanaghofiri
other classes positive subject concord + -naghofiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ghofiri)
Singular Plural
1st person sighofiri hatughofiri
2nd person hughofiri hamghofiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haghofiri hawaghofiri
other classes negative subject concord + -ghofiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -taghofiri
Negative future negative subject concord + -taghofiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ghofiri)
Singular 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)
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)
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
mu(XVIII) -mughofiri
Reflexive -jighofiri
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ghofiri- + relative marker)
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
pa(XVI) -ghofiripo
mu(XVIII) -ghofirimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ghofiri)
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
mu(XVIII) -moghofiri
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
  • ghofira (forgiveness, absolution)