Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سَافَرَ (sāfara).
Pronunciation
Verb
-safiri (infinitive kusafiri)
- to travel
- to go on an expedition
- to go on a journey
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -safiri
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| Positive present
|
-nasafiri
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| Subjunctive
|
-safiri
|
| Negative
|
-safiri
|
| Imperative singular
|
safiri
|
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
safiri
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| Plural
|
safirini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
husafiri
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lisafiri
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kusafiri
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasafiri)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninasafiri/nasafiri
|
tunasafiri
|
| 2nd person
|
unasafiri
|
mnasafiri
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anasafiri
|
wanasafiri
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nasafiri
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -safiri)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
sisafiri
|
hatusafiri
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| 2nd person
|
husafiri
|
hamsafiri
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hasafiri
|
hawasafiri
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -safiri
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tasafiri
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tasafiri
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -safiri)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nisafiri
|
tusafiri
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| 2nd person
|
usafiri
|
msafiri
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
asafiri
|
wasafiri
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -safiri
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sisafiri
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngesafiri
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singesafiri
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalisafiri
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalisafiri
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asafiri)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nasafiri
|
twasafiri
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| 2nd person
|
wasafiri
|
mwasafiri
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
asafiri
|
wasafiri
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wasafiri
|
yasafiri
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lasafiri
|
yasafiri
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chasafiri
|
vyasafiri
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yasafiri
|
zasafiri
|
| u(XI)
|
wasafiri
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwasafiri
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| pa(XVI)
|
pasafiri
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwasafiri
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mesafiri
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| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshasafiri
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasafiri
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| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kisafiri
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -siposafiri
|
| Consecutive
|
kasafiri / positive subject concord + -kasafiri
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kasafiri
|
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nisafiri
|
-tusafiri
|
| 2nd person
|
-kusafiri
|
-wasafiri/-kusafirini/-wasafirini
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-msafiri
|
-wasafiri
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-usafiri
|
-isafiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lisafiri
|
-yasafiri
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kisafiri
|
-visafiri
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-isafiri
|
-zisafiri
|
| u(XI)
|
-usafiri
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kusafiri
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pasafiri
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-musafiri
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| Reflexive
|
-jisafiri
|
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -safiri- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-safiriye
|
-safirio
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-safirio
|
-safiriyo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-safirilo
|
-safiriyo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-safiricho
|
-safirivyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-safiriyo
|
-safirizo
|
| u(XI)
|
-safirio
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-safiriko
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| pa(XVI)
|
-safiripo
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-safirimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -safiri)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yesafiri
|
-osafiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-osafiri
|
-yosafiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-losafiri
|
-yosafiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chosafiri
|
-vyosafiri
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yosafiri
|
-zosafiri
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| u(XI)
|
-osafiri
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kosafiri
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-posafiri
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mosafiri
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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