Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-safirika (infinitive kusafirika)
- Stative form of -safiri
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -safirika
|
| Positive present
|
-nasafirika
|
| Subjunctive
|
-safirike
|
| Negative
|
-safiriki
|
| Imperative singular
|
safirika
|
|
| Infinitives
|
|
|
| Imperatives
|
| Singular
|
safirika
|
| Plural
|
safirikeni
|
|
| Tensed forms
|
| Habitual
|
husafirika
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lisafirika
|
| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kusafirika
|
|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasafirika)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninasafirika/nasafirika
|
tunasafirika
|
| 2nd person
|
unasafirika
|
mnasafirika
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anasafirika
|
wanasafirika
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nasafirika
|
|
| Negative present (negative subject concord + -safiriki)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
sisafiriki
|
hatusafiriki
|
| 2nd person
|
husafiriki
|
hamsafiriki
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hasafiriki
|
hawasafiriki
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -safiriki
|
|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tasafirika
|
| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tasafirika
|
|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -safirike)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nisafirike
|
tusafirike
|
| 2nd person
|
usafirike
|
msafirike
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
asafirike
|
wasafirike
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -safirike
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sisafirike
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngesafirika
|
| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singesafirika
|
| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalisafirika
|
| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalisafirika
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asafirika)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nasafirika
|
twasafirika
|
| 2nd person
|
wasafirika
|
mwasafirika
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
asafirika
|
wasafirika
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wasafirika
|
yasafirika
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lasafirika
|
yasafirika
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chasafirika
|
vyasafirika
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yasafirika
|
zasafirika
|
| u(XI)
|
wasafirika
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwasafirika
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
pasafirika
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
mwasafirika
|
|
|
| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mesafirika
|
| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshasafirika
|
| "Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -jasafirika
|
| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kisafirika
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -siposafirika
|
| Consecutive
|
kasafirika / positive subject concord + -kasafirika
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kasafirike
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nisafirika
|
-tusafirika
|
| 2nd person
|
-kusafirika
|
-wasafirika/-kusafirikeni/-wasafirikeni
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-msafirika
|
-wasafirika
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-usafirika
|
-isafirika
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lisafirika
|
-yasafirika
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kisafirika
|
-visafirika
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-isafirika
|
-zisafirika
|
| u(XI)
|
-usafirika
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kusafirika
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-pasafirika
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-musafirika
|
|
| Reflexive
|
-jisafirika
|
|
| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -safirika- + relative marker)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-safirikaye
|
-safirikao
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-safirikao
|
-safirikayo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-safirikalo
|
-safirikayo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-safirikacho
|
-safirikavyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-safirikayo
|
-safirikazo
|
| u(XI)
|
-safirikao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-safirikako
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-safirikapo
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-safirikamo
|
|
|
| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -safirika)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yesafirika
|
-osafirika
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-osafirika
|
-yosafirika
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-losafirika
|
-yosafirika
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chosafirika
|
-vyosafirika
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yosafirika
|
-zosafirika
|
| u(XI)
|
-osafirika
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kosafirika
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-posafirika
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-mosafirika
|
|
|
|
| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
|