Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-fahamiana (infinitive kufahamiana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -fahamu

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -fahamiana
Positive present -nafahamiana
Subjunctive -fahamiane
Negative -fahamiani
Imperative singular fahamiana
Infinitives
Positive kufahamiana
Negative kutofahamiana
Imperatives
Singular fahamiana
Plural fahamianeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufahamiana
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifahamiana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufahamiana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafahamiana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafahamiana/nafahamiana tunafahamiana
2nd person unafahamiana mnafahamiana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafahamiana wanafahamiana
other classes positive subject concord + -nafahamiana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fahamiani)
Singular Plural
1st person sifahamiani hatufahamiani
2nd person hufahamiani hamfahamiani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafahamiani hawafahamiani
other classes negative subject concord + -fahamiani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafahamiana
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafahamiana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fahamiane)
Singular Plural
1st person nifahamiane tufahamiane
2nd person ufahamiane mfahamiane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afahamiane wafahamiane
other classes positive subject concord + -fahamiane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifahamiane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefahamiana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefahamiana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifahamiana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifahamiana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afahamiana)
Singular Plural
1st person nafahamiana twafahamiana
2nd person wafahamiana mwafahamiana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afahamiana wafahamiana
m-mi(III/IV) wafahamiana yafahamiana
ji-ma(V/VI) lafahamiana yafahamiana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafahamiana vyafahamiana
n(IX/X) yafahamiana zafahamiana
u(XI) wafahamiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafahamiana
pa(XVI) pafahamiana
mu(XVIII) mwafahamiana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefahamiana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafahamiana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafahamiana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifahamiana
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofahamiana
Consecutive kafahamiana / positive subject concord + -kafahamiana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafahamiane
Object concord
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -fahamiana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -fahamianaye -fahamianao
m-mi(III/IV) -fahamianao -fahamianayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -fahamianalo -fahamianayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fahamianacho -fahamianavyo
n(IX/X) -fahamianayo -fahamianazo
u(XI) -fahamianao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -fahamianako
pa(XVI) -fahamianapo
mu(XVIII) -fahamianamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -fahamiana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefahamiana -ofahamiana
m-mi(III/IV) -ofahamiana -yofahamiana
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofahamiana -yofahamiana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofahamiana -vyofahamiana
n(IX/X) -yofahamiana -zofahamiana
u(XI) -ofahamiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofahamiana
pa(XVI) -pofahamiana
mu(XVIII) -mofahamiana
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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