faidi

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic فَائِدَة (fāʔida).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-faidi (infinitive kufaidi)

1. to profit or benefit
2. to enjoy

Conjugation

Conjugation of -faidi
Positive present -nafaidi Subjunctive -faidi Negative -faidi Imperative singular faidi
Infinitives
Positive kufaidi Negative kutofaidi
Imperatives
Singular faidi Plural faidini
Tensed forms
Habitual hufaidi Positive past positive subject concord + -lifaidi Negative past negative subject concord + -kufaidi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafaidi) Singular Plural 1st person ninafaidi/nafaidi tunafaidi 2nd person unafaidi mnafaidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafaidi wanafaidi other classes positive subject concord + -nafaidi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -faidi) Singular Plural 1st person sifaidi hatufaidi 2nd person hufaidi hamfaidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafaidi hawafaidi other classes negative subject concord + -faidi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafaidi Negative future negative subject concord + -tafaidi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -faidi) Singular Plural 1st person nifaidi tufaidi 2nd person ufaidi mfaidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afaidi wafaidi other classes positive subject concord + -faidi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifaidi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefaidi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefaidi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifaidi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifaidi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afaidi) Singular Plural 1st person nafaidi twafaidi 2nd person wafaidi mwafaidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afaidi wafaidi m-mi(III/IV) wafaidi yafaidi ji-ma(V/VI) lafaidi yafaidi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafaidi vyafaidi n(IX/X) yafaidi zafaidi u(XI) wafaidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafaidi pa(XVI) pafaidi mu(XVIII) mwafaidi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefaidi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafaidi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafaidi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifaidi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofaidi Consecutive kafaidi / positive subject concord + -kafaidi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafaidi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifaidi -tufaidi 2nd person -kufaidi -wafaidi/-kufaidini/-wafaidini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfaidi -wafaidi m-mi(III/IV) -ufaidi -ifaidi ji-ma(V/VI) -lifaidi -yafaidi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifaidi -vifaidi n(IX/X) -ifaidi -zifaidi u(XI) -ufaidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufaidi pa(XVI) -pafaidi mu(XVIII) -mufaidi Reflexive -jifaidi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -faidi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -faidiye -faidio m-mi(III/IV) -faidio -faidiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -faidilo -faidiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -faidicho -faidivyo n(IX/X) -faidiyo -faidizo u(XI) -faidio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -faidiko pa(XVI) -faidipo mu(XVIII) -faidimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -faidi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefaidi -ofaidi m-mi(III/IV) -ofaidi -yofaidi ji-ma(V/VI) -lofaidi -yofaidi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofaidi -vyofaidi n(IX/X) -yofaidi -zofaidi u(XI) -ofaidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofaidi pa(XVI) -pofaidi mu(XVIII) -mofaidi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Related terms

• faida (“profit, benefit, interest”)