farakana

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-farakana (infinitive kufarakana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -faraka: to become separated, estranged

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -farakana
Positive present -nafarakana
Subjunctive -farakane
Negative -farakani
Imperative singular farakana
Infinitives
Positive kufarakana
Negative kutofarakana
Imperatives
Singular farakana
Plural farakaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufarakana
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifarakana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufarakana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafarakana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafarakana/nafarakana tunafarakana
2nd person unafarakana mnafarakana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafarakana wanafarakana
other classes positive subject concord + -nafarakana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -farakani)
Singular Plural
1st person sifarakani hatufarakani
2nd person hufarakani hamfarakani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafarakani hawafarakani
other classes negative subject concord + -farakani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafarakana
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafarakana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -farakane)
Singular Plural
1st person nifarakane tufarakane
2nd person ufarakane mfarakane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afarakane wafarakane
other classes positive subject concord + -farakane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifarakane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefarakana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefarakana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifarakana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifarakana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afarakana)
Singular Plural
1st person nafarakana twafarakana
2nd person wafarakana mwafarakana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afarakana wafarakana
m-mi(III/IV) wafarakana yafarakana
ji-ma(V/VI) lafarakana yafarakana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafarakana vyafarakana
n(IX/X) yafarakana zafarakana
u(XI) wafarakana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafarakana
pa(XVI) pafarakana
mu(XVIII) mwafarakana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefarakana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafarakana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafarakana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifarakana
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofarakana
Consecutive kafarakana / positive subject concord + -kafarakana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafarakane
Object concord
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -farakana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -farakanaye -farakanao
m-mi(III/IV) -farakanao -farakanayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -farakanalo -farakanayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -farakanacho -farakanavyo
n(IX/X) -farakanayo -farakanazo
u(XI) -farakanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -farakanako
pa(XVI) -farakanapo
mu(XVIII) -farakanamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -farakana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefarakana -ofarakana
m-mi(III/IV) -ofarakana -yofarakana
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofarakana -yofarakana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofarakana -vyofarakana
n(IX/X) -yofarakana -zofarakana
u(XI) -ofarakana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofarakana
pa(XVI) -pofarakana
mu(XVIII) -mofarakana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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