safirika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-safirika (infinitive kusafirika)

1. Stative form of -safiri

Conjugation

Conjugation of -safirika
Positive present -nasafirika Subjunctive -safirike Negative -safiriki Imperative singular safirika
Infinitives
Positive kusafirika Negative kutosafirika
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.