alifu

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic أَلَّفَ (ʔallafa).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-alifu (infinitive kualifu)

  1. to write a text

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -alifu
Positive present -naalifu
Subjunctive -alifu
Negative -alifu
Imperative singular alifu
Infinitives
Positive kualifu
Negative kutoalifu
Imperatives
Singular alifu
Plural alifuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hualifu
Positive past positive subject concord + -lialifu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kualifu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naalifu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaalifu/naalifu tunaalifu
2nd person unaalifu mnaalifu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaalifu wanaalifu
other classes positive subject concord + -naalifu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -alifu)
Singular Plural
1st person sialifu hatualifu
2nd person hualifu hamwalifu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haalifu hawaalifu
other classes negative subject concord + -alifu
Positive future positive subject concord + -taalifu
Negative future negative subject concord + -taalifu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -alifu)
Singular Plural
1st person nialifu tualifu
2nd person ualifu mwalifu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aalifu waalifu
other classes positive subject concord + -alifu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sialifu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngealifu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singealifu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalialifu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalialifu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aalifu)
Singular Plural
1st person naalifu twaalifu
2nd person waalifu mwaalifu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aalifu waalifu
m-mi(III/IV) waalifu yaalifu
ji-ma(V/VI) laalifu yaalifu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaalifu vyaalifu
n(IX/X) yaalifu zaalifu
u(XI) waalifu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaalifu
pa(XVI) paalifu
mu(XVIII) mwaalifu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mealifu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaalifu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaalifu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kialifu
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoalifu
Consecutive kaalifu / positive subject concord + -kaalifu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaalifu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nialifu -tualifu
2nd person -kualifu -waalifu/-kualifuni/-waalifuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwalifu -waalifu
m-mi(III/IV) -ualifu -ialifu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lialifu -yaalifu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kialifu -vialifu
n(IX/X) -ialifu -zialifu
u(XI) -ualifu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kualifu
pa(XVI) -paalifu
mu(XVIII) -mualifu
Reflexive -jialifu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -alifu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -alifuye -alifuo
m-mi(III/IV) -alifuo -alifuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -alifulo -alifuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -alifucho -alifuvyo
n(IX/X) -alifuyo -alifuzo
u(XI) -alifuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -alifuko
pa(XVI) -alifupo
mu(XVIII) -alifumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -alifu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yealifu -oalifu
m-mi(III/IV) -oalifu -yoalifu
ji-ma(V/VI) -loalifu -yoalifu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choalifu -vyoalifu
n(IX/X) -yoalifu -zoalifu
u(XI) -oalifu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koalifu
pa(XVI) -poalifu
mu(XVIII) -moalifu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.