safiri

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic سَافَرَ (sāfara).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-safiri (infinitive kusafiri)

  1. to travel
  2. to go on an expedition
  3. to go on a journey

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -safiri
Positive present -nasafiri
Subjunctive -safiri
Negative -safiri
Imperative singular safiri
Infinitives
Positive kusafiri
Negative kutosafiri
Imperatives
Singular safiri
Plural safirini
Tensed forms
Habitual husafiri
Positive past positive subject concord + -lisafiri
Negative past negative subject concord + -kusafiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasafiri)
Singular Plural
1st person ninasafiri/nasafiri tunasafiri
2nd person unasafiri mnasafiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasafiri wanasafiri
other classes positive subject concord + -nasafiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -safiri)
Singular Plural
1st person sisafiri hatusafiri
2nd person husafiri hamsafiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasafiri hawasafiri
other classes negative subject concord + -safiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasafiri
Negative future negative subject concord + -tasafiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -safiri)
Singular Plural
1st person nisafiri tusafiri
2nd person usafiri msafiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asafiri wasafiri
other classes positive subject concord + -safiri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisafiri
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesafiri
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesafiri
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisafiri
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisafiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asafiri)
Singular Plural
1st person nasafiri twasafiri
2nd person wasafiri mwasafiri
3rd person m-wa(I/II) asafiri wasafiri
m-mi(III/IV) wasafiri yasafiri
ji-ma(V/VI) lasafiri yasafiri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasafiri vyasafiri
n(IX/X) yasafiri zasafiri
u(XI) wasafiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwasafiri
pa(XVI) pasafiri
mu(XVIII) mwasafiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesafiri
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshasafiri
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasafiri
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kisafiri
"If not" positive subject concord + -siposafiri
Consecutive kasafiri / positive subject concord + -kasafiri
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasafiri
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nisafiri -tusafiri
2nd person -kusafiri -wasafiri/-kusafirini/-wasafirini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msafiri -wasafiri
m-mi(III/IV) -usafiri -isafiri
ji-ma(V/VI) -lisafiri -yasafiri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisafiri -visafiri
n(IX/X) -isafiri -zisafiri
u(XI) -usafiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kusafiri
pa(XVI) -pasafiri
mu(XVIII) -musafiri
Reflexive -jisafiri
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -safiri- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -safiriye -safirio
m-mi(III/IV) -safirio -safiriyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -safirilo -safiriyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -safiricho -safirivyo
n(IX/X) -safiriyo -safirizo
u(XI) -safirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -safiriko
pa(XVI) -safiripo
mu(XVIII) -safirimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -safiri)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yesafiri -osafiri
m-mi(III/IV) -osafiri -yosafiri
ji-ma(V/VI) -losafiri -yosafiri
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosafiri -vyosafiri
n(IX/X) -yosafiri -zosafiri
u(XI) -osafiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kosafiri
pa(XVI) -posafiri
mu(XVIII) -mosafiri
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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