fadhili

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic فَاضِل (fāḍil).

Adjective

fadhili (invariable)

1. benignant

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala).

Verb

-fadhili (infinitive kufadhili)

1. to sponsor, offer

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fadhili
Positive present -nafadhili Subjunctive -fadhili Negative -fadhili Imperative singular fadhili
Infinitives
Positive kufadhili Negative kutofadhili
Imperatives
Singular fadhili Plural fadhilini
Tensed forms
Habitual hufadhili Positive past positive subject concord + -lifadhili Negative past negative subject concord + -kufadhili
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafadhili) Singular Plural 1st person ninafadhili/nafadhili tunafadhili 2nd person unafadhili mnafadhili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafadhili wanafadhili other classes positive subject concord + -nafadhili
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fadhili) Singular Plural 1st person sifadhili hatufadhili 2nd person hufadhili hamfadhili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafadhili hawafadhili other classes negative subject concord + -fadhili
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafadhili Negative future negative subject concord + -tafadhili
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fadhili) Singular Plural 1st person nifadhili tufadhili 2nd person ufadhili mfadhili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afadhili wafadhili other classes positive subject concord + -fadhili
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifadhili Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefadhili Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefadhili Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifadhili Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifadhili
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afadhili) Singular Plural 1st person nafadhili twafadhili 2nd person wafadhili mwafadhili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afadhili wafadhili m-mi(III/IV) wafadhili yafadhili ji-ma(V/VI) lafadhili yafadhili ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafadhili vyafadhili n(IX/X) yafadhili zafadhili u(XI) wafadhili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafadhili pa(XVI) pafadhili mu(XVIII) mwafadhili
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefadhili "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafadhili "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafadhili "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifadhili "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofadhili Consecutive kafadhili / positive subject concord + -kafadhili Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafadhili
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifadhili -tufadhili 2nd person -kufadhili -wafadhili/-kufadhilini/-wafadhilini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfadhili -wafadhili m-mi(III/IV) -ufadhili -ifadhili ji-ma(V/VI) -lifadhili -yafadhili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifadhili -vifadhili n(IX/X) -ifadhili -zifadhili u(XI) -ufadhili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufadhili pa(XVI) -pafadhili mu(XVIII) -mufadhili Reflexive -jifadhili
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fadhili- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fadhiliye -fadhilio m-mi(III/IV) -fadhilio -fadhiliyo ji-ma(V/VI) -fadhililo -fadhiliyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fadhilicho -fadhilivyo n(IX/X) -fadhiliyo -fadhilizo u(XI) -fadhilio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fadhiliko pa(XVI) -fadhilipo mu(XVIII) -fadhilimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fadhili) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefadhili -ofadhili m-mi(III/IV) -ofadhili -yofadhili ji-ma(V/VI) -lofadhili -yofadhili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofadhili -vyofadhili n(IX/X) -yofadhili -zofadhili u(XI) -ofadhili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofadhili pa(XVI) -pofadhili mu(XVIII) -mofadhili
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mfadhili (“sponsor, benefactor”)
  • ufadhili (“sponsorship”)