fafanua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fafanua (infinitive kufafanua)

1. to define or explain

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fafanua
Positive present -nafafanua Subjunctive -fafanue Negative -fafanui Imperative singular fafanua
Infinitives
Positive kufafanua Negative kutofafanua
Imperatives
Singular fafanua Plural fafanueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufafanua Positive past positive subject concord + -lifafanua Negative past negative subject concord + -kufafanua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafafanua) Singular Plural 1st person ninafafanua/nafafanua tunafafanua 2nd person unafafanua mnafafanua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafafanua wanafafanua other classes positive subject concord + -nafafanua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fafanui) Singular Plural 1st person sifafanui hatufafanui 2nd person hufafanui hamfafanui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafafanui hawafafanui other classes negative subject concord + -fafanui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafafanua Negative future negative subject concord + -tafafanua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fafanue) Singular Plural 1st person nifafanue tufafanue 2nd person ufafanue mfafanue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afafanue wafafanue other classes positive subject concord + -fafanue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifafanue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefafanua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefafanua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifafanua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifafanua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afafanua) Singular Plural 1st person nafafanua twafafanua 2nd person wafafanua mwafafanua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afafanua wafafanua m-mi(III/IV) wafafanua yafafanua ji-ma(V/VI) lafafanua yafafanua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafafanua vyafafanua n(IX/X) yafafanua zafafanua u(XI) wafafanua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafafanua pa(XVI) pafafanua mu(XVIII) mwafafanua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefafanua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafafanua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafafanua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifafanua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofafanua Consecutive kafafanua / positive subject concord + -kafafanua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafafanue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifafanua -tufafanua 2nd person -kufafanua -wafafanua/-kufafanueni/-wafafanueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfafanua -wafafanua m-mi(III/IV) -ufafanua -ifafanua ji-ma(V/VI) -lifafanua -yafafanua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifafanua -vifafanua n(IX/X) -ifafanua -zifafanua u(XI) -ufafanua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufafanua pa(XVI) -pafafanua mu(XVIII) -mufafanua Reflexive -jifafanua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fafanua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fafanuaye -fafanuao m-mi(III/IV) -fafanuao -fafanuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fafanualo -fafanuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fafanuacho -fafanuavyo n(IX/X) -fafanuayo -fafanuazo u(XI) -fafanuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fafanuako pa(XVI) -fafanuapo mu(XVIII) -fafanuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fafanua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefafanua -ofafanua m-mi(III/IV) -ofafanua -yofafanua ji-ma(V/VI) -lofafanua -yofafanua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofafanua -vyofafanua n(IX/X) -yofafanua -zofafanua u(XI) -ofafanua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofafanua pa(XVI) -pofafanua mu(XVIII) -mofafanua
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:
  • ufafanuzi (“elaboration, clarification”)