fanyika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fanyika (infinitive kufanyika)

1. Stative form of -fanya: to be done, take place; be feasible, be doable

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fanyika
Positive present -nafanyika Subjunctive -fanyike Negative -fanyiki Imperative singular fanyika
Infinitives
Positive kufanyika Negative kutofanyika
Imperatives
Singular fanyika Plural fanyikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufanyika Positive past positive subject concord + -lifanyika Negative past negative subject concord + -kufanyika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafanyika) Singular Plural 1st person ninafanyika/nafanyika tunafanyika 2nd person unafanyika mnafanyika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafanyika wanafanyika other classes positive subject concord + -nafanyika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fanyiki) Singular Plural 1st person sifanyiki hatufanyiki 2nd person hufanyiki hamfanyiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafanyiki hawafanyiki other classes negative subject concord + -fanyiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafanyika Negative future negative subject concord + -tafanyika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fanyike) Singular Plural 1st person nifanyike tufanyike 2nd person ufanyike mfanyike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afanyike wafanyike other classes positive subject concord + -fanyike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifanyike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefanyika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefanyika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifanyika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifanyika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afanyika) Singular Plural 1st person nafanyika twafanyika 2nd person wafanyika mwafanyika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afanyika wafanyika m-mi(III/IV) wafanyika yafanyika ji-ma(V/VI) lafanyika yafanyika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafanyika vyafanyika n(IX/X) yafanyika zafanyika u(XI) wafanyika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafanyika pa(XVI) pafanyika mu(XVIII) mwafanyika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefanyika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafanyika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafanyika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifanyika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofanyika Consecutive kafanyika / positive subject concord + -kafanyika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafanyike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifanyika -tufanyika 2nd person -kufanyika -wafanyika/-kufanyikeni/-wafanyikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfanyika -wafanyika m-mi(III/IV) -ufanyika -ifanyika ji-ma(V/VI) -lifanyika -yafanyika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifanyika -vifanyika n(IX/X) -ifanyika -zifanyika u(XI) -ufanyika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufanyika pa(XVI) -pafanyika mu(XVIII) -mufanyika Reflexive -jifanyika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fanyika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fanyikaye -fanyikao m-mi(III/IV) -fanyikao -fanyikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fanyikalo -fanyikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fanyikacho -fanyikavyo n(IX/X) -fanyikayo -fanyikazo u(XI) -fanyikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fanyikako pa(XVI) -fanyikapo mu(XVIII) -fanyikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fanyika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefanyika -ofanyika m-mi(III/IV) -ofanyika -yofanyika ji-ma(V/VI) -lofanyika -yofanyika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofanyika -vyofanyika n(IX/X) -yofanyika -zofanyika u(XI) -ofanyika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofanyika pa(XVI) -pofanyika mu(XVIII) -mofanyika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.