fanywa

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Verb

-fanywa (infinitive kufanywa)

1. Passive form of -fanya

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fanywa
Positive present -nafanywa Subjunctive -fanywe Negative -fanywi Imperative singular fanywa
Infinitives
Positive kufanywa Negative kutofanywa
Imperatives
Singular fanywa Plural fanyweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufanywa Positive past positive subject concord + -lifanywa Negative past negative subject concord + -kufanywa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafanywa) Singular Plural 1st person ninafanywa/nafanywa tunafanywa 2nd person unafanywa mnafanywa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafanywa wanafanywa other classes positive subject concord + -nafanywa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fanywi) Singular Plural 1st person sifanywi hatufanywi 2nd person hufanywi hamfanywi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafanywi hawafanywi other classes negative subject concord + -fanywi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafanywa Negative future negative subject concord + -tafanywa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fanywe) Singular Plural 1st person nifanywe tufanywe 2nd person ufanywe mfanywe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afanywe wafanywe other classes positive subject concord + -fanywe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifanywe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefanywa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefanywa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifanywa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifanywa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afanywa) Singular Plural 1st person nafanywa twafanywa 2nd person wafanywa mwafanywa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afanywa wafanywa m-mi(III/IV) wafanywa yafanywa ji-ma(V/VI) lafanywa yafanywa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafanywa vyafanywa n(IX/X) yafanywa zafanywa u(XI) wafanywa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafanywa pa(XVI) pafanywa mu(XVIII) mwafanywa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefanywa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafanywa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafanywa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifanywa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofanywa Consecutive kafanywa / positive subject concord + -kafanywa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafanywe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifanywa -tufanywa 2nd person -kufanywa -wafanywa/-kufanyweni/-wafanyweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfanywa -wafanywa m-mi(III/IV) -ufanywa -ifanywa ji-ma(V/VI) -lifanywa -yafanywa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifanywa -vifanywa n(IX/X) -ifanywa -zifanywa u(XI) -ufanywa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufanywa pa(XVI) -pafanywa mu(XVIII) -mufanywa Reflexive -jifanywa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fanywa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fanywaye -fanywao m-mi(III/IV) -fanywao -fanywayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fanywalo -fanywayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fanywacho -fanywavyo n(IX/X) -fanywayo -fanywazo u(XI) -fanywao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fanywako pa(XVI) -fanywapo mu(XVIII) -fanywamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fanywa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefanywa -ofanywa m-mi(III/IV) -ofanywa -yofanywa ji-ma(V/VI) -lofanywa -yofanywa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofanywa -vyofanywa n(IX/X) -yofanywa -zofanywa u(XI) -ofanywa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofanywa pa(XVI) -pofanywa mu(XVIII) -mofanywa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.