faridhi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-faridhi (infinitive kufaridhi)

1. to be obliged

Conjugation

Conjugation of -faridhi
Positive present -nafaridhi Subjunctive -faridhi Negative -faridhi Imperative singular faridhi
Infinitives
Positive kufaridhi Negative kutofaridhi
Imperatives
Singular faridhi Plural faridhini
Tensed forms
Habitual hufaridhi Positive past positive subject concord + -lifaridhi Negative past negative subject concord + -kufaridhi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafaridhi) Singular Plural 1st person ninafaridhi/nafaridhi tunafaridhi 2nd person unafaridhi mnafaridhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafaridhi wanafaridhi other classes positive subject concord + -nafaridhi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -faridhi) Singular Plural 1st person sifaridhi hatufaridhi 2nd person hufaridhi hamfaridhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafaridhi hawafaridhi other classes negative subject concord + -faridhi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafaridhi Negative future negative subject concord + -tafaridhi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -faridhi) Singular Plural 1st person nifaridhi tufaridhi 2nd person ufaridhi mfaridhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afaridhi wafaridhi other classes positive subject concord + -faridhi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifaridhi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefaridhi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefaridhi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifaridhi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifaridhi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afaridhi) Singular Plural 1st person nafaridhi twafaridhi 2nd person wafaridhi mwafaridhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afaridhi wafaridhi m-mi(III/IV) wafaridhi yafaridhi ji-ma(V/VI) lafaridhi yafaridhi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafaridhi vyafaridhi n(IX/X) yafaridhi zafaridhi u(XI) wafaridhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafaridhi pa(XVI) pafaridhi mu(XVIII) mwafaridhi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefaridhi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafaridhi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafaridhi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifaridhi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofaridhi Consecutive kafaridhi / positive subject concord + -kafaridhi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafaridhi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifaridhi -tufaridhi 2nd person -kufaridhi -wafaridhi/-kufaridhini/-wafaridhini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfaridhi -wafaridhi m-mi(III/IV) -ufaridhi -ifaridhi ji-ma(V/VI) -lifaridhi -yafaridhi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifaridhi -vifaridhi n(IX/X) -ifaridhi -zifaridhi u(XI) -ufaridhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufaridhi pa(XVI) -pafaridhi mu(XVIII) -mufaridhi Reflexive -jifaridhi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -faridhi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -faridhiye -faridhio m-mi(III/IV) -faridhio -faridhiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -faridhilo -faridhiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -faridhicho -faridhivyo n(IX/X) -faridhiyo -faridhizo u(XI) -faridhio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -faridhiko pa(XVI) -faridhipo mu(XVIII) -faridhimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -faridhi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefaridhi -ofaridhi m-mi(III/IV) -ofaridhi -yofaridhi ji-ma(V/VI) -lofaridhi -yofaridhi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofaridhi -vyofaridhi n(IX/X) -yofaridhi -zofaridhi u(XI) -ofaridhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofaridhi pa(XVI) -pofaridhi mu(XVIII) -mofaridhi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -faridhia
  • Causative: -faridhisha
  • Passive: -faridhiwa
  • Reciprocal: -faridhiana
  • Stative: -faridhika

Related terms

• faradhi (“obligation, duty”)