fariji

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَرَّجَ (farraja).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fariji (infinitive kufariji)

1. to console, to comfort someone

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fariji
Positive present -nafariji Subjunctive -fariji Negative -fariji Imperative singular fariji
Infinitives
Positive kufariji Negative kutofariji
Imperatives
Singular fariji Plural farijini
Tensed forms
Habitual hufariji Positive past positive subject concord + -lifariji Negative past negative subject concord + -kufariji
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafariji) Singular Plural 1st person ninafariji/nafariji tunafariji 2nd person unafariji mnafariji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafariji wanafariji other classes positive subject concord + -nafariji
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fariji) Singular Plural 1st person sifariji hatufariji 2nd person hufariji hamfariji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafariji hawafariji other classes negative subject concord + -fariji
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafariji Negative future negative subject concord + -tafariji
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fariji) Singular Plural 1st person nifariji tufariji 2nd person ufariji mfariji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afariji wafariji other classes positive subject concord + -fariji
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifariji Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefariji Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefariji Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifariji Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifariji
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afariji) Singular Plural 1st person nafariji twafariji 2nd person wafariji mwafariji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afariji wafariji m-mi(III/IV) wafariji yafariji ji-ma(V/VI) lafariji yafariji ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafariji vyafariji n(IX/X) yafariji zafariji u(XI) wafariji see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafariji pa(XVI) pafariji mu(XVIII) mwafariji
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefariji "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafariji "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafariji "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifariji "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofariji Consecutive kafariji / positive subject concord + -kafariji Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafariji
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifariji -tufariji 2nd person -kufariji -wafariji/-kufarijini/-wafarijini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfariji -wafariji m-mi(III/IV) -ufariji -ifariji ji-ma(V/VI) -lifariji -yafariji ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifariji -vifariji n(IX/X) -ifariji -zifariji u(XI) -ufariji see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufariji pa(XVI) -pafariji mu(XVIII) -mufariji Reflexive -jifariji
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fariji- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -farijiye -farijio m-mi(III/IV) -farijio -farijiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -farijilo -farijiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -farijicho -farijivyo n(IX/X) -farijiyo -farijizo u(XI) -farijio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -farijiko pa(XVI) -farijipo mu(XVIII) -farijimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fariji) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefariji -ofariji m-mi(III/IV) -ofariji -yofariji ji-ma(V/VI) -lofariji -yofariji ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofariji -vyofariji n(IX/X) -yofariji -zofariji u(XI) -ofariji see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofariji pa(XVI) -pofariji mu(XVIII) -mofariji
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:
  • Causative: -farijisha
  • Stative: -farijika

• Nominal derivations:
  • mfariji (“consoler”)

Related terms

• faraja (“relief, comfort; mercy”)