Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic فَرَح (faraḥ) or another word from the same triliteral root.
Noun
furaha (n class, no plural)
- joy (feeling of happiness)
Antonyms
Verb
-furaha (infinitive kufuraha)
- to be happy
Conjugation
Conjugation of -furaha
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Positive present
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-nafuraha
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Subjunctive
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-furahe
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Negative
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-furahi
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Imperative singular
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furaha
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hufuraha
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifuraha
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufuraha
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafuraha)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninafuraha/nafuraha
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tunafuraha
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2nd person
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unafuraha
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mnafuraha
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafuraha
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wanafuraha
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafuraha
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -furahi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sifurahi
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hatufurahi
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2nd person
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hufurahi
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hamfurahi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafurahi
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hawafurahi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -furahi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafuraha
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafuraha
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -furahe)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nifurahe
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tufurahe
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2nd person
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ufurahe
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mfurahe
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afurahe
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wafurahe
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -furahe
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifurahe
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefuraha
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefuraha
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifuraha
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifuraha
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefuraha
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafuraha
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafuraha
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifuraha
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofuraha
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Consecutive
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kafuraha / positive subject concord + -kafuraha
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafurahe
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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