furaha

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic فَرَح (faraḥ) or another word from the same triliteral root.

Noun

furaha (n class, no plural)

1. joy (feeling of happiness)

Antonyms

• huzuni

Verb

-furaha (infinitive kufuraha)

1. to be happy

Conjugation

Conjugation of -furaha
Positive present -nafuraha Subjunctive -furahe Negative -furahi Imperative singular furaha
Infinitives
Positive kufuraha Negative kutofuraha
Imperatives
Singular furaha Plural furaheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufuraha Positive past positive subject concord + -lifuraha Negative past negative subject concord + -kufuraha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafuraha) Singular Plural 1st person ninafuraha/nafuraha tunafuraha 2nd person unafuraha mnafuraha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafuraha wanafuraha other classes positive subject concord + -nafuraha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -furahi) Singular Plural 1st person sifurahi hatufurahi 2nd person hufurahi hamfurahi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafurahi hawafurahi other classes negative subject concord + -furahi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafuraha Negative future negative subject concord + -tafuraha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -furahe) Singular Plural 1st person nifurahe tufurahe 2nd person ufurahe mfurahe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afurahe wafurahe other classes positive subject concord + -furahe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifurahe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefuraha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefuraha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifuraha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifuraha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afuraha) Singular Plural 1st person nafuraha twafuraha 2nd person wafuraha mwafuraha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afuraha wafuraha m-mi(III/IV) wafuraha yafuraha ji-ma(V/VI) lafuraha yafuraha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafuraha vyafuraha n(IX/X) yafuraha zafuraha u(XI) wafuraha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafuraha pa(XVI) pafuraha mu(XVIII) mwafuraha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefuraha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafuraha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafuraha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifuraha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofuraha Consecutive kafuraha / positive subject concord + -kafuraha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafurahe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifuraha -tufuraha 2nd person -kufuraha -wafuraha/-kufuraheni/-wafuraheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfuraha -wafuraha m-mi(III/IV) -ufuraha -ifuraha ji-ma(V/VI) -lifuraha -yafuraha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifuraha -vifuraha n(IX/X) -ifuraha -zifuraha u(XI) -ufuraha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufuraha pa(XVI) -pafuraha mu(XVIII) -mufuraha Reflexive -jifuraha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -furaha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -furahaye -furahao m-mi(III/IV) -furahao -furahayo ji-ma(V/VI) -furahalo -furahayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -furahacho -furahavyo n(IX/X) -furahayo -furahazo u(XI) -furahao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -furahako pa(XVI) -furahapo mu(XVIII) -furahamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -furaha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefuraha -ofuraha m-mi(III/IV) -ofuraha -yofuraha ji-ma(V/VI) -lofuraha -yofuraha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofuraha -vyofuraha n(IX/X) -yofuraha -zofuraha u(XI) -ofuraha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofuraha pa(XVI) -pofuraha mu(XVIII) -mofuraha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.