jisifu

Swahili

Etymology

From -ji- + -sifu (“to praise”).

Verb

-jisifu (infinitive kujisifu)

1. reflexive form of -sifu: to boast, to brag

   Synonyms: -jigamba, -jidai

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jisifu
Positive present -najisifu Subjunctive -jisifu Negative -jisifu Imperative singular jisifu
Infinitives
Positive kujisifu Negative kutojisifu
Imperatives
Singular jisifu Plural jisifuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hujisifu Positive past positive subject concord + -lijisifu Negative past negative subject concord + -kujisifu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najisifu) Singular Plural 1st person ninajisifu/najisifu tunajisifu 2nd person unajisifu mnajisifu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajisifu wanajisifu other classes positive subject concord + -najisifu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jisifu) Singular Plural 1st person sijisifu hatujisifu 2nd person hujisifu hamjisifu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajisifu hawajisifu other classes negative subject concord + -jisifu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajisifu Negative future negative subject concord + -tajisifu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jisifu) Singular Plural 1st person nijisifu tujisifu 2nd person ujisifu mjisifu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajisifu wajisifu other classes positive subject concord + -jisifu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijisifu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejisifu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejisifu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijisifu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijisifu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajisifu) Singular Plural 1st person najisifu twajisifu 2nd person wajisifu mwajisifu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajisifu wajisifu m-mi(III/IV) wajisifu yajisifu ji-ma(V/VI) lajisifu yajisifu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajisifu vyajisifu n(IX/X) yajisifu zajisifu u(XI) wajisifu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwajisifu pa(XVI) pajisifu mu(XVIII) mwajisifu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejisifu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshajisifu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajisifu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kijisifu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipojisifu Consecutive kajisifu / positive subject concord + -kajisifu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajisifu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nijisifu -tujisifu 2nd person -kujisifu -wajisifu/-kujisifuni/-wajisifuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjisifu -wajisifu m-mi(III/IV) -ujisifu -ijisifu ji-ma(V/VI) -lijisifu -yajisifu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijisifu -vijisifu n(IX/X) -ijisifu -zijisifu u(XI) -ujisifu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kujisifu pa(XVI) -pajisifu mu(XVIII) -mujisifu Reflexive -jijisifu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jisifu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -jisifuye -jisifuo m-mi(III/IV) -jisifuo -jisifuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -jisifulo -jisifuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jisifucho -jisifuvyo n(IX/X) -jisifuyo -jisifuzo u(XI) -jisifuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -jisifuko pa(XVI) -jisifupo mu(XVIII) -jisifumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jisifu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yejisifu -ojisifu m-mi(III/IV) -ojisifu -yojisifu ji-ma(V/VI) -lojisifu -yojisifu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojisifu -vyojisifu n(IX/X) -yojisifu -zojisifu u(XI) -ojisifu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kojisifu pa(XVI) -pojisifu mu(XVIII) -mojisifu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • majisifu (“boasting, self-praise, vain”)