staafu

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Swahili

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Etymology

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From Arabic اِسْتَعْفَى (istaʕfā, to ask for remission, to ask for resignation).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-staafu (infinitive kustaafu)

  1. to retire (stop working on a permanent basis)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -staafu
Positive present -nastaafu
Subjunctive -staafu
Negative -staafu
Imperative singular staafu
Infinitives
Positive kustaafu
Negative kutostaafu
Imperatives
Singular staafu
Plural staafuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hustaafu
Positive past positive subject concord + -listaafu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kustaafu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nastaafu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninastaafu/nastaafu tunastaafu
2nd person unastaafu mnastaafu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anastaafu wanastaafu
other classes positive subject concord + -nastaafu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -staafu)
Singular Plural
1st person sistaafu hatustaafu
2nd person hustaafu hamstaafu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hastaafu hawastaafu
other classes negative subject concord + -staafu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tastaafu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tastaafu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -staafu)
Singular Plural
1st person nistaafu tustaafu
2nd person ustaafu mstaafu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) astaafu wastaafu
other classes positive subject concord + -staafu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sistaafu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngestaafu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singestaafu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalistaafu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalistaafu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -astaafu)
Singular Plural
1st person nastaafu twastaafu
2nd person wastaafu mwastaafu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) astaafu wastaafu
m-mi(III/IV) wastaafu yastaafu
ji-ma(V/VI) lastaafu yastaafu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chastaafu vyastaafu
n(IX/X) yastaafu zastaafu
u(XI) wastaafu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwastaafu
pa(XVI) pastaafu
mu(XVIII) mwastaafu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mestaafu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshastaafu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jastaafu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kistaafu
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipostaafu
Consecutive kastaafu / positive subject concord + -kastaafu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kastaafu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nistaafu -tustaafu
2nd person -kustaafu -wastaafu/-kustaafuni/-wastaafuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mstaafu -wastaafu
m-mi(III/IV) -ustaafu -istaafu
ji-ma(V/VI) -listaafu -yastaafu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kistaafu -vistaafu
n(IX/X) -istaafu -zistaafu
u(XI) -ustaafu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kustaafu
pa(XVI) -pastaafu
mu(XVIII) -mustaafu
Reflexive -jistaafu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -staafu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -staafuye -staafuo
m-mi(III/IV) -staafuo -staafuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -staafulo -staafuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -staafucho -staafuvyo
n(IX/X) -staafuyo -staafuzo
u(XI) -staafuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -staafuko
pa(XVI) -staafupo
mu(XVIII) -staafumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -staafu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yestaafu -ostaafu
m-mi(III/IV) -ostaafu -yostaafu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lostaafu -yostaafu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chostaafu -vyostaafu
n(IX/X) -yostaafu -zostaafu
u(XI) -ostaafu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kostaafu
pa(XVI) -postaafu
mu(XVIII) -mostaafu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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