wafiki

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-wafiki (infinitive kuwafiki)

  1. alternative form of -afiki

Conjugation

Conjugation of -wafiki
Positive present -nawafiki
Subjunctive -wafiki
Negative -wafiki
Imperative singular wafiki
Infinitives
Positive kuwafiki
Negative kutowafiki
Imperatives
Singular wafiki
Plural wafikini
Tensed forms
Habitual huwafiki
Positive past positive subject concord + -liwafiki
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuwafiki
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawafiki)
Singular Plural
1st person ninawafiki/nawafiki tunawafiki
2nd person unawafiki mnawafiki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anawafiki wanawafiki
other classes positive subject concord + -nawafiki
Negative present (negative subject concord + -wafiki)
Singular Plural
1st person siwafiki hatuwafiki
2nd person huwafiki hamuwafiki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hawafiki hawawafiki
other classes negative subject concord + -wafiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tawafiki
Negative future negative subject concord + -tawafiki
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wafiki)
Singular Plural
1st person niwafiki tuwafiki
2nd person uwafiki muwafiki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) awafiki wawafiki
other classes positive subject concord + -wafiki
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siwafiki
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngewafiki
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singewafiki
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliwafiki
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliwafiki
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awafiki)
Singular Plural
1st person nawafiki twawafiki
2nd person wawafiki mwawafiki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) awafiki wawafiki
m-mi(III/IV) wawafiki yawafiki
ji-ma(V/VI) lawafiki yawafiki
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chawafiki vyawafiki
n(IX/X) yawafiki zawafiki
u(XI) wawafiki see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwawafiki
pa(XVI) pawafiki
mu(XVIII) mwawafiki
Perfect positive subject concord + -mewafiki
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshawafiki
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jawafiki
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiwafiki
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipowafiki
Consecutive kawafiki / positive subject concord + -kawafiki
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kawafiki
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niwafiki -tuwafiki
2nd person -kuwafiki -wawafiki/-kuwafikini/-wawafikini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muwafiki -wawafiki
m-mi(III/IV) -uwafiki -iwafiki
ji-ma(V/VI) -liwafiki -yawafiki
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiwafiki -viwafiki
n(IX/X) -iwafiki -ziwafiki
u(XI) -uwafiki see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuwafiki
pa(XVI) -pawafiki
mu(XVIII) -muwafiki
Reflexive -jiwafiki
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wafiki- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -wafikiye -wafikio
m-mi(III/IV) -wafikio -wafikiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -wafikilo -wafikiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -wafikicho -wafikivyo
n(IX/X) -wafikiyo -wafikizo
u(XI) -wafikio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -wafikiko
pa(XVI) -wafikipo
mu(XVIII) -wafikimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wafiki)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yewafiki -owafiki
m-mi(III/IV) -owafiki -yowafiki
ji-ma(V/VI) -lowafiki -yowafiki
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chowafiki -vyowafiki
n(IX/X) -yowafiki -zowafiki
u(XI) -owafiki see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kowafiki
pa(XVI) -powafiki
mu(XVIII) -mowafiki
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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