fafanua

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fafanua (infinitive kufafanua)

  1. to define or explain

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fafanua
Positive present -nafafanua
Subjunctive -fafanue
Negative -fafanui
Imperative singular fafanua
Infinitives
Positive kufafanua
Negative kutofafanua
Imperatives
Singular fafanua
Plural fafanueni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufafanua
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifafanua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufafanua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafafanua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafafanua/nafafanua tunafafanua
2nd person unafafanua mnafafanua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafafanua wanafafanua
other classes positive subject concord + -nafafanua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fafanui)
Singular Plural
1st person sifafanui hatufafanui
2nd person hufafanui hamfafanui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafafanui hawafafanui
other classes negative subject concord + -fafanui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafafanua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafafanua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fafanue)
Singular Plural
1st person nifafanue tufafanue
2nd person ufafanue mfafanue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afafanue wafafanue
other classes positive subject concord + -fafanue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifafanue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefafanua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefafanua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifafanua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifafanua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afafanua)
Singular Plural
1st person nafafanua twafafanua
2nd person wafafanua mwafafanua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afafanua wafafanua
m-mi(III/IV) wafafanua yafafanua
ji-ma(V/VI) lafafanua yafafanua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafafanua vyafafanua
n(IX/X) yafafanua zafafanua
u(XI) wafafanua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafafanua
pa(XVI) pafafanua
mu(XVIII) mwafafanua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefafanua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafafanua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafafanua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifafanua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofafanua
Consecutive kafafanua / positive subject concord + -kafafanua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafafanue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nifafanua -tufafanua
2nd person -kufafanua -wafafanua/-kufafanueni/-wafafanueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfafanua -wafafanua
m-mi(III/IV) -ufafanua -ifafanua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lifafanua -yafafanua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifafanua -vifafanua
n(IX/X) -ifafanua -zifafanua
u(XI) -ufafanua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufafanua
pa(XVI) -pafafanua
mu(XVIII) -mufafanua
Reflexive -jifafanua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fafanua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -fafanuaye -fafanuao
m-mi(III/IV) -fafanuao -fafanuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -fafanualo -fafanuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fafanuacho -fafanuavyo
n(IX/X) -fafanuayo -fafanuazo
u(XI) -fafanuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -fafanuako
pa(XVI) -fafanuapo
mu(XVIII) -fafanuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fafanua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefafanua -ofafanua
m-mi(III/IV) -ofafanua -yofafanua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofafanua -yofafanua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofafanua -vyofafanua
n(IX/X) -yofafanua -zofafanua
u(XI) -ofafanua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofafanua
pa(XVI) -pofafanua
mu(XVIII) -mofafanua
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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