faidi

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Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic فَائِدَة (fāʔida).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-faidi (infinitive kufaidi)

  1. to profit or benefit
  2. to enjoy

Conjugation

Conjugation of -faidi
Positive present -nafaidi
Subjunctive -faidi
Negative -faidi
Imperative singular faidi
Infinitives
Positive kufaidi
Negative kutofaidi
Imperatives
Singular faidi
Plural faidini
Tensed forms
Habitual hufaidi
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifaidi
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufaidi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafaidi)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafaidi/nafaidi tunafaidi
2nd person unafaidi mnafaidi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafaidi wanafaidi
other classes positive subject concord + -nafaidi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -faidi)
Singular Plural
1st person sifaidi hatufaidi
2nd person hufaidi hamfaidi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafaidi hawafaidi
other classes negative subject concord + -faidi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafaidi
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafaidi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -faidi)
Singular Plural
1st person nifaidi tufaidi
2nd person ufaidi mfaidi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afaidi wafaidi
other classes positive subject concord + -faidi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifaidi
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefaidi
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefaidi
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifaidi
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifaidi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afaidi)
Singular Plural
1st person nafaidi twafaidi
2nd person wafaidi mwafaidi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afaidi wafaidi
m-mi(III/IV) wafaidi yafaidi
ji-ma(V/VI) lafaidi yafaidi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafaidi vyafaidi
n(IX/X) yafaidi zafaidi
u(XI) wafaidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafaidi
pa(XVI) pafaidi
mu(XVIII) mwafaidi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefaidi
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafaidi
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafaidi
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifaidi
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofaidi
Consecutive kafaidi / positive subject concord + -kafaidi
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafaidi
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nifaidi -tufaidi
2nd person -kufaidi -wafaidi/-kufaidini/-wafaidini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfaidi -wafaidi
m-mi(III/IV) -ufaidi -ifaidi
ji-ma(V/VI) -lifaidi -yafaidi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifaidi -vifaidi
n(IX/X) -ifaidi -zifaidi
u(XI) -ufaidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufaidi
pa(XVI) -pafaidi
mu(XVIII) -mufaidi
Reflexive -jifaidi
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -faidi- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -faidiye -faidio
m-mi(III/IV) -faidio -faidiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -faidilo -faidiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -faidicho -faidivyo
n(IX/X) -faidiyo -faidizo
u(XI) -faidio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -faidiko
pa(XVI) -faidipo
mu(XVIII) -faidimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -faidi)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefaidi -ofaidi
m-mi(III/IV) -ofaidi -yofaidi
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofaidi -yofaidi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofaidi -vyofaidi
n(IX/X) -yofaidi -zofaidi
u(XI) -ofaidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofaidi
pa(XVI) -pofaidi
mu(XVIII) -mofaidi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

  • faida (“profit, benefit, interest”)
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