faili

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Finnish

Etymology

From English file.

Pronunciation

Noun

faili (slang)

  1. (computing) A computer file.

Declension

Inflection of faili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative faili failit
genitive failin failien
partitive failia faileja
illative failiin faileihin
singular plural
nominative faili failit
accusative nom. faili failit
gen. failin
genitive failin failien
partitive failia faileja
inessive failissa faileissa
elative failista faileista
illative failiin faileihin
adessive faililla faileilla
ablative faililta faileilta
allative failille faileille
essive failina faileina
translative failiksi faileiksi
abessive failitta faileitta
instructive failein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of faili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative failini failini
accusative nom. failini failini
gen. failini
genitive failini failieni
partitive failiani failejani
inessive failissani faileissani
elative failistani faileistani
illative failiini faileihini
adessive failillani faileillani
ablative faililtani faileiltani
allative faililleni faileilleni
essive failinani faileinani
translative failikseni faileikseni
abessive failittani faileittani
instructive
comitative faileineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative failisi failisi
accusative nom. failisi failisi
gen. failisi
genitive failisi failiesi
partitive failiasi failejasi
inessive failissasi faileissasi
elative failistasi faileistasi
illative failiisi faileihisi
adessive failillasi faileillasi
ablative faililtasi faileiltasi
allative failillesi faileillesi
essive failinasi faileinasi
translative failiksesi faileiksesi
abessive failittasi faileittasi
instructive
comitative faileinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative failimme failimme
accusative nom. failimme failimme
gen. failimme
genitive failimme failiemme
partitive failiamme failejamme
inessive failissamme faileissamme
elative failistamme faileistamme
illative failiimme faileihimme
adessive failillamme faileillamme
ablative faililtamme faileiltamme
allative failillemme faileillemme
essive failinamme faileinamme
translative failiksemme faileiksemme
abessive failittamme faileittamme
instructive
comitative faileinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative failinne failinne
accusative nom. failinne failinne
gen. failinne
genitive failinne failienne
partitive failianne failejanne
inessive failissanne faileissanne
elative failistanne faileistanne
illative failiinne faileihinne
adessive failillanne faileillanne
ablative faililtanne faileiltanne
allative failillenne faileillenne
essive failinanne faileinanne
translative failiksenne faileiksenne
abessive failittanne faileittanne
instructive
comitative faileinenne

Anagrams

Latvian

Noun

faili m

  1. nominative/vocative plural of fails

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English file.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

faili (ma class, plural mafaili)

  1. (computing) a computer file
  2. file (collection of papers)
    Synonym: jalada

Verb

-faili (infinitive kufaili)

  1. to file

Conjugation

Conjugation of -faili
Positive present -nafaili
Subjunctive -faili
Negative -faili
Imperative singular faili
Infinitives
Positive kufaili
Negative kutofaili
Imperatives
Singular faili
Plural failini
Tensed forms
Habitual hufaili
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifaili
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufaili
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafaili)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafaili/nafaili tunafaili
2nd person unafaili mnafaili
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafaili wanafaili
other classes positive subject concord + -nafaili
Negative present (negative subject concord + -faili)
Singular Plural
1st person sifaili hatufaili
2nd person hufaili hamfaili
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafaili hawafaili
other classes negative subject concord + -faili
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafaili
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafaili
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -faili)
Singular Plural
1st person nifaili tufaili
2nd person ufaili mfaili
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afaili wafaili
other classes positive subject concord + -faili
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifaili
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefaili
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefaili
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifaili
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifaili
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afaili)
Singular Plural
1st person nafaili twafaili
2nd person wafaili mwafaili
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afaili wafaili
m-mi(III/IV) wafaili yafaili
ji-ma(V/VI) lafaili yafaili
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafaili vyafaili
n(IX/X) yafaili zafaili
u(XI) wafaili see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafaili
pa(XVI) pafaili
mu(XVIII) mwafaili
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefaili
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafaili
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafaili
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifaili
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofaili
Consecutive kafaili / positive subject concord + -kafaili
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafaili
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nifaili -tufaili
2nd person -kufaili -wafaili/-kufailini/-wafailini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfaili -wafaili
m-mi(III/IV) -ufaili -ifaili
ji-ma(V/VI) -lifaili -yafaili
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifaili -vifaili
n(IX/X) -ifaili -zifaili
u(XI) -ufaili see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufaili
pa(XVI) -pafaili
mu(XVIII) -mufaili
Reflexive -jifaili
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -faili- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -failiye -failio
m-mi(III/IV) -failio -failiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -faililo -failiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -failicho -failivyo
n(IX/X) -failiyo -failizo
u(XI) -failio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -failiko
pa(XVI) -failipo
mu(XVIII) -failimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -faili)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefaili -ofaili
m-mi(III/IV) -ofaili -yofaili
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofaili -yofaili
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofaili -vyofaili
n(IX/X) -yofaili -zofaili
u(XI) -ofaili see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofaili
pa(XVI) -pofaili
mu(XVIII) -mofaili
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

References

  1. ^ Batibo, Herman M. (2002) “The Evolution of the Kiswahili Syllable Structure”, in South African Journal of African Language, volume 22, number 1, →DOI, page 7 of 1-10
  2. ^ Petzell, Malin (2005) “Expanding the Swahili vocabulary”, in Africa & Asia, volume 5, →ISSN, archived from the original on 2009-11-29, page 92 of 85-107:Borrowed nouns may also be assigned to classes 5 and 6, where the class five words do not display the prefix on borrowed nouns but the class 6 ones do, as in faili ‘file’/mafaili ‘files’.