fifia

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Swahili

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Verb

-fifia (infinitive kufifia)

  1. to lose strength
  2. to dwindle, fade, disappear

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fifia
Positive present -nafifia
Subjunctive -fifie
Negative -fifii
Imperative singular fifia
Infinitives
Positive kufifia
Negative kutofifia
Imperatives
Singular fifia
Plural fifieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufifia
Positive past positive subject concord + -lififia
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufifia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafifia)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafifia/nafifia tunafifia
2nd person unafifia mnafifia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafifia wanafifia
other classes positive subject concord + -nafifia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fifii)
Singular Plural
1st person sififii hatufifii
2nd person hufifii hamfifii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafifii hawafifii
other classes negative subject concord + -fifii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafifia
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafifia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fifie)
Singular Plural
1st person nififie tufifie
2nd person ufifie mfifie
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afifie wafifie
other classes positive subject concord + -fifie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sififie
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefifia
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefifia
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalififia
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalififia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afifia)
Singular Plural
1st person nafifia twafifia
2nd person wafifia mwafifia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afifia wafifia
m-mi(III/IV) wafifia yafifia
ji-ma(V/VI) lafifia yafifia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafifia vyafifia
n(IX/X) yafifia zafifia
u(XI) wafifia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafifia
pa(XVI) pafifia
mu(XVIII) mwafifia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefifia
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafifia
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafifia
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kififia
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofifia
Consecutive kafifia / positive subject concord + -kafifia
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafifie
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nififia -tufifia
2nd person -kufifia -wafifia/-kufifieni/-wafifieni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfifia -wafifia
m-mi(III/IV) -ufifia -ififia
ji-ma(V/VI) -lififia -yafifia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kififia -vififia
n(IX/X) -ififia -zififia
u(XI) -ufifia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufifia
pa(XVI) -pafifia
mu(XVIII) -mufifia
Reflexive -jififia
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fifia- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -fifiaye -fifiao
m-mi(III/IV) -fifiao -fifiayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -fifialo -fifiayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fifiacho -fifiavyo
n(IX/X) -fifiayo -fifiazo
u(XI) -fifiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -fifiako
pa(XVI) -fifiapo
mu(XVIII) -fifiamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fifia)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefifia -ofifia
m-mi(III/IV) -ofifia -yofifia
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofifia -yofifia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofifia -vyofifia
n(IX/X) -yofifia -zofifia
u(XI) -ofifia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofifia
pa(XVI) -pofifia
mu(XVIII) -mofifia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia