furahi

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَرَح (faraḥ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-furahi (infinitive kufurahi)

  1. to be happy

Conjugation

Conjugation of -furahi
Positive present -nafurahi
Subjunctive -furahi
Negative -furahi
Imperative singular furahi
Infinitives
Positive kufurahi
Negative kutofurahi
Imperatives
Singular furahi
Plural furahini
Tensed forms
Habitual hufurahi
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifurahi
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufurahi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafurahi)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafurahi/nafurahi tunafurahi
2nd person unafurahi mnafurahi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafurahi wanafurahi
other classes positive subject concord + -nafurahi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -furahi)
Singular Plural
1st person sifurahi hatufurahi
2nd person hufurahi hamfurahi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafurahi hawafurahi
other classes negative subject concord + -furahi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafurahi
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafurahi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -furahi)
Singular Plural
1st person nifurahi tufurahi
2nd person ufurahi mfurahi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afurahi wafurahi
other classes positive subject concord + -furahi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifurahi
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefurahi
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefurahi
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifurahi
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifurahi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afurahi)
Singular Plural
1st person nafurahi twafurahi
2nd person wafurahi mwafurahi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afurahi wafurahi
m-mi(III/IV) wafurahi yafurahi
ji-ma(V/VI) lafurahi yafurahi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafurahi vyafurahi
n(IX/X) yafurahi zafurahi
u(XI) wafurahi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafurahi
pa(XVI) pafurahi
mu(XVIII) mwafurahi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefurahi
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafurahi
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafurahi
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifurahi
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofurahi
Consecutive kafurahi / positive subject concord + -kafurahi
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafurahi
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nifurahi -tufurahi
2nd person -kufurahi -wafurahi/-kufurahini/-wafurahini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfurahi -wafurahi
m-mi(III/IV) -ufurahi -ifurahi
ji-ma(V/VI) -lifurahi -yafurahi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifurahi -vifurahi
n(IX/X) -ifurahi -zifurahi
u(XI) -ufurahi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufurahi
pa(XVI) -pafurahi
mu(XVIII) -mufurahi
Reflexive -jifurahi
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -furahi- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -furahiye -furahio
m-mi(III/IV) -furahio -furahiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -furahilo -furahiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -furahicho -furahivyo
n(IX/X) -furahiyo -furahizo
u(XI) -furahio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -furahiko
pa(XVI) -furahipo
mu(XVIII) -furahimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -furahi)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefurahi -ofurahi
m-mi(III/IV) -ofurahi -yofurahi
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofurahi -yofurahi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofurahi -vyofurahi
n(IX/X) -yofurahi -zofurahi
u(XI) -ofurahi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofurahi
pa(XVI) -pofurahi
mu(XVIII) -mofurahi
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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