yakini

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic يَقِين (yaqīn).

Pronunciation

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Noun

yakini (n class, plural yakini)

  1. truth, proof, certainty

Verb

-yakini (infinitive kuyakini)

  1. to be sure, certain

Conjugation

Conjugation of -yakini
Positive present -nayakini
Subjunctive -yakini
Negative -yakini
Imperative singular yakini
Infinitives
Positive kuyakini
Negative kutoyakini
Imperatives
Singular yakini
Plural yakinini
Tensed forms
Habitual huyakini
Positive past positive subject concord + -liyakini
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuyakini
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nayakini)
Singular Plural
1st person ninayakini/nayakini tunayakini
2nd person unayakini mnayakini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anayakini wanayakini
other classes positive subject concord + -nayakini
Negative present (negative subject concord + -yakini)
Singular Plural
1st person siyakini hatuyakini
2nd person huyakini hamyakini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hayakini hawayakini
other classes negative subject concord + -yakini
Positive future positive subject concord + -tayakini
Negative future negative subject concord + -tayakini
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -yakini)
Singular Plural
1st person niyakini tuyakini
2nd person uyakini myakini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ayakini wayakini
other classes positive subject concord + -yakini
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siyakini
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeyakini
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeyakini
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliyakini
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliyakini
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ayakini)
Singular Plural
1st person nayakini twayakini
2nd person wayakini mwayakini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ayakini wayakini
m-mi(III/IV) wayakini yayakini
ji-ma(V/VI) layakini yayakini
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chayakini vyayakini
n(IX/X) yayakini zayakini
u(XI) wayakini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwayakini
pa(XVI) payakini
mu(XVIII) mwayakini
Perfect positive subject concord + -meyakini
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshayakini
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jayakini
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiyakini
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoyakini
Consecutive kayakini / positive subject concord + -kayakini
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kayakini
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niyakini -tuyakini
2nd person -kuyakini -wayakini/-kuyakinini/-wayakinini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -myakini -wayakini
m-mi(III/IV) -uyakini -iyakini
ji-ma(V/VI) -liyakini -yayakini
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiyakini -viyakini
n(IX/X) -iyakini -ziyakini
u(XI) -uyakini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuyakini
pa(XVI) -payakini
mu(XVIII) -muyakini
Reflexive -jiyakini
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -yakini- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yakiniye -yakinio
m-mi(III/IV) -yakinio -yakiniyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -yakinilo -yakiniyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -yakinicho -yakinivyo
n(IX/X) -yakiniyo -yakinizo
u(XI) -yakinio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -yakiniko
pa(XVI) -yakinipo
mu(XVIII) -yakinimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -yakini)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeyakini -oyakini
m-mi(III/IV) -oyakini -yoyakini
ji-ma(V/VI) -loyakini -yoyakini
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choyakini -vyoyakini
n(IX/X) -yoyakini -zoyakini
u(XI) -oyakini see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koyakini
pa(XVI) -poyakini
mu(XVIII) -moyakini
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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