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Swahili

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Etymology

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From Arabic فَرَّجَ (farraja).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-fariji (infinitive kufariji)

  1. to console, to comfort someone

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -fariji
Positive present -nafariji
Subjunctive -fariji
Negative -fariji
Imperative singular fariji
Infinitives
Positive kufariji
Negative kutofariji
Imperatives
Singular fariji
Plural farijini
Tensed forms
Habitual hufariji
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifariji
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufariji
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafariji)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafariji/nafariji tunafariji
2nd person unafariji mnafariji
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafariji wanafariji
other classes positive subject concord + -nafariji
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fariji)
Singular Plural
1st person sifariji hatufariji
2nd person hufariji hamfariji
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafariji hawafariji
other classes negative subject concord + -fariji
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafariji
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafariji
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fariji)
Singular Plural
1st person nifariji tufariji
2nd person ufariji mfariji
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afariji wafariji
other classes positive subject concord + -fariji
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifariji
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefariji
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefariji
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifariji
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifariji
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afariji)
Singular Plural
1st person nafariji twafariji
2nd person wafariji mwafariji
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afariji wafariji
m-mi(III/IV) wafariji yafariji
ji-ma(V/VI) lafariji yafariji
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafariji vyafariji
n(IX/X) yafariji zafariji
u(XI) wafariji see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafariji
pa(XVI) pafariji
mu(XVIII) mwafariji
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefariji
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafariji
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafariji
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifariji
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofariji
Consecutive kafariji / positive subject concord + -kafariji
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafariji
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nifariji -tufariji
2nd person -kufariji -wafariji/-kufarijini/-wafarijini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfariji -wafariji
m-mi(III/IV) -ufariji -ifariji
ji-ma(V/VI) -lifariji -yafariji
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifariji -vifariji
n(IX/X) -ifariji -zifariji
u(XI) -ufariji see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufariji
pa(XVI) -pafariji
mu(XVIII) -mufariji
Reflexive -jifariji
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fariji- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -farijiye -farijio
m-mi(III/IV) -farijio -farijiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -farijilo -farijiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -farijicho -farijivyo
n(IX/X) -farijiyo -farijizo
u(XI) -farijio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -farijiko
pa(XVI) -farijipo
mu(XVIII) -farijimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fariji)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefariji -ofariji
m-mi(III/IV) -ofariji -yofariji
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofariji -yofariji
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofariji -vyofariji
n(IX/X) -yofariji -zofariji
u(XI) -ofariji see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofariji
pa(XVI) -pofariji
mu(XVIII) -mofariji
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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  • faraja (relief, comfort; mercy)