fanana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fanana (infinitive kufanana)

1. to resemble, to look like
2. to be similar

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fanana
Positive present -nafanana Subjunctive -fanane Negative -fanani Imperative singular fanana
Infinitives
Positive kufanana Negative kutofanana
Imperatives
Singular fanana Plural fananeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufanana Positive past positive subject concord + -lifanana Negative past negative subject concord + -kufanana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafanana) Singular Plural 1st person ninafanana/nafanana tunafanana 2nd person unafanana mnafanana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafanana wanafanana other classes positive subject concord + -nafanana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fanani) Singular Plural 1st person sifanani hatufanani 2nd person hufanani hamfanani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafanani hawafanani other classes negative subject concord + -fanani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafanana Negative future negative subject concord + -tafanana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fanane) Singular Plural 1st person nifanane tufanane 2nd person ufanane mfanane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afanane wafanane other classes positive subject concord + -fanane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifanane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefanana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefanana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifanana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifanana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afanana) Singular Plural 1st person nafanana twafanana 2nd person wafanana mwafanana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afanana wafanana m-mi(III/IV) wafanana yafanana ji-ma(V/VI) lafanana yafanana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafanana vyafanana n(IX/X) yafanana zafanana u(XI) wafanana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafanana pa(XVI) pafanana mu(XVIII) mwafanana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefanana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafanana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafanana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifanana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofanana Consecutive kafanana / positive subject concord + -kafanana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafanane
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifanana -tufanana 2nd person -kufanana -wafanana/-kufananeni/-wafananeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfanana -wafanana m-mi(III/IV) -ufanana -ifanana ji-ma(V/VI) -lifanana -yafanana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifanana -vifanana n(IX/X) -ifanana -zifanana u(XI) -ufanana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufanana pa(XVI) -pafanana mu(XVIII) -mufanana Reflexive -jifanana
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fanana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fananaye -fananao m-mi(III/IV) -fananao -fananayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fananalo -fananayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fananacho -fananavyo n(IX/X) -fananayo -fananazo u(XI) -fananao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fananako pa(XVI) -fananapo mu(XVIII) -fananamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fanana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefanana -ofanana m-mi(III/IV) -ofanana -yofanana ji-ma(V/VI) -lofanana -yofanana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofanana -vyofanana n(IX/X) -yofanana -zofanana u(XI) -ofanana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofanana pa(XVI) -pofanana mu(XVIII) -mofanana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.