fanikia

Swahili

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Maybe from fani, fanaka or -fenya”)

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-fanikia (infinitive kufanikia)

1. to succeed (in)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fanikia
Positive present -nafanikia Subjunctive -fanikie Negative -fanikii Imperative singular fanikia
Infinitives
Positive kufanikia Negative kutofanikia
Imperatives
Singular fanikia Plural fanikieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufanikia Positive past positive subject concord + -lifanikia Negative past negative subject concord + -kufanikia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafanikia) Singular Plural 1st person ninafanikia/nafanikia tunafanikia 2nd person unafanikia mnafanikia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafanikia wanafanikia other classes positive subject concord + -nafanikia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fanikii) Singular Plural 1st person sifanikii hatufanikii 2nd person hufanikii hamfanikii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafanikii hawafanikii other classes negative subject concord + -fanikii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafanikia Negative future negative subject concord + -tafanikia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fanikie) Singular Plural 1st person nifanikie tufanikie 2nd person ufanikie mfanikie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afanikie wafanikie other classes positive subject concord + -fanikie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifanikie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefanikia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefanikia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifanikia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifanikia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afanikia) Singular Plural 1st person nafanikia twafanikia 2nd person wafanikia mwafanikia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afanikia wafanikia m-mi(III/IV) wafanikia yafanikia ji-ma(V/VI) lafanikia yafanikia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafanikia vyafanikia n(IX/X) yafanikia zafanikia u(XI) wafanikia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafanikia pa(XVI) pafanikia mu(XVIII) mwafanikia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefanikia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafanikia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafanikia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifanikia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofanikia Consecutive kafanikia / positive subject concord + -kafanikia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafanikie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifanikia -tufanikia 2nd person -kufanikia -wafanikia/-kufanikieni/-wafanikieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfanikia -wafanikia m-mi(III/IV) -ufanikia -ifanikia ji-ma(V/VI) -lifanikia -yafanikia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifanikia -vifanikia n(IX/X) -ifanikia -zifanikia u(XI) -ufanikia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufanikia pa(XVI) -pafanikia mu(XVIII) -mufanikia Reflexive -jifanikia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fanikia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fanikiaye -fanikiao m-mi(III/IV) -fanikiao -fanikiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fanikialo -fanikiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fanikiacho -fanikiavyo n(IX/X) -fanikiayo -fanikiazo u(XI) -fanikiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fanikiako pa(XVI) -fanikiapo mu(XVIII) -fanikiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fanikia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefanikia -ofanikia m-mi(III/IV) -ofanikia -yofanikia ji-ma(V/VI) -lofanikia -yofanikia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofanikia -vyofanikia n(IX/X) -yofanikia -zofanikia u(XI) -ofanikia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofanikia pa(XVI) -pofanikia mu(XVIII) -mofanikia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mafanikio (“success, accomplishments”)