fanikiwa

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-fanikiwa (infinitive kufanikiwa)

  1. to succeed (to prosper, to achieve)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -fanikiwa
Positive present -nafanikiwa
Subjunctive -fanikiwe
Negative -fanikiwi
Imperative singular fanikiwa
Infinitives
Positive kufanikiwa
Negative kutofanikiwa
Imperatives
Singular fanikiwa
Plural fanikiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufanikiwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lifanikiwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kufanikiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafanikiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninafanikiwa/nafanikiwa tunafanikiwa
2nd person unafanikiwa mnafanikiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafanikiwa wanafanikiwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nafanikiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fanikiwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sifanikiwi hatufanikiwi
2nd person hufanikiwi hamfanikiwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafanikiwi hawafanikiwi
other classes negative subject concord + -fanikiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafanikiwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tafanikiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fanikiwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nifanikiwe tufanikiwe
2nd person ufanikiwe mfanikiwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afanikiwe wafanikiwe
other classes positive subject concord + -fanikiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifanikiwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefanikiwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefanikiwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifanikiwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifanikiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afanikiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nafanikiwa twafanikiwa
2nd person wafanikiwa mwafanikiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) afanikiwa wafanikiwa
m-mi(III/IV) wafanikiwa yafanikiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lafanikiwa yafanikiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafanikiwa vyafanikiwa
n(IX/X) yafanikiwa zafanikiwa
u(XI) wafanikiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwafanikiwa
pa(XVI) pafanikiwa
mu(XVIII) mwafanikiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefanikiwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshafanikiwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafanikiwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kifanikiwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipofanikiwa
Consecutive kafanikiwa / positive subject concord + -kafanikiwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafanikiwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nifanikiwa -tufanikiwa
2nd person -kufanikiwa -wafanikiwa/-kufanikiweni/-wafanikiweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfanikiwa -wafanikiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ufanikiwa -ifanikiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lifanikiwa -yafanikiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifanikiwa -vifanikiwa
n(IX/X) -ifanikiwa -zifanikiwa
u(XI) -ufanikiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kufanikiwa
pa(XVI) -pafanikiwa
mu(XVIII) -mufanikiwa
Reflexive -jifanikiwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fanikiwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -fanikiwaye -fanikiwao
m-mi(III/IV) -fanikiwao -fanikiwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -fanikiwalo -fanikiwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fanikiwacho -fanikiwavyo
n(IX/X) -fanikiwayo -fanikiwazo
u(XI) -fanikiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -fanikiwako
pa(XVI) -fanikiwapo
mu(XVIII) -fanikiwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fanikiwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yefanikiwa -ofanikiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ofanikiwa -yofanikiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lofanikiwa -yofanikiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofanikiwa -vyofanikiwa
n(IX/X) -yofanikiwa -zofanikiwa
u(XI) -ofanikiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kofanikiwa
pa(XVI) -pofanikiwa
mu(XVIII) -mofanikiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.