fanya

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fanya (infinitive kufanya)

1. to do

   Synonym: -tenda

2. (in reflexive forms) to pretend

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fanya
Positive present -nafanya Subjunctive -fanye Negative -fanyi Imperative singular fanya
Infinitives
Positive kufanya Negative kutofanya
Imperatives
Singular fanya Plural fanyeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufanya Positive past positive subject concord + -lifanya Negative past negative subject concord + -kufanya
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafanya) Singular Plural 1st person ninafanya/nafanya tunafanya 2nd person unafanya mnafanya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafanya wanafanya other classes positive subject concord + -nafanya
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fanyi) Singular Plural 1st person sifanyi hatufanyi 2nd person hufanyi hamfanyi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafanyi hawafanyi other classes negative subject concord + -fanyi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafanya Negative future negative subject concord + -tafanya
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fanye) Singular Plural 1st person nifanye tufanye 2nd person ufanye mfanye 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afanye wafanye other classes positive subject concord + -fanye
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifanye Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefanya Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefanya Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifanya Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifanya
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afanya) Singular Plural 1st person nafanya twafanya 2nd person wafanya mwafanya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afanya wafanya m-mi(III/IV) wafanya yafanya ji-ma(V/VI) lafanya yafanya ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafanya vyafanya n(IX/X) yafanya zafanya u(XI) wafanya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafanya pa(XVI) pafanya mu(XVIII) mwafanya
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefanya "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafanya "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafanya "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifanya "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofanya Consecutive kafanya / positive subject concord + -kafanya Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafanye
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifanya -tufanya 2nd person -kufanya -wafanya/-kufanyeni/-wafanyeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfanya -wafanya m-mi(III/IV) -ufanya -ifanya ji-ma(V/VI) -lifanya -yafanya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifanya -vifanya n(IX/X) -ifanya -zifanya u(XI) -ufanya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufanya pa(XVI) -pafanya mu(XVIII) -mufanya Reflexive -jifanya
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fanya- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fanyaye -fanyao m-mi(III/IV) -fanyao -fanyayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fanyalo -fanyayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fanyacho -fanyavyo n(IX/X) -fanyayo -fanyazo u(XI) -fanyao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fanyako pa(XVI) -fanyapo mu(XVIII) -fanyamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fanya) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefanya -ofanya m-mi(III/IV) -ofanya -yofanya ji-ma(V/VI) -lofanya -yofanya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofanya -vyofanya n(IX/X) -yofanya -zofanya u(XI) -ofanya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofanya pa(XVI) -pofanya mu(XVIII) -mofanya
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -fanyia
  • Causative: -fanyiza, -fanyisha
  • Passive: -fanywa
  • Stative: -fanyika
  • Other formations: -fanikiwa (“to succeed”), -fanya kazi

• Nominal derivations:
  • mfanya
  • mfanyaji
  • mfanyi