faraka

Malagasy

Noun

faraka

1. eager

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَرَقَ (faraqa), فَرَّقَ (farraqa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-faraka (infinitive kufaraka)

1. to separate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -faraka
Positive present -nafaraka Subjunctive -farake Negative -faraki Imperative singular faraka
Infinitives
Positive kufaraka Negative kutofaraka
Imperatives
Singular faraka Plural farakeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufaraka Positive past positive subject concord + -lifaraka Negative past negative subject concord + -kufaraka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafaraka) Singular Plural 1st person ninafaraka/nafaraka tunafaraka 2nd person unafaraka mnafaraka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafaraka wanafaraka other classes positive subject concord + -nafaraka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -faraki) Singular Plural 1st person sifaraki hatufaraki 2nd person hufaraki hamfaraki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafaraki hawafaraki other classes negative subject concord + -faraki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafaraka Negative future negative subject concord + -tafaraka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -farake) Singular Plural 1st person nifarake tufarake 2nd person ufarake mfarake 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afarake wafarake other classes positive subject concord + -farake
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifarake Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefaraka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefaraka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifaraka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifaraka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afaraka) Singular Plural 1st person nafaraka twafaraka 2nd person wafaraka mwafaraka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afaraka wafaraka m-mi(III/IV) wafaraka yafaraka ji-ma(V/VI) lafaraka yafaraka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafaraka vyafaraka n(IX/X) yafaraka zafaraka u(XI) wafaraka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafaraka pa(XVI) pafaraka mu(XVIII) mwafaraka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefaraka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafaraka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafaraka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifaraka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofaraka Consecutive kafaraka / positive subject concord + -kafaraka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafarake
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifaraka -tufaraka 2nd person -kufaraka -wafaraka/-kufarakeni/-wafarakeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfaraka -wafaraka m-mi(III/IV) -ufaraka -ifaraka ji-ma(V/VI) -lifaraka -yafaraka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifaraka -vifaraka n(IX/X) -ifaraka -zifaraka u(XI) -ufaraka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufaraka pa(XVI) -pafaraka mu(XVIII) -mufaraka Reflexive -jifaraka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -faraka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -farakaye -farakao m-mi(III/IV) -farakao -farakayo ji-ma(V/VI) -farakalo -farakayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -farakacho -farakavyo n(IX/X) -farakayo -farakazo u(XI) -farakao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -farakako pa(XVI) -farakapo mu(XVIII) -farakamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -faraka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefaraka -ofaraka m-mi(III/IV) -ofaraka -yofaraka ji-ma(V/VI) -lofaraka -yofaraka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofaraka -vyofaraka n(IX/X) -yofaraka -zofaraka u(XI) -ofaraka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofaraka pa(XVI) -pofaraka mu(XVIII) -mofaraka
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:
  • Reciprocal: -farakana