farakana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-farakana (infinitive kufarakana)

1. Reciprocal form of -faraka: to become separated, estranged

Conjugation

Conjugation of -farakana
Positive present -nafarakana Subjunctive -farakane Negative -farakani Imperative singular farakana
Infinitives
Positive kufarakana Negative kutofarakana
Imperatives
Singular farakana Plural farakaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufarakana Positive past positive subject concord + -lifarakana Negative past negative subject concord + -kufarakana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafarakana) Singular Plural 1st person ninafarakana/nafarakana tunafarakana 2nd person unafarakana mnafarakana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafarakana wanafarakana other classes positive subject concord + -nafarakana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -farakani) Singular Plural 1st person sifarakani hatufarakani 2nd person hufarakani hamfarakani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafarakani hawafarakani other classes negative subject concord + -farakani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafarakana Negative future negative subject concord + -tafarakana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -farakane) Singular Plural 1st person nifarakane tufarakane 2nd person ufarakane mfarakane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afarakane wafarakane other classes positive subject concord + -farakane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifarakane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefarakana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefarakana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifarakana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifarakana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afarakana) Singular Plural 1st person nafarakana twafarakana 2nd person wafarakana mwafarakana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afarakana wafarakana m-mi(III/IV) wafarakana yafarakana ji-ma(V/VI) lafarakana yafarakana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafarakana vyafarakana n(IX/X) yafarakana zafarakana u(XI) wafarakana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafarakana pa(XVI) pafarakana mu(XVIII) mwafarakana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefarakana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafarakana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafarakana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifarakana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofarakana Consecutive kafarakana / positive subject concord + -kafarakana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafarakane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -farakana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -farakanaye -farakanao m-mi(III/IV) -farakanao -farakanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -farakanalo -farakanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -farakanacho -farakanavyo n(IX/X) -farakanayo -farakanazo u(XI) -farakanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -farakanako pa(XVI) -farakanapo mu(XVIII) -farakanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -farakana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefarakana -ofarakana m-mi(III/IV) -ofarakana -yofarakana ji-ma(V/VI) -lofarakana -yofarakana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofarakana -vyofarakana n(IX/X) -yofarakana -zofarakana u(XI) -ofarakana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofarakana pa(XVI) -pofarakana mu(XVIII) -mofarakana
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:
  • farakano
  • mfarakano (“estrangement, conflict”)