fariki

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَارَقَ (fāraqa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fariki (infinitive kufariki)

1. to die

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fa

2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) to divorce

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fariki
Positive present -nafariki Subjunctive -fariki Negative -fariki Imperative singular fariki
Infinitives
Positive kufariki Negative kutofariki
Imperatives
Singular fariki Plural farikini
Tensed forms
Habitual hufariki Positive past positive subject concord + -lifariki Negative past negative subject concord + -kufariki
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafariki) Singular Plural 1st person ninafariki/nafariki tunafariki 2nd person unafariki mnafariki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafariki wanafariki other classes positive subject concord + -nafariki
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fariki) Singular Plural 1st person sifariki hatufariki 2nd person hufariki hamfariki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafariki hawafariki other classes negative subject concord + -fariki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafariki Negative future negative subject concord + -tafariki
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fariki) Singular Plural 1st person nifariki tufariki 2nd person ufariki mfariki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afariki wafariki other classes positive subject concord + -fariki
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifariki Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefariki Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefariki Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifariki Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifariki
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afariki) Singular Plural 1st person nafariki twafariki 2nd person wafariki mwafariki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afariki wafariki m-mi(III/IV) wafariki yafariki ji-ma(V/VI) lafariki yafariki ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafariki vyafariki n(IX/X) yafariki zafariki u(XI) wafariki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafariki pa(XVI) pafariki mu(XVIII) mwafariki
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefariki "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafariki "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafariki "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifariki "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofariki Consecutive kafariki / positive subject concord + -kafariki Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafariki
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifariki -tufariki 2nd person -kufariki -wafariki/-kufarikini/-wafarikini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfariki -wafariki m-mi(III/IV) -ufariki -ifariki ji-ma(V/VI) -lifariki -yafariki ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifariki -vifariki n(IX/X) -ifariki -zifariki u(XI) -ufariki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufariki pa(XVI) -pafariki mu(XVIII) -mufariki Reflexive -jifariki
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fariki- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -farikiye -farikio m-mi(III/IV) -farikio -farikiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -farikilo -farikiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -farikicho -farikivyo n(IX/X) -farikiyo -farikizo u(XI) -farikio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -farikiko pa(XVI) -farikipo mu(XVIII) -farikimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fariki) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefariki -ofariki m-mi(III/IV) -ofariki -yofariki ji-ma(V/VI) -lofariki -yofariki ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofariki -vyofariki n(IX/X) -yofariki -zofariki u(XI) -ofariki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofariki pa(XVI) -pofariki mu(XVIII) -mofariki
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.