fasiri

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic فَسَّرَ (fassara).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

fasiri (n class, plural fasiri)

1. translation
2. interpretation, explanation

Verb

-fasiri (infinitive kufasiri)

1. to translate
2. to interpret, explain

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fasiri
Positive present -nafasiri Subjunctive -fasiri Negative -fasiri Imperative singular fasiri
Infinitives
Positive kufasiri Negative kutofasiri
Imperatives
Singular fasiri Plural fasirini
Tensed forms
Habitual hufasiri Positive past positive subject concord + -lifasiri Negative past negative subject concord + -kufasiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafasiri) Singular Plural 1st person ninafasiri/nafasiri tunafasiri 2nd person unafasiri mnafasiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafasiri wanafasiri other classes positive subject concord + -nafasiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fasiri) Singular Plural 1st person sifasiri hatufasiri 2nd person hufasiri hamfasiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafasiri hawafasiri other classes negative subject concord + -fasiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafasiri Negative future negative subject concord + -tafasiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fasiri) Singular Plural 1st person nifasiri tufasiri 2nd person ufasiri mfasiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afasiri wafasiri other classes positive subject concord + -fasiri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifasiri Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefasiri Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefasiri Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifasiri Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifasiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afasiri) Singular Plural 1st person nafasiri twafasiri 2nd person wafasiri mwafasiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afasiri wafasiri m-mi(III/IV) wafasiri yafasiri ji-ma(V/VI) lafasiri yafasiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafasiri vyafasiri n(IX/X) yafasiri zafasiri u(XI) wafasiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafasiri pa(XVI) pafasiri mu(XVIII) mwafasiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefasiri "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafasiri "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafasiri "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifasiri "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofasiri Consecutive kafasiri / positive subject concord + -kafasiri Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafasiri
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifasiri -tufasiri 2nd person -kufasiri -wafasiri/-kufasirini/-wafasirini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfasiri -wafasiri m-mi(III/IV) -ufasiri -ifasiri ji-ma(V/VI) -lifasiri -yafasiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifasiri -vifasiri n(IX/X) -ifasiri -zifasiri u(XI) -ufasiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufasiri pa(XVI) -pafasiri mu(XVIII) -mufasiri Reflexive -jifasiri
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fasiri- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fasiriye -fasirio m-mi(III/IV) -fasirio -fasiriyo ji-ma(V/VI) -fasirilo -fasiriyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fasiricho -fasirivyo n(IX/X) -fasiriyo -fasirizo u(XI) -fasirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fasiriko pa(XVI) -fasiripo mu(XVIII) -fasirimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fasiri) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefasiri -ofasiri m-mi(III/IV) -ofasiri -yofasiri ji-ma(V/VI) -lofasiri -yofasiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofasiri -vyofasiri n(IX/X) -yofasiri -zofasiri u(XI) -ofasiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofasiri pa(XVI) -pofasiri mu(XVIII) -mofasiri
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:
  • mfasiri

Related terms

• tafsiri