fifia

Swahili

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “see fifi”)

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-fifia (infinitive kufifia)

1. to lose strength
2. to dwindle, fade, disappear

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fifia
Positive present -nafifia Subjunctive -fifie Negative -fifii Imperative singular fifia
Infinitives
Positive kufifia Negative kutofifia
Imperatives
Singular fifia Plural fifieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufifia Positive past positive subject concord + -lififia Negative past negative subject concord + -kufifia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafifia) Singular Plural 1st person ninafifia/nafifia tunafifia 2nd person unafifia mnafifia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafifia wanafifia other classes positive subject concord + -nafifia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fifii) Singular Plural 1st person sififii hatufifii 2nd person hufifii hamfifii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafifii hawafifii other classes negative subject concord + -fifii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafifia Negative future negative subject concord + -tafifia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fifie) Singular Plural 1st person nififie tufifie 2nd person ufifie mfifie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afifie wafifie other classes positive subject concord + -fifie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sififie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefifia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefifia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalififia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalififia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afifia) Singular Plural 1st person nafifia twafifia 2nd person wafifia mwafifia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afifia wafifia m-mi(III/IV) wafifia yafifia ji-ma(V/VI) lafifia yafifia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafifia vyafifia n(IX/X) yafifia zafifia u(XI) wafifia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafifia pa(XVI) pafifia mu(XVIII) mwafifia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefifia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafifia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafifia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kififia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofifia Consecutive kafifia / positive subject concord + -kafifia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafifie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nififia -tufifia 2nd person -kufifia -wafifia/-kufifieni/-wafifieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfifia -wafifia m-mi(III/IV) -ufifia -ififia ji-ma(V/VI) -lififia -yafifia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kififia -vififia n(IX/X) -ififia -zififia u(XI) -ufifia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufifia pa(XVI) -pafifia mu(XVIII) -mufifia Reflexive -jififia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fifia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fifiaye -fifiao m-mi(III/IV) -fifiao -fifiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fifialo -fifiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fifiacho -fifiavyo n(IX/X) -fifiayo -fifiazo u(XI) -fifiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fifiako pa(XVI) -fifiapo mu(XVIII) -fifiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fifia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefifia -ofifia m-mi(III/IV) -ofifia -yofifia ji-ma(V/VI) -lofifia -yofifia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofifia -vyofifia n(IX/X) -yofifia -zofifia u(XI) -ofifia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofifia pa(XVI) -pofifia mu(XVIII) -mofifia
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:
  • Causative: -fifisha
  • Stative: -fifika