furahi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَرَح (faraḥ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-furahi (infinitive kufurahi)

1. to be happy

Conjugation

Conjugation of -furahi
Positive present -nafurahi Subjunctive -furahi Negative -furahi Imperative singular furahi
Infinitives
Positive kufurahi Negative kutofurahi
Imperatives
Singular furahi Plural furahini
Tensed forms
Habitual hufurahi Positive past positive subject concord + -lifurahi Negative past negative subject concord + -kufurahi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafurahi) Singular Plural 1st person ninafurahi/nafurahi tunafurahi 2nd person unafurahi mnafurahi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafurahi wanafurahi other classes positive subject concord + -nafurahi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -furahi) Singular Plural 1st person sifurahi hatufurahi 2nd person hufurahi hamfurahi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafurahi hawafurahi other classes negative subject concord + -furahi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafurahi Negative future negative subject concord + -tafurahi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -furahi) Singular Plural 1st person nifurahi tufurahi 2nd person ufurahi mfurahi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afurahi wafurahi other classes positive subject concord + -furahi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifurahi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefurahi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefurahi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifurahi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifurahi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afurahi) Singular Plural 1st person nafurahi twafurahi 2nd person wafurahi mwafurahi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afurahi wafurahi m-mi(III/IV) wafurahi yafurahi ji-ma(V/VI) lafurahi yafurahi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafurahi vyafurahi n(IX/X) yafurahi zafurahi u(XI) wafurahi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafurahi pa(XVI) pafurahi mu(XVIII) mwafurahi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefurahi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafurahi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafurahi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifurahi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofurahi Consecutive kafurahi / positive subject concord + -kafurahi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafurahi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifurahi -tufurahi 2nd person -kufurahi -wafurahi/-kufurahini/-wafurahini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfurahi -wafurahi m-mi(III/IV) -ufurahi -ifurahi ji-ma(V/VI) -lifurahi -yafurahi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifurahi -vifurahi n(IX/X) -ifurahi -zifurahi u(XI) -ufurahi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufurahi pa(XVI) -pafurahi mu(XVIII) -mufurahi Reflexive -jifurahi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -furahi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -furahiye -furahio m-mi(III/IV) -furahio -furahiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -furahilo -furahiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -furahicho -furahivyo n(IX/X) -furahiyo -furahizo u(XI) -furahio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -furahiko pa(XVI) -furahipo mu(XVIII) -furahimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -furahi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefurahi -ofurahi m-mi(III/IV) -ofurahi -yofurahi ji-ma(V/VI) -lofurahi -yofurahi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofurahi -vyofurahi n(IX/X) -yofurahi -zofurahi u(XI) -ofurahi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofurahi pa(XVI) -pofurahi mu(XVIII) -mofurahi
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:
  • Applicative: -furahia (“to enjoy”)
  • Causative: -furahisha (“to make happy”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • furaha (“joy”)

• Other derivations:
  • furahifu (“happy, joyful, cheerful”)