furika

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-furika (infinitive kufurika)

1. to flood

Conjugation

Conjugation of -furika
Positive present -nafurika Subjunctive -furike Negative -furiki Imperative singular furika
Infinitives
Positive kufurika Negative kutofurika
Imperatives
Singular furika Plural furikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufurika Positive past positive subject concord + -lifurika Negative past negative subject concord + -kufurika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafurika) Singular Plural 1st person ninafurika/nafurika tunafurika 2nd person unafurika mnafurika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafurika wanafurika other classes positive subject concord + -nafurika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -furiki) Singular Plural 1st person sifuriki hatufuriki 2nd person hufuriki hamfuriki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafuriki hawafuriki other classes negative subject concord + -furiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafurika Negative future negative subject concord + -tafurika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -furike) Singular Plural 1st person nifurike tufurike 2nd person ufurike mfurike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afurike wafurike other classes positive subject concord + -furike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifurike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefurika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefurika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifurika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifurika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afurika) Singular Plural 1st person nafurika twafurika 2nd person wafurika mwafurika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afurika wafurika m-mi(III/IV) wafurika yafurika ji-ma(V/VI) lafurika yafurika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafurika vyafurika n(IX/X) yafurika zafurika u(XI) wafurika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafurika pa(XVI) pafurika mu(XVIII) mwafurika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefurika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafurika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafurika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifurika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofurika Consecutive kafurika / positive subject concord + -kafurika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafurike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifurika -tufurika 2nd person -kufurika -wafurika/-kufurikeni/-wafurikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfurika -wafurika m-mi(III/IV) -ufurika -ifurika ji-ma(V/VI) -lifurika -yafurika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifurika -vifurika n(IX/X) -ifurika -zifurika u(XI) -ufurika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufurika pa(XVI) -pafurika mu(XVIII) -mufurika Reflexive -jifurika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -furika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -furikaye -furikao m-mi(III/IV) -furikao -furikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -furikalo -furikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -furikacho -furikavyo n(IX/X) -furikayo -furikazo u(XI) -furikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -furikako pa(XVI) -furikapo mu(XVIII) -furikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -furika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefurika -ofurika m-mi(III/IV) -ofurika -yofurika ji-ma(V/VI) -lofurika -yofurika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofurika -vyofurika n(IX/X) -yofurika -zofurika u(XI) -ofurika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofurika pa(XVI) -pofurika mu(XVIII) -mofurika
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:
  • furiko (“flood”)