kifu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 棋譜(きふ) (kifu), from Chinese 棋譜／棋谱 (qípǔ).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈki.fuː/

Noun

kifu (plural kifu or kifus)

1. (board games) A record of an abstract strategy game, especially Go or shogi.

Japanese

Romanization

kifu

1. Rōmaji transcription of きふ

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Verb

-kifu (infinitive kukifu)

1. to suffice

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kifu
Positive present -nakifu Subjunctive -kifu Negative -kifu Imperative singular kifu
Infinitives
Positive kukifu Negative kutokifu
Imperatives
Singular kifu Plural kifuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukifu Positive past positive subject concord + -likifu Negative past negative subject concord + -kukifu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakifu) Singular Plural 1st person ninakifu/nakifu tunakifu 2nd person unakifu mnakifu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakifu wanakifu other classes positive subject concord + -nakifu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kifu) Singular Plural 1st person sikifu hatukifu 2nd person hukifu hamkifu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakifu hawakifu other classes negative subject concord + -kifu
Positive future positive subject concord + -takifu Negative future negative subject concord + -takifu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kifu) Singular Plural 1st person nikifu tukifu 2nd person ukifu mkifu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akifu wakifu other classes positive subject concord + -kifu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikifu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekifu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekifu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikifu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikifu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akifu) Singular Plural 1st person nakifu twakifu 2nd person wakifu mwakifu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akifu wakifu m-mi(III/IV) wakifu yakifu ji-ma(V/VI) lakifu yakifu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakifu vyakifu n(IX/X) yakifu zakifu u(XI) wakifu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakifu pa(XVI) pakifu mu(XVIII) mwakifu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekifu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakifu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakifu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikifu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokifu Consecutive kakifu / positive subject concord + -kakifu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakifu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikifu -tukifu 2nd person -kukifu -wakifu/-kukifuni/-wakifuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkifu -wakifu m-mi(III/IV) -ukifu -ikifu ji-ma(V/VI) -likifu -yakifu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikifu -vikifu n(IX/X) -ikifu -zikifu u(XI) -ukifu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukifu pa(XVI) -pakifu mu(XVIII) -mukifu Reflexive -jikifu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kifu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kifuye -kifuo m-mi(III/IV) -kifuo -kifuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -kifulo -kifuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifucho -kifuvyo n(IX/X) -kifuyo -kifuzo u(XI) -kifuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kifuko pa(XVI) -kifupo mu(XVIII) -kifumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kifu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekifu -okifu m-mi(III/IV) -okifu -yokifu ji-ma(V/VI) -lokifu -yokifu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokifu -vyokifu n(IX/X) -yokifu -zokifu u(XI) -okifu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokifu pa(XVI) -pokifu mu(XVIII) -mokifu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Noun

kifu class VII (plural vifu class VIII)

1. abundance, sufficiency

Etymology 2

From ki- +‎ -fu (“dead”).

Noun

kifu class VII (plural vifu class VIII)

1. something dead