nafidhi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَفَّذَ (naffaḏa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nafidhi (infinitive kunafidhi)

1. to carry out, to execute
2. to implement

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nafidhi
Positive present -nanafidhi Subjunctive -nafidhi Negative -nafidhi Imperative singular nafidhi
Infinitives
Positive kunafidhi Negative kutonafidhi
Imperatives
Singular nafidhi Plural nafidhini
Tensed forms
Habitual hunafidhi Positive past positive subject concord + -linafidhi Negative past negative subject concord + -kunafidhi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanafidhi) Singular Plural 1st person ninanafidhi/nanafidhi tunanafidhi 2nd person unanafidhi mnanafidhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananafidhi wananafidhi other classes positive subject concord + -nanafidhi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nafidhi) Singular Plural 1st person sinafidhi hatunafidhi 2nd person hunafidhi hamnafidhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanafidhi hawanafidhi other classes negative subject concord + -nafidhi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanafidhi Negative future negative subject concord + -tanafidhi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nafidhi) Singular Plural 1st person ninafidhi tunafidhi 2nd person unafidhi mnafidhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafidhi wanafidhi other classes positive subject concord + -nafidhi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinafidhi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenafidhi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenafidhi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinafidhi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinafidhi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anafidhi) Singular Plural 1st person nanafidhi twanafidhi 2nd person wanafidhi mwanafidhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafidhi wanafidhi m-mi(III/IV) wanafidhi yanafidhi ji-ma(V/VI) lanafidhi yanafidhi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanafidhi vyanafidhi n(IX/X) yanafidhi zanafidhi u(XI) wanafidhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanafidhi pa(XVI) panafidhi mu(XVIII) mwanafidhi
Perfect positive subject concord + -menafidhi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanafidhi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janafidhi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinafidhi "If not" positive subject concord + -siponafidhi Consecutive kanafidhi / positive subject concord + -kanafidhi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanafidhi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninafidhi -tunafidhi 2nd person -kunafidhi -wanafidhi/-kunafidhini/-wanafidhini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnafidhi -wanafidhi m-mi(III/IV) -unafidhi -inafidhi ji-ma(V/VI) -linafidhi -yanafidhi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinafidhi -vinafidhi n(IX/X) -inafidhi -zinafidhi u(XI) -unafidhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunafidhi pa(XVI) -panafidhi mu(XVIII) -munafidhi Reflexive -jinafidhi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nafidhi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nafidhiye -nafidhio m-mi(III/IV) -nafidhio -nafidhiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -nafidhilo -nafidhiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nafidhicho -nafidhivyo n(IX/X) -nafidhiyo -nafidhizo u(XI) -nafidhio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nafidhiko pa(XVI) -nafidhipo mu(XVIII) -nafidhimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nafidhi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenafidhi -onafidhi m-mi(III/IV) -onafidhi -yonafidhi ji-ma(V/VI) -lonafidhi -yonafidhi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonafidhi -vyonafidhi n(IX/X) -yonafidhi -zonafidhi u(XI) -onafidhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konafidhi pa(XVI) -ponafidhi mu(XVIII) -monafidhi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.