nufaika

Swahili

Etymology

From manufaa (“benefit”) +‎ -ika (stative affix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-nufaika (infinitive kunufaika)

1. to profit, gain, benefit

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nufaika
Positive present -nanufaika Subjunctive -nufaike Negative -nufaiki Imperative singular nufaika
Infinitives
Positive kunufaika Negative kutonufaika
Imperatives
Singular nufaika Plural nufaikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunufaika Positive past positive subject concord + -linufaika Negative past negative subject concord + -kunufaika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanufaika) Singular Plural 1st person ninanufaika/nanufaika tunanufaika 2nd person unanufaika mnanufaika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananufaika wananufaika other classes positive subject concord + -nanufaika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nufaiki) Singular Plural 1st person sinufaiki hatunufaiki 2nd person hunufaiki hamnufaiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanufaiki hawanufaiki other classes negative subject concord + -nufaiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanufaika Negative future negative subject concord + -tanufaika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nufaike) Singular Plural 1st person ninufaike tunufaike 2nd person unufaike mnufaike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anufaike wanufaike other classes positive subject concord + -nufaike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinufaike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenufaika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenufaika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinufaika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinufaika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anufaika) Singular Plural 1st person nanufaika twanufaika 2nd person wanufaika mwanufaika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anufaika wanufaika m-mi(III/IV) wanufaika yanufaika ji-ma(V/VI) lanufaika yanufaika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanufaika vyanufaika n(IX/X) yanufaika zanufaika u(XI) wanufaika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanufaika pa(XVI) panufaika mu(XVIII) mwanufaika
Perfect positive subject concord + -menufaika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanufaika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janufaika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinufaika "If not" positive subject concord + -siponufaika Consecutive kanufaika / positive subject concord + -kanufaika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanufaike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninufaika -tunufaika 2nd person -kunufaika -wanufaika/-kunufaikeni/-wanufaikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnufaika -wanufaika m-mi(III/IV) -unufaika -inufaika ji-ma(V/VI) -linufaika -yanufaika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinufaika -vinufaika n(IX/X) -inufaika -zinufaika u(XI) -unufaika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunufaika pa(XVI) -panufaika mu(XVIII) -munufaika Reflexive -jinufaika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nufaika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nufaikaye -nufaikao m-mi(III/IV) -nufaikao -nufaikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nufaikalo -nufaikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nufaikacho -nufaikavyo n(IX/X) -nufaikayo -nufaikazo u(XI) -nufaikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nufaikako pa(XVI) -nufaikapo mu(XVIII) -nufaikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nufaika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenufaika -onufaika m-mi(III/IV) -onufaika -yonufaika ji-ma(V/VI) -lonufaika -yonufaika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonufaika -vyonufaika n(IX/X) -yonufaika -zonufaika u(XI) -onufaika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konufaika pa(XVI) -ponufaika mu(XVIII) -monufaika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.