safihi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Verb

-safihi (infinitive kusafihi)

1. to abuse

Conjugation

Conjugation of -safihi
Positive present -nasafihi Subjunctive -safihi Negative -safihi Imperative singular safihi
Infinitives
Positive kusafihi Negative kutosafihi
Imperatives
Singular safihi Plural safihini
Tensed forms
Habitual husafihi Positive past positive subject concord + -lisafihi Negative past negative subject concord + -kusafihi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasafihi) Singular Plural 1st person ninasafihi/nasafihi tunasafihi 2nd person unasafihi mnasafihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasafihi wanasafihi other classes positive subject concord + -nasafihi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -safihi) Singular Plural 1st person sisafihi hatusafihi 2nd person husafihi hamsafihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasafihi hawasafihi other classes negative subject concord + -safihi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasafihi Negative future negative subject concord + -tasafihi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -safihi) Singular Plural 1st person nisafihi tusafihi 2nd person usafihi msafihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asafihi wasafihi other classes positive subject concord + -safihi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisafihi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesafihi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesafihi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisafihi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisafihi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asafihi) Singular Plural 1st person nasafihi twasafihi 2nd person wasafihi mwasafihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asafihi wasafihi m-mi(III/IV) wasafihi yasafihi ji-ma(V/VI) lasafihi yasafihi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasafihi vyasafihi n(IX/X) yasafihi zasafihi u(XI) wasafihi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasafihi pa(XVI) pasafihi mu(XVIII) mwasafihi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesafihi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasafihi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasafihi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisafihi "If not" positive subject concord + -siposafihi Consecutive kasafihi / positive subject concord + -kasafihi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasafihi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisafihi -tusafihi 2nd person -kusafihi -wasafihi/-kusafihini/-wasafihini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msafihi -wasafihi m-mi(III/IV) -usafihi -isafihi ji-ma(V/VI) -lisafihi -yasafihi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisafihi -visafihi n(IX/X) -isafihi -zisafihi u(XI) -usafihi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusafihi pa(XVI) -pasafihi mu(XVIII) -musafihi Reflexive -jisafihi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -safihi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -safihiye -safihio m-mi(III/IV) -safihio -safihiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -safihilo -safihiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -safihicho -safihivyo n(IX/X) -safihiyo -safihizo u(XI) -safihio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -safihiko pa(XVI) -safihipo mu(XVIII) -safihimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -safihi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesafihi -osafihi m-mi(III/IV) -osafihi -yosafihi ji-ma(V/VI) -losafihi -yosafihi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosafihi -vyosafihi n(IX/X) -yosafihi -zosafihi u(XI) -osafihi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosafihi pa(XVI) -posafihi mu(XVIII) -mosafihi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Noun

safihi class V (plural masafihi class VI)

1. rude person