safiri

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَافَرَ (sāfara).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-safiri (infinitive kusafiri)

1. to travel
2. to go on an expedition
3. to go on a journey

Conjugation

Conjugation of -safiri
Positive present -nasafiri Subjunctive -safiri Negative -safiri Imperative singular safiri
Infinitives
Positive kusafiri Negative kutosafiri
Imperatives
Singular safiri Plural safirini
Tensed forms
Habitual husafiri Positive past positive subject concord + -lisafiri Negative past negative subject concord + -kusafiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasafiri) Singular Plural 1st person ninasafiri/nasafiri tunasafiri 2nd person unasafiri mnasafiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasafiri wanasafiri other classes positive subject concord + -nasafiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -safiri) Singular Plural 1st person sisafiri hatusafiri 2nd person husafiri hamsafiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasafiri hawasafiri other classes negative subject concord + -safiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasafiri Negative future negative subject concord + -tasafiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -safiri) Singular Plural 1st person nisafiri tusafiri 2nd person usafiri msafiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asafiri wasafiri other classes positive subject concord + -safiri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisafiri Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesafiri Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesafiri Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisafiri Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisafiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asafiri) Singular Plural 1st person nasafiri twasafiri 2nd person wasafiri mwasafiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asafiri wasafiri m-mi(III/IV) wasafiri yasafiri ji-ma(V/VI) lasafiri yasafiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasafiri vyasafiri n(IX/X) yasafiri zasafiri u(XI) wasafiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasafiri pa(XVI) pasafiri mu(XVIII) mwasafiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesafiri "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasafiri "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasafiri "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisafiri "If not" positive subject concord + -siposafiri Consecutive kasafiri / positive subject concord + -kasafiri Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasafiri
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisafiri -tusafiri 2nd person -kusafiri -wasafiri/-kusafirini/-wasafirini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msafiri -wasafiri m-mi(III/IV) -usafiri -isafiri ji-ma(V/VI) -lisafiri -yasafiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisafiri -visafiri n(IX/X) -isafiri -zisafiri u(XI) -usafiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusafiri pa(XVI) -pasafiri mu(XVIII) -musafiri Reflexive -jisafiri
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -safiri- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -safiriye -safirio m-mi(III/IV) -safirio -safiriyo ji-ma(V/VI) -safirilo -safiriyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -safiricho -safirivyo n(IX/X) -safiriyo -safirizo u(XI) -safirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -safiriko pa(XVI) -safiripo mu(XVIII) -safirimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -safiri) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesafiri -osafiri m-mi(III/IV) -osafiri -yosafiri ji-ma(V/VI) -losafiri -yosafiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosafiri -vyosafiri n(IX/X) -yosafiri -zosafiri u(XI) -osafiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosafiri pa(XVI) -posafiri mu(XVIII) -mosafiri
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -safiria
  • Stative: -safirika

Related terms

• safari
• msafiri
• usafiri