Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic فَسَّرَ (fassara).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
fasiri class IX (plural fasiri class X)
- translation
- interpretation, explanation
Verb
-fasiri (infinitive kufasiri)
- to translate
- to interpret, explain
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fasiri
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| Positive present
|
-nafasiri
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| Subjunctive
|
-fasiri
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| Negative
|
-fasiri
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| Imperative singular
|
fasiri
|
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
fasiri
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| Plural
|
fasirini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hufasiri
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lifasiri
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kufasiri
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafasiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninafasiri/nafasiri
|
tunafasiri
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| 2nd person
|
unafasiri
|
mnafasiri
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anafasiri
|
wanafasiri
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nafasiri
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fasiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
sifasiri
|
hatufasiri
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| 2nd person
|
hufasiri
|
hamfasiri
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hafasiri
|
hawafasiri
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -fasiri
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tafasiri
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tafasiri
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fasiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nifasiri
|
tufasiri
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| 2nd person
|
ufasiri
|
mfasiri
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
afasiri
|
wafasiri
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -fasiri
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sifasiri
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngefasiri
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singefasiri
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalifasiri
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalifasiri
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afasiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nafasiri
|
twafasiri
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| 2nd person
|
wafasiri
|
mwafasiri
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
afasiri
|
wafasiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wafasiri
|
yafasiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lafasiri
|
yafasiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chafasiri
|
vyafasiri
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| n(IX/X)
|
yafasiri
|
zafasiri
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| u(XI)
|
wafasiri
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwafasiri
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| pa(XVI)
|
pafasiri
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwafasiri
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mefasiri
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafasiri
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafasiri
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifasiri
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofasiri
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| Consecutive
|
kafasiri / positive subject concord + -kafasiri
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kafasiri
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nifasiri
|
-tufasiri
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| 2nd person
|
-kufasiri
|
-wafasiri/-kufasirini/-wafasirini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mfasiri
|
-wafasiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ufasiri
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-ifasiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifasiri
|
-yafasiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kifasiri
|
-vifasiri
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ifasiri
|
-zifasiri
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| u(XI)
|
-ufasiri
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kufasiri
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pafasiri
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mufasiri
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| Reflexive
|
-jifasiri
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fasiri- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-fasiriye
|
-fasirio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-fasirio
|
-fasiriyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-fasirilo
|
-fasiriyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-fasiricho
|
-fasirivyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-fasiriyo
|
-fasirizo
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| u(XI)
|
-fasirio
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-fasiriko
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| pa(XVI)
|
-fasiripo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-fasirimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fasiri)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yefasiri
|
-ofasiri
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ofasiri
|
-yofasiri
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lofasiri
|
-yofasiri
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chofasiri
|
-vyofasiri
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yofasiri
|
-zofasiri
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| u(XI)
|
-ofasiri
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kofasiri
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pofasiri
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mofasiri
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Derived terms
References
- ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 233 Nr. 2143