afiki

Swahili

Alternative forms

• -wafiki

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَافَقَ (wāfaqa).

Pronunciation

• (Unguja standard) IPA^(key): /ɑˈfi.ki/

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-afiki (infinitive kuafiki)

1. to agree
2. to appease
3. to fit with, agree in kind with

Conjugation

Conjugation of -afiki
Positive present -naafiki Subjunctive -afiki Negative -afiki Imperative singular afiki
Infinitives
Positive kuafiki Negative kutoafiki
Imperatives
Singular afiki Plural afikini
Tensed forms
Habitual huafiki Positive past positive subject concord + -liafiki Negative past negative subject concord + -kuafiki
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naafiki) Singular Plural 1st person ninaafiki/naafiki tunaafiki 2nd person unaafiki mnaafiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaafiki wanaafiki other classes positive subject concord + -naafiki
Negative present (negative subject concord + -afiki) Singular Plural 1st person siafiki hatuafiki 2nd person huafiki hamwafiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haafiki hawaafiki other classes negative subject concord + -afiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taafiki Negative future negative subject concord + -taafiki
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -afiki) Singular Plural 1st person niafiki tuafiki 2nd person uafiki mwafiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aafiki waafiki other classes positive subject concord + -afiki
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siafiki Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeafiki Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeafiki Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliafiki Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliafiki
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aafiki) Singular Plural 1st person naafiki twaafiki 2nd person waafiki mwaafiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aafiki waafiki m-mi(III/IV) waafiki yaafiki ji-ma(V/VI) laafiki yaafiki ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaafiki vyaafiki n(IX/X) yaafiki zaafiki u(XI) waafiki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaafiki pa(XVI) paafiki mu(XVIII) mwaafiki
Perfect positive subject concord + -meafiki "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaafiki "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaafiki "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiafiki "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoafiki Consecutive kaafiki / positive subject concord + -kaafiki Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaafiki
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niafiki -tuafiki 2nd person -kuafiki -waafiki/-kuafikini/-waafikini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwafiki -waafiki m-mi(III/IV) -uafiki -iafiki ji-ma(V/VI) -liafiki -yaafiki ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiafiki -viafiki n(IX/X) -iafiki -ziafiki u(XI) -uafiki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuafiki pa(XVI) -paafiki mu(XVIII) -muafiki Reflexive -jiafiki
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -afiki- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -afikiye -afikio m-mi(III/IV) -afikio -afikiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -afikilo -afikiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -afikicho -afikivyo n(IX/X) -afikiyo -afikizo u(XI) -afikio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -afikiko pa(XVI) -afikipo mu(XVIII) -afikimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -afiki) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeafiki -oafiki m-mi(III/IV) -oafiki -yoafiki ji-ma(V/VI) -loafiki -yoafiki ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choafiki -vyoafiki n(IX/X) -yoafiki -zoafiki u(XI) -oafiki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koafiki pa(XVI) -poafiki mu(XVIII) -moafiki
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: -afikia
  • Causative: -afikisha
  • Reciprocal: -afikiana
  • Stative: -afikika