faini

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English fine.

Pronunciation

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Noun

faini (n class, plural faini)

1. a fine (a payment for breaking the law)

Verb

-faini (infinitive kufaini)

1. to fine someone (to issue a fine as punishment)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -faini
Positive present -nafaini Subjunctive -faini Negative -faini Imperative singular faini
Infinitives
Positive kufaini Negative kutofaini
Imperatives
Singular faini Plural fainini
Tensed forms
Habitual hufaini Positive past positive subject concord + -lifaini Negative past negative subject concord + -kufaini
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafaini) Singular Plural 1st person ninafaini/nafaini tunafaini 2nd person unafaini mnafaini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafaini wanafaini other classes positive subject concord + -nafaini
Negative present (negative subject concord + -faini) Singular Plural 1st person sifaini hatufaini 2nd person hufaini hamfaini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafaini hawafaini other classes negative subject concord + -faini
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafaini Negative future negative subject concord + -tafaini
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -faini) Singular Plural 1st person nifaini tufaini 2nd person ufaini mfaini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afaini wafaini other classes positive subject concord + -faini
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifaini Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefaini Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefaini Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifaini Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifaini
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afaini) Singular Plural 1st person nafaini twafaini 2nd person wafaini mwafaini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afaini wafaini m-mi(III/IV) wafaini yafaini ji-ma(V/VI) lafaini yafaini ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafaini vyafaini n(IX/X) yafaini zafaini u(XI) wafaini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafaini pa(XVI) pafaini mu(XVIII) mwafaini
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefaini "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafaini "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafaini "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifaini "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofaini Consecutive kafaini / positive subject concord + -kafaini Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafaini
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifaini -tufaini 2nd person -kufaini -wafaini/-kufainini/-wafainini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfaini -wafaini m-mi(III/IV) -ufaini -ifaini ji-ma(V/VI) -lifaini -yafaini ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifaini -vifaini n(IX/X) -ifaini -zifaini u(XI) -ufaini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufaini pa(XVI) -pafaini mu(XVIII) -mufaini Reflexive -jifaini
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -faini- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fainiye -fainio m-mi(III/IV) -fainio -fainiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -fainilo -fainiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fainicho -fainivyo n(IX/X) -fainiyo -fainizo u(XI) -fainio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fainiko pa(XVI) -fainipo mu(XVIII) -fainimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -faini) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefaini -ofaini m-mi(III/IV) -ofaini -yofaini ji-ma(V/VI) -lofaini -yofaini ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofaini -vyofaini n(IX/X) -yofaini -zofaini u(XI) -ofaini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofaini pa(XVI) -pofaini mu(XVIII) -mofaini
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.