fanikisha

Swahili

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Maybe from fani, fanaka or -fenya”)

Verb

-fanikisha (infinitive kufanikisha)

1. to achieve, to accomplish
   • 2022, Muungano wa Tanganyika na Zanzibar: Chimbuko, Misingi na Maendeleo, Serikali ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, →ISBN:

     Sheria hiyo na nyingine zilizopitishwa baadaye kufanikisha azma ya kuondokana na biashara ya utumwa, […]

     This law and others that were passed later on to achieve the goal of ending the slave trade […]

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fanikisha
Positive present -nafanikisha Subjunctive -fanikishe Negative -fanikishi Imperative singular fanikisha
Infinitives
Positive kufanikisha Negative kutofanikisha
Imperatives
Singular fanikisha Plural fanikisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufanikisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lifanikisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kufanikisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafanikisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninafanikisha/nafanikisha tunafanikisha 2nd person unafanikisha mnafanikisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafanikisha wanafanikisha other classes positive subject concord + -nafanikisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fanikishi) Singular Plural 1st person sifanikishi hatufanikishi 2nd person hufanikishi hamfanikishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafanikishi hawafanikishi other classes negative subject concord + -fanikishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafanikisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tafanikisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fanikishe) Singular Plural 1st person nifanikishe tufanikishe 2nd person ufanikishe mfanikishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afanikishe wafanikishe other classes positive subject concord + -fanikishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifanikishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefanikisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefanikisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifanikisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifanikisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afanikisha) Singular Plural 1st person nafanikisha twafanikisha 2nd person wafanikisha mwafanikisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afanikisha wafanikisha m-mi(III/IV) wafanikisha yafanikisha ji-ma(V/VI) lafanikisha yafanikisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafanikisha vyafanikisha n(IX/X) yafanikisha zafanikisha u(XI) wafanikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafanikisha pa(XVI) pafanikisha mu(XVIII) mwafanikisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefanikisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafanikisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafanikisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifanikisha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofanikisha Consecutive kafanikisha / positive subject concord + -kafanikisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafanikishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifanikisha -tufanikisha 2nd person -kufanikisha -wafanikisha/-kufanikisheni/-wafanikisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfanikisha -wafanikisha m-mi(III/IV) -ufanikisha -ifanikisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lifanikisha -yafanikisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifanikisha -vifanikisha n(IX/X) -ifanikisha -zifanikisha u(XI) -ufanikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufanikisha pa(XVI) -pafanikisha mu(XVIII) -mufanikisha Reflexive -jifanikisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fanikisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fanikishaye -fanikishao m-mi(III/IV) -fanikishao -fanikishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fanikishalo -fanikishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fanikishacho -fanikishavyo n(IX/X) -fanikishayo -fanikishazo u(XI) -fanikishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fanikishako pa(XVI) -fanikishapo mu(XVIII) -fanikishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fanikisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefanikisha -ofanikisha m-mi(III/IV) -ofanikisha -yofanikisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lofanikisha -yofanikisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofanikisha -vyofanikisha n(IX/X) -yofanikisha -zofanikisha u(XI) -ofanikisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofanikisha pa(XVI) -pofanikisha mu(XVIII) -mofanikisha
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:
  • Passive: -fanikishwa