fanikiwa

Swahili

Etymology

From -fanya.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-fanikiwa (infinitive kufanikiwa)

1. to succeed (to prosper, to achieve)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fanikiwa
Positive present -nafanikiwa Subjunctive -fanikiwe Negative -fanikiwi Imperative singular fanikiwa
Infinitives
Positive kufanikiwa Negative kutofanikiwa
Imperatives
Singular fanikiwa Plural fanikiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hufanikiwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lifanikiwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kufanikiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafanikiwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninafanikiwa/nafanikiwa tunafanikiwa 2nd person unafanikiwa mnafanikiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafanikiwa wanafanikiwa other classes positive subject concord + -nafanikiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fanikiwi) Singular Plural 1st person sifanikiwi hatufanikiwi 2nd person hufanikiwi hamfanikiwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafanikiwi hawafanikiwi other classes negative subject concord + -fanikiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafanikiwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tafanikiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fanikiwe) Singular Plural 1st person nifanikiwe tufanikiwe 2nd person ufanikiwe mfanikiwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afanikiwe wafanikiwe other classes positive subject concord + -fanikiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifanikiwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefanikiwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefanikiwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifanikiwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifanikiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afanikiwa) Singular Plural 1st person nafanikiwa twafanikiwa 2nd person wafanikiwa mwafanikiwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afanikiwa wafanikiwa m-mi(III/IV) wafanikiwa yafanikiwa ji-ma(V/VI) lafanikiwa yafanikiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafanikiwa vyafanikiwa n(IX/X) yafanikiwa zafanikiwa u(XI) wafanikiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafanikiwa pa(XVI) pafanikiwa mu(XVIII) mwafanikiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefanikiwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafanikiwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafanikiwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifanikiwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofanikiwa Consecutive kafanikiwa / positive subject concord + -kafanikiwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafanikiwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifanikiwa -tufanikiwa 2nd person -kufanikiwa -wafanikiwa/-kufanikiweni/-wafanikiweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfanikiwa -wafanikiwa m-mi(III/IV) -ufanikiwa -ifanikiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lifanikiwa -yafanikiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifanikiwa -vifanikiwa n(IX/X) -ifanikiwa -zifanikiwa u(XI) -ufanikiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufanikiwa pa(XVI) -pafanikiwa mu(XVIII) -mufanikiwa Reflexive -jifanikiwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fanikiwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fanikiwaye -fanikiwao m-mi(III/IV) -fanikiwao -fanikiwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -fanikiwalo -fanikiwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fanikiwacho -fanikiwavyo n(IX/X) -fanikiwayo -fanikiwazo u(XI) -fanikiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fanikiwako pa(XVI) -fanikiwapo mu(XVIII) -fanikiwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fanikiwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefanikiwa -ofanikiwa m-mi(III/IV) -ofanikiwa -yofanikiwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lofanikiwa -yofanikiwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofanikiwa -vyofanikiwa n(IX/X) -yofanikiwa -zofanikiwa u(XI) -ofanikiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofanikiwa pa(XVI) -pofanikiwa mu(XVIII) -mofanikiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mafanikio (“success, accomplishments”)