fasili

See also: fàsili

Swahili

Alternative forms

• falisi

Etymology

From Arabic فَصَّلَ (faṣṣala), or another formation from the same root.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

-fasili (infinitive kufasili)

1. to explain the meaning of something, to define
2. to paraphrase or summarize text
3. to cut cloth to make clothing

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fasili
Positive present -nafasili Subjunctive -fasili Negative -fasili Imperative singular fasili
Infinitives
Positive kufasili Negative kutofasili
Imperatives
Singular fasili Plural fasilini
Tensed forms
Habitual hufasili Positive past positive subject concord + -lifasili Negative past negative subject concord + -kufasili
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafasili) Singular Plural 1st person ninafasili/nafasili tunafasili 2nd person unafasili mnafasili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafasili wanafasili other classes positive subject concord + -nafasili
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fasili) Singular Plural 1st person sifasili hatufasili 2nd person hufasili hamfasili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafasili hawafasili other classes negative subject concord + -fasili
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafasili Negative future negative subject concord + -tafasili
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fasili) Singular Plural 1st person nifasili tufasili 2nd person ufasili mfasili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afasili wafasili other classes positive subject concord + -fasili
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifasili Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefasili Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefasili Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifasili Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifasili
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afasili) Singular Plural 1st person nafasili twafasili 2nd person wafasili mwafasili 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afasili wafasili m-mi(III/IV) wafasili yafasili ji-ma(V/VI) lafasili yafasili ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafasili vyafasili n(IX/X) yafasili zafasili u(XI) wafasili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafasili pa(XVI) pafasili mu(XVIII) mwafasili
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefasili "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafasili "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafasili "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifasili "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofasili Consecutive kafasili / positive subject concord + -kafasili Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafasili
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifasili -tufasili 2nd person -kufasili -wafasili/-kufasilini/-wafasilini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfasili -wafasili m-mi(III/IV) -ufasili -ifasili ji-ma(V/VI) -lifasili -yafasili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifasili -vifasili n(IX/X) -ifasili -zifasili u(XI) -ufasili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufasili pa(XVI) -pafasili mu(XVIII) -mufasili Reflexive -jifasili
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fasili- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fasiliye -fasilio m-mi(III/IV) -fasilio -fasiliyo ji-ma(V/VI) -fasililo -fasiliyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fasilicho -fasilivyo n(IX/X) -fasiliyo -fasilizo u(XI) -fasilio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fasiliko pa(XVI) -fasilipo mu(XVIII) -fasilimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fasili) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefasili -ofasili m-mi(III/IV) -ofasili -yofasili ji-ma(V/VI) -lofasili -yofasili ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofasili -vyofasili n(IX/X) -yofasili -zofasili u(XI) -ofasili see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofasili pa(XVI) -pofasili mu(XVIII) -mofasili
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.