safirisha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-safirisha (infinitive kusafirisha)

1. to transport by motor vehicle

Conjugation

Conjugation of -safirisha
Positive present -nasafirisha Subjunctive -safirishe Negative -safirishi Imperative singular safirisha
Infinitives
Positive kusafirisha Negative kutosafirisha
Imperatives
Singular safirisha Plural safirisheni
Tensed forms
Habitual husafirisha Positive past positive subject concord + -lisafirisha Negative past negative subject concord + -kusafirisha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasafirisha) Singular Plural 1st person ninasafirisha/nasafirisha tunasafirisha 2nd person unasafirisha mnasafirisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasafirisha wanasafirisha other classes positive subject concord + -nasafirisha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -safirishi) Singular Plural 1st person sisafirishi hatusafirishi 2nd person husafirishi hamsafirishi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasafirishi hawasafirishi other classes negative subject concord + -safirishi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasafirisha Negative future negative subject concord + -tasafirisha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -safirishe) Singular Plural 1st person nisafirishe tusafirishe 2nd person usafirishe msafirishe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asafirishe wasafirishe other classes positive subject concord + -safirishe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisafirishe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesafirisha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesafirisha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisafirisha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisafirisha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asafirisha) Singular Plural 1st person nasafirisha twasafirisha 2nd person wasafirisha mwasafirisha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asafirisha wasafirisha m-mi(III/IV) wasafirisha yasafirisha ji-ma(V/VI) lasafirisha yasafirisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasafirisha vyasafirisha n(IX/X) yasafirisha zasafirisha u(XI) wasafirisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasafirisha pa(XVI) pasafirisha mu(XVIII) mwasafirisha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesafirisha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasafirisha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasafirisha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisafirisha "If not" positive subject concord + -siposafirisha Consecutive kasafirisha / positive subject concord + -kasafirisha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasafirishe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisafirisha -tusafirisha 2nd person -kusafirisha -wasafirisha/-kusafirisheni/-wasafirisheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msafirisha -wasafirisha m-mi(III/IV) -usafirisha -isafirisha ji-ma(V/VI) -lisafirisha -yasafirisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisafirisha -visafirisha n(IX/X) -isafirisha -zisafirisha u(XI) -usafirisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusafirisha pa(XVI) -pasafirisha mu(XVIII) -musafirisha Reflexive -jisafirisha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -safirisha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -safirishaye -safirishao m-mi(III/IV) -safirishao -safirishayo ji-ma(V/VI) -safirishalo -safirishayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -safirishacho -safirishavyo n(IX/X) -safirishayo -safirishazo u(XI) -safirishao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -safirishako pa(XVI) -safirishapo mu(XVIII) -safirishamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -safirisha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesafirisha -osafirisha m-mi(III/IV) -osafirisha -yosafirisha ji-ma(V/VI) -losafirisha -yosafirisha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosafirisha -vyosafirisha n(IX/X) -yosafirisha -zosafirisha u(XI) -osafirisha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosafirisha pa(XVI) -posafirisha mu(XVIII) -mosafirisha
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:
  • usafirishaji (“transportation”)