sanifu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَنَّفَ (ṣannafa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sanifu (infinitive kusanifu)

1. to compose with skill

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sanifu
Positive present -nasanifu Subjunctive -sanifu Negative -sanifu Imperative singular sanifu
Infinitives
Positive kusanifu Negative kutosanifu
Imperatives
Singular sanifu Plural sanifuni
Tensed forms
Habitual husanifu Positive past positive subject concord + -lisanifu Negative past negative subject concord + -kusanifu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasanifu) Singular Plural 1st person ninasanifu/nasanifu tunasanifu 2nd person unasanifu mnasanifu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasanifu wanasanifu other classes positive subject concord + -nasanifu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sanifu) Singular Plural 1st person sisanifu hatusanifu 2nd person husanifu hamsanifu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasanifu hawasanifu other classes negative subject concord + -sanifu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasanifu Negative future negative subject concord + -tasanifu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sanifu) Singular Plural 1st person nisanifu tusanifu 2nd person usanifu msanifu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asanifu wasanifu other classes positive subject concord + -sanifu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisanifu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesanifu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesanifu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisanifu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisanifu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asanifu) Singular Plural 1st person nasanifu twasanifu 2nd person wasanifu mwasanifu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asanifu wasanifu m-mi(III/IV) wasanifu yasanifu ji-ma(V/VI) lasanifu yasanifu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasanifu vyasanifu n(IX/X) yasanifu zasanifu u(XI) wasanifu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasanifu pa(XVI) pasanifu mu(XVIII) mwasanifu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesanifu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasanifu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasanifu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisanifu "If not" positive subject concord + -siposanifu Consecutive kasanifu / positive subject concord + -kasanifu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasanifu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisanifu -tusanifu 2nd person -kusanifu -wasanifu/-kusanifuni/-wasanifuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msanifu -wasanifu m-mi(III/IV) -usanifu -isanifu ji-ma(V/VI) -lisanifu -yasanifu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisanifu -visanifu n(IX/X) -isanifu -zisanifu u(XI) -usanifu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusanifu pa(XVI) -pasanifu mu(XVIII) -musanifu Reflexive -jisanifu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sanifu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sanifuye -sanifuo m-mi(III/IV) -sanifuo -sanifuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -sanifulo -sanifuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sanifucho -sanifuvyo n(IX/X) -sanifuyo -sanifuzo u(XI) -sanifuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sanifuko pa(XVI) -sanifupo mu(XVIII) -sanifumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sanifu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesanifu -osanifu m-mi(III/IV) -osanifu -yosanifu ji-ma(V/VI) -losanifu -yosanifu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosanifu -vyosanifu n(IX/X) -yosanifu -zosanifu u(XI) -osanifu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosanifu pa(XVI) -posanifu mu(XVIII) -mosanifu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Adjective

sanifu (invariable)

1. standard, proper

   Kiswahili sanifu ― Standard Swahili

2. artfully made

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -sanifisha

• Nominal derivations:
  • usanifu (“composition, standardization”)