yakini

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic يَقِين (yaqīn).

Pronunciation

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Noun

yakini (n class, plural yakini)

1. truth, proof, certainty

Verb

-yakini (infinitive kuyakini)

1. to be sure, certain

Conjugation

Conjugation of -yakini
Positive present -nayakini Subjunctive -yakini Negative -yakini Imperative singular yakini
Infinitives
Positive kuyakini Negative kutoyakini
Imperatives
Singular yakini Plural yakinini
Tensed forms
Habitual huyakini Positive past positive subject concord + -liyakini Negative past negative subject concord + -kuyakini
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nayakini) Singular Plural 1st person ninayakini/nayakini tunayakini 2nd person unayakini mnayakini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anayakini wanayakini other classes positive subject concord + -nayakini
Negative present (negative subject concord + -yakini) Singular Plural 1st person siyakini hatuyakini 2nd person huyakini hamyakini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hayakini hawayakini other classes negative subject concord + -yakini
Positive future positive subject concord + -tayakini Negative future negative subject concord + -tayakini
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -yakini) Singular Plural 1st person niyakini tuyakini 2nd person uyakini myakini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ayakini wayakini other classes positive subject concord + -yakini
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siyakini Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeyakini Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeyakini Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliyakini Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliyakini
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ayakini) Singular Plural 1st person nayakini twayakini 2nd person wayakini mwayakini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ayakini wayakini m-mi(III/IV) wayakini yayakini ji-ma(V/VI) layakini yayakini ki-vi(VII/VIII) chayakini vyayakini n(IX/X) yayakini zayakini u(XI) wayakini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwayakini pa(XVI) payakini mu(XVIII) mwayakini
Perfect positive subject concord + -meyakini "Already" positive subject concord + -meshayakini "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jayakini "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiyakini "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoyakini Consecutive kayakini / positive subject concord + -kayakini Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kayakini
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niyakini -tuyakini 2nd person -kuyakini -wayakini/-kuyakinini/-wayakinini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -myakini -wayakini m-mi(III/IV) -uyakini -iyakini ji-ma(V/VI) -liyakini -yayakini ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiyakini -viyakini n(IX/X) -iyakini -ziyakini u(XI) -uyakini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuyakini pa(XVI) -payakini mu(XVIII) -muyakini Reflexive -jiyakini
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -yakini- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yakiniye -yakinio m-mi(III/IV) -yakinio -yakiniyo ji-ma(V/VI) -yakinilo -yakiniyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -yakinicho -yakinivyo n(IX/X) -yakiniyo -yakinizo u(XI) -yakinio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -yakiniko pa(XVI) -yakinipo mu(XVIII) -yakinimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -yakini) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeyakini -oyakini m-mi(III/IV) -oyakini -yoyakini ji-ma(V/VI) -loyakini -yoyakini ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choyakini -vyoyakini n(IX/X) -yoyakini -zoyakini u(XI) -oyakini see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koyakini pa(XVI) -poyakini mu(XVIII) -moyakini
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:
  • Applicative: -yakinia
  • Causative: -yakinisha
  • Stative: -yakinika