safiri

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic سَافَرَ‎ (sāfara).

Verb

-safiri (infinitive kusafiri)

to travel
to go on an expedition
to go on a journey

Conjugation

Conjugation of -safiri

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kusafiri

kutosafiri

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

safiri

safirini

Habitual

husafiri

Complex finite forms

Polarity

Persons

Persons / Classes

Classes

1st

2nd

3rd / M-wa

M-mi

Ma

Ki-vi

N

U

Ku

Pa

Mu

Sg.

Pl.

Sg.

Pl.

Sg. / 1

Pl. / 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 / 14

15 / 17

16

18

Past
Positive	nilisafiri nalisafiri	tulisafiri twalisafiri	ulisafiri walisafiri	mlisafiri mwalisafiri	alisafiri	walisafiri	ulisafiri	ilisafiri	lilisafiri	yalisafiri	kilisafiri	vilisafiri	ilisafiri	zilisafiri	ulisafiri	kulisafiri	palisafiri	mulisafiri
Relative	niliosafiri naliosafiri	tuliosafiri twaliosafiri	uliosafiri waliosafiri	mliosafiri mwaliosafiri	aliosafiri	waliosafiri	uliosafiri	iliosafiri	liliosafiri	yaliosafiri	kiliosafiri	viliosafiri	iliosafiri	ziliosafiri	uliosafiri	kuliosafiri	paliosafiri	muliosafiri
Negative	sikusafiri	hatukusafiri	hukusafiri	hamkusafiri	hakusafiri	hawakusafiri	haukusafiri	haikusafiri	halikusafiri	hayakusafiri	hakikusafiri	havikusafiri	haikusafiri	hazikusafiri	haukusafiri	hakukusafiri	hapakusafiri	hamukusafiri

Present
Positive	ninasafiri nasafiri	tunasafiri	unasafiri	mnasafiri	anasafiri	wanasafiri	unasafiri	inasafiri	linasafiri	yanasafiri	kinasafiri	vinasafiri	inasafiri	zinasafiri	unasafiri	kunasafiri	panasafiri	munasafiri
Relative	ninaosafiri naosafiri	tunaosafiri	unaosafiri	mnaosafiri	anaosafiri	wanaosafiri	unaosafiri	inaosafiri	linaosafiri	yanaosafiri	kinaosafiri	vinaosafiri	inaosafiri	zinaosafiri	unaosafiri	kunaosafiri	panaosafiri	munaosafiri
Negative	sisafiri	hatusafiri	husafiri	hamsafiri	hasafiri	hawasafiri	hausafiri	haisafiri	halisafiri	hayasafiri	hakisafiri	havisafiri	haisafiri	hazisafiri	hausafiri	hakusafiri	hapasafiri	hamusafiri

Future
Positive	nitasafiri	tutasafiri	utasafiri	mtasafiri	atasafiri	watasafiri	utasafiri	itasafiri	litasafiri	yatasafiri	kitasafiri	vitasafiri	itasafiri	zitasafiri	utasafiri	kutasafiri	patasafiri	mutasafiri
Relative	nitakaosafiri	tutakaosafiri	utakaosafiri	mtakaosafiri	atakaosafiri	watakaosafiri	utakaosafiri	itakaosafiri	litakaosafiri	yatakaosafiri	kitakaosafiri	vitakaosafiri	itakaosafiri	zitakaosafiri	utakaosafiri	kutakaosafiri	patakaosafiri	mutakaosafiri
Negative	sitasafiri	hatutasafiri	hutasafiri	hamtasafiri	hatasafiri	hawatasafiri	hautasafiri	haitasafiri	halitasafiri	hayatasafiri	hakitasafiri	havitasafiri	haitasafiri	hazitasafiri	hautasafiri	hakutasafiri	hapatasafiri	hamutasafiri

Subjunctive
Positive	nisafiri	tusafiri	usafiri	msafiri	asafiri	wasafiri	usafiri	isafiri	lisafiri	yasafiri	kisafiri	visafiri	isafiri	zisafiri	usafiri	kusafiri	pasafiri	musafiri
Negative	nisisafiri	tusisafiri	usisafiri	msisafiri	asisafiri	wasisafiri	usisafiri	isisafiri	lisisafiri	yasisafiri	kisisafiri	visisafiri	isisafiri	zisisafiri	usisafiri	kusisafiri	pasisafiri	musisafiri

Present Conditional
Positive	ningesafiri	tungesafiri	ungesafiri	mngesafiri	angesafiri	wangesafiri	ungesafiri	ingesafiri	lingesafiri	yangesafiri	kingesafiri	vingesafiri	ingesafiri	zingesafiri	ungesafiri	kungesafiri	pangesafiri	mungesafiri
Negative	nisingesafiri singesafiri	tusingesafiri hatungesafiri	usingesafiri hungesafiri	msingesafiri hamngesafiri	asingesafiri hangesafiri	wasingesafiri hawangesafiri	usingesafiri haungesafiri	isingesafiri haingesafiri	lisingesafiri halingesafiri	yasingesafiri hayangesafiri	kisingesafiri hakingesafiri	visingesafiri havingesafiri	isingesafiri haingesafiri	zisingesafiri hazingesafiri	usingesafiri haungesafiri	kusingesafiri hakungesafiri	pasingesafiri hapangesafiri	musingesafiri hamungesafiri

Past Conditional
Positive	ningalisafiri	tungalisafiri	ungalisafiri	mngalisafiri	angalisafiri	wangalisafiri	ungalisafiri	ingalisafiri	lingalisafiri	yangalisafiri	kingalisafiri	vingalisafiri	ingalisafiri	zingalisafiri	ungalisafiri	kungalisafiri	pangalisafiri	mungalisafiri
Negative	nisingalisafiri singalisafiri	tusingalisafiri hatungalisafiri	usingalisafiri hungalisafiri	msingalisafiri hamngalisafiri	asingalisafiri hangalisafiri	wasingalisafiri hawangalisafiri	usingalisafiri haungalisafiri	isingalisafiri haingalisafiri	lisingalisafiri halingalisafiri	yasingalisafiri hayangalisafiri	kisingalisafiri hakingalisafiri	visingalisafiri havingalisafiri	isingalisafiri haingalisafiri	zisingalisafiri hazingalisafiri	usingalisafiri haungalisafiri	kusingalisafiri hakungalisafiri	pasingalisafiri hapangalisafiri	musingalisafiri hamungalisafiri

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningelisafiri	tungelisafiri	ungelisafiri	mngelisafiri	angelisafiri	wangelisafiri	ungelisafiri	ingelisafiri	lingelisafiri	yangelisafiri	kingelisafiri	vingelisafiri	ingelisafiri	zingelisafiri	ungelisafiri	kungelisafiri	pangelisafiri	mungelisafiri

General Relative
Positive	nisafiri	tusafiri	usafiri	msafiri	asafiri	wasafiri	usafiri	isafiri	lisafiri	yasafiri	kisafiri	visafiri	isafiri	zisafiri	usafiri	kusafiri	pasafiri	musafiri
Negative	nisiosafiri	tusiosafiri	usiosafiri	msiosafiri	asiosafiri	wasiosafiri	usiosafiri	isiosafiri	lisiosafiri	yasiosafiri	kisiosafiri	visiosafiri	isiosafiri	zisiosafiri	usiosafiri	kusiosafiri	pasiosafiri	musiosafiri

Gnomic
Positive	nasafiri	twasafiri	wasafiri	mwasafiri	asafiri	wasafiri	wasafiri	yasafiri	lasafiri	yasafiri	chasafiri	vyasafiri	yasafiri	zasafiri	wasafiri	kwasafiri	pasafiri	mwasafiri

Perfect
Positive	nimesafiri	tumesafiri	umesafiri	mmesafiri	amesafiri	wamesafiri	umesafiri	imesafiri	limesafiri	yamesafiri	kimesafiri	vimesafiri	imesafiri	zimesafiri	umesafiri	kumesafiri	pamesafiri	mumesafiri

"Already"
Positive	nimeshasafiri	tumeshasafiri	umeshasafiri	mmeshasafiri	ameshasafiri	wameshasafiri	umeshasafiri	imeshasafiri	limeshasafiri	yameshasafiri	kimeshasafiri	vimeshasafiri	imeshasafiri	zimeshasafiri	umeshasafiri	kumeshasafiri	pameshasafiri	mumeshasafiri

"Not yet"
Negative	sijasafiri	hatujasafiri	hujasafiri	hamjasafiri	hajasafiri	hawajasafiri	haujasafiri	haijasafiri	halijasafiri	hayajasafiri	hakijasafiri	havijasafiri	haijasafiri	hazijasafiri	haujasafiri	hakujasafiri	hapajasafiri	hamujasafiri

"If/When"
Positive	nikisafiri	tukisafiri	ukisafiri	mkisafiri	akisafiri	wakisafiri	ukisafiri	ikisafiri	likisafiri	yakisafiri	kikisafiri	vikisafiri	ikisafiri	zikisafiri	ukisafiri	kukisafiri	pakisafiri	mukisafiri

"If not"
Negative	nisiposafiri	tusiposafiri	usiposafiri	msiposafiri	asiposafiri	wasiposafiri	usiposafiri	isiposafiri	lisiposafiri	yasiposafiri	kisiposafiri	visiposafiri	isiposafiri	zisiposafiri	usiposafiri	kusiposafiri	pasiposafiri	musiposafiri

Consecutive
Positive	nikasafiri	tukasafiri	ukasafiri	mkasafiri	akasafiri	wakasafiri	ukasafiri	ikasafiri	likasafiri	yakasafiri	kikasafiri	vikasafiri	ikasafiri	zikasafiri	ukasafiri	kukasafiri	pakasafiri	mukasafiri

Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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