nufaika

Swahili

Etymology

From manufaa (“benefit”) +‎ -ika (stative affix).

Pronunciation
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Verb

-nufaika (infinitive kunufaika)

  1. to profit, gain, benefit

Conjugation
Conjugation of -nufaika
Positive present -nanufaika
Subjunctive -nufaike
Negative -nufaiki
Imperative singular nufaika
Infinitives
Positive kunufaika
Negative kutonufaika
Imperatives
Singular nufaika
Plural nufaikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunufaika
Positive past positive subject concord + -linufaika
Negative past negative subject concord + -kunufaika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanufaika)
Singular Plural
1st person ninanufaika/nanufaika tunanufaika
2nd person unanufaika mnanufaika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananufaika wananufaika
other classes positive subject concord + -nanufaika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nufaiki)
Singular Plural
1st person sinufaiki hatunufaiki
2nd person hunufaiki hamnufaiki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanufaiki hawanufaiki
other classes negative subject concord + -nufaiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanufaika
Negative future negative subject concord + -tanufaika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nufaike)
Singular Plural
1st person ninufaike tunufaike
2nd person unufaike mnufaike
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anufaike wanufaike
other classes positive subject concord + -nufaike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinufaike
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenufaika
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenufaika
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinufaika
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinufaika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anufaika)
Singular Plural
1st person nanufaika twanufaika
2nd person wanufaika mwanufaika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anufaika wanufaika
m-mi(III/IV) wanufaika yanufaika
ji-ma(V/VI) lanufaika yanufaika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanufaika vyanufaika
n(IX/X) yanufaika zanufaika
u(XI) wanufaika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwanufaika
pa(XVI) panufaika
mu(XVIII) mwanufaika
Perfect positive subject concord + -menufaika
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshanufaika
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -janufaika
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kinufaika
"If not" positive subject concord + -siponufaika
Consecutive kanufaika / positive subject concord + -kanufaika
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanufaike
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -ninufaika -tunufaika
2nd person -kunufaika -wanufaika/-kunufaikeni/-wanufaikeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnufaika -wanufaika
m-mi(III/IV) -unufaika -inufaika
ji-ma(V/VI) -linufaika -yanufaika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinufaika -vinufaika
n(IX/X) -inufaika -zinufaika
u(XI) -unufaika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kunufaika
pa(XVI) -panufaika
mu(XVIII) -munufaika
Reflexive -jinufaika
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nufaika- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -nufaikaye -nufaikao
m-mi(III/IV) -nufaikao -nufaikayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -nufaikalo -nufaikayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nufaikacho -nufaikavyo
n(IX/X) -nufaikayo -nufaikazo
u(XI) -nufaikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -nufaikako
pa(XVI) -nufaikapo
mu(XVIII) -nufaikamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nufaika)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yenufaika -onufaika
m-mi(III/IV) -onufaika -yonufaika
ji-ma(V/VI) -lonufaika -yonufaika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonufaika -vyonufaika
n(IX/X) -yonufaika -zonufaika
u(XI) -onufaika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -konufaika
pa(XVI) -ponufaika
mu(XVIII) -monufaika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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