safiri

safiri

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic سَافَرَ‎ (sāfara).

Verb

-safiri (infinitive kusafiri)

1. to travel
2. to go on an expedition
3. 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.

Related terms

• safari
• msafiri
• usafiri