fa (Swahili, verb)
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *-kúa.
Definitions: synonyms: fa
glosses: to die
glosses: to stop, come to an end
Forms: form: -fa
tags: canonical
form: kufa
tags: infinitive
form: no-table-tags
tags: table-tags
form: sw-conj
tags: inflection-template
form: kufa
tags: infinitive
form: kutokufa
tags: infinitive
negative
form: no-table-tags
tags: table-tags
form: sw-conj
tags: inflection-template
form: kufa
tags: imperative
singular
form: kufeni
tags: imperative
plural
form: no-table-tags
tags: table-tags
form: sw-conj
tags: inflection-template
form: hufa
tags: habitual
form: positive subject concord + -likufa
tags: past
form: negative subject concord + -kufa
tags: negative
past
form: no-table-tags
tags: table-tags
form: sw-conj
tags: inflection-template
form: ninakufa
tags: first-person
present
singular
form: nakufa
tags: first-person
present
singular
form: tunakufa
tags: first-person
plural
present
form: unakufa
tags: present
second-person
singular
form: mnakufa
tags: plural
present
second-person
form: anakufa
tags: class-1
class-2
present
singular
third-person
form: wanakufa
tags: class-1
class-2
plural
present
third-person
form: positive subject concord + -nakufa
tags: present
third-person
form: no-table-tags
tags: table-tags
form: sw-conj
tags: inflection-template
form: sifi
tags: first-person
negative
present
singular
form: hatufi
tags: first-person
negative
plural
present
form: hufi
tags: negative
present
second-person
singular
form: hamfi
tags: negative
plural
present
second-person
form: hafi
tags: class-1
class-2
negative
present
singular
third-person
form: hawafi
tags: class-1
class-2
negative
plural
present
third-person
form: negative subject concord + -fi
tags: negative
present
third-person
form: no-table-tags
tags: table-tags
form: sw-conj
tags: inflection-template
form: positive subject concord + -takufa
tags: future
form: negative subject concord + -takufa
tags: future
negative
form: no-table-tags
tags: table-tags
form: sw-conj
tags: inflection-template
form: nife
tags: first-person
singular
subjunctive
form: tufe
tags: first-person
plural
subjunctive
form: ufe
tags: second-person
singular
subjunctive
form: mfe
tags: plural
second-person
subjunctive
form: afe
tags: class-1
class-2
singular
subjunctive
third-person
form: wafe
tags: class-1
class-2
plural
subjunctive
third-person
form: positive subject concord + -fe
tags: subjunctive
third-person
form: no-table-tags
tags: table-tags
form: sw-conj
tags: inflection-template
form: positive subject concord + -sife
tags: negative
subjunctive
form: positive subject concord + -ngekufa
tags: irrealis
present
form: positive subject concord + -singekufa
tags: irrealis
negative
present
form: positive subject concord + -ngalikufa
tags: irrealis
past
form: positive subject concord + -singalikufa
tags: irrealis
negative
past
form: no-table-tags
tags: table-tags
form: sw-conj
tags: inflection-template
form: nafa
tags: first-person
gnomic
singular
form: twafa
tags: first-person
gnomic
plural
form: wafa
tags: gnomic
second-person
singular
form: mwafa
tags: gnomic
plural
second-person
form: afa
tags: class-1
class-2
gnomic
singular
third-person
form: wafa
tags: class-1
class-2
gnomic
plural
third-person
form: wafa
tags: class-3
class-4
gnomic
singular
third-person
form: yafa
tags: class-3
class-4
gnomic
plural
third-person
form: lafa
tags: class-5
class-6
gnomic
singular
third-person
form: yafa
tags: class-5
class-6
gnomic
plural
third-person
form: chafa
tags: class-7
class-8
gnomic
singular
third-person
form: vyafa
tags: class-7
class-8
gnomic
plural
third-person
form: yafa
tags: class-10
class-9
gnomic
singular
third-person
form: zafa
tags: class-10
class-9
gnomic
plural
third-person
form: wafa
tags: class-11
gnomic
singular
third-person
form: kwafa
tags: class-15
class-17
gnomic
singular
third-person
form: pafa
tags: class-16
gnomic
singular
third-person
form: mwafa
tags: class-18
gnomic
singular
third-person
form: no-table-tags
tags: table-tags
form: sw-conj
tags: inflection-template
form: positive subject concord + -mekufa
tags: perfect
form: positive subject concord + -meshakufa
tags: already-form
form: negative subject concord + -jafa
tags: not-yet-form
form: positive subject concord + -kifa
tags: if-when-form
form: positive subject concord + -sipokufa
tags: if-not-form
form: kafa / positive subject concord + -kafa
tags: consecutive
form: positive subject concord + -kafe
tags: consecutive
subjunctive
form: no-table-tags
tags: table-tags
form: sw-conj
tags: inflection-template
form: -nifa
tags: first-person
indicative
object-concord
singular
form: -tufa
tags: first-person
indicative
object-concord
plural
form: -kufa
tags: indicative
object-concord
second-person
singular
form: -wafa
tags: indicative
object-concord
plural
second-person
form: -kufeni
tags: indicative
object-concord
plural
second-person
form: -wafeni
tags: indicative
object-concord
plural
second-person
form: -mfa
tags: class-1
class-2
indicative
object-concord
singular
third-person
form: -wafa
tags: class-1
class-2
indicative
object-concord
plural
third-person
form: -ufa
tags: class-3
class-4
indicative
object-concord
singular
third-person
form: -ifa
tags: class-3
class-4
indicative
object-concord
plural
third-person
form: -lifa
tags: class-5
class-6
indicative
object-concord
singular
third-person
form: -yafa
tags: class-5
class-6
indicative
object-concord
plural
third-person
form: -kifa
tags: class-7
class-8
indicative
object-concord
singular
third-person
form: -vifa
tags: class-7
class-8
indicative
object-concord
plural
third-person
form: -ifa
tags: class-10
class-9
indicative
object-concord
singular
third-person
form: -zifa
tags: class-10
class-9
indicative
object-concord
plural
third-person
form: -ufa
tags: class-11
indicative
object-concord
singular
third-person
form: -kufa
tags: class-15
class-17
indicative
object-concord
singular
third-person
form: -pafa
tags: class-16
indicative
object-concord
singular
third-person
form: -mufa
tags: class-18
indicative
object-concord
singular
third-person
form: -jifa
tags: indicative
object-concord
reflexive
form: no-table-tags
tags: table-tags
form: sw-conj
tags: inflection-template
form: General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fa- + relative marker)
tags: object-concord
relative
form: -faye
tags: class-1
class-2
object-concord
relative
singular
form: -fao
tags: class-1
class-2
object-concord
plural
relative
form: -fao
tags: class-3
class-4
object-concord
relative
singular
form: -fayo
tags: class-3
class-4
object-concord
plural
relative
form: -falo
tags: class-5
class-6
object-concord
relative
singular
form: -fayo
tags: class-5
class-6
object-concord
plural
relative
form: -facho
tags: class-7
class-8
object-concord
relative
singular
form: -favyo
tags: class-7
class-8
object-concord
plural
relative
form: -fayo
tags: class-10
class-9
object-concord
relative
singular
form: -fazo
tags: class-10
class-9
object-concord
plural
relative
form: -fao
tags: class-11
object-concord
relative
singular
form: -fako
tags: class-15
class-17
object-concord
relative
singular
form: -fapo
tags: class-16
object-concord
relative
singular
form: -famo
tags: class-18
object-concord
relative
singular
form: no-table-tags
tags: table-tags
form: sw-conj
tags: inflection-template
form: Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kufa)
tags: object-concord
relative
form: -yekufa
tags: class-1
class-2
object-concord
relative
singular
form: -okufa
tags: class-1
class-2
object-concord
plural
relative
form: -okufa
tags: class-3
class-4
object-concord
relative
singular
form: -yokufa
tags: class-3
class-4
object-concord
plural
relative
form: -lokufa
tags: class-5
class-6
object-concord
relative
singular
form: -yokufa
tags: class-5
class-6
object-concord
plural
relative
form: -chokufa
tags: class-7
class-8
object-concord
relative
singular
form: -vyokufa
tags: class-7
class-8
object-concord
plural
relative
form: -yokufa
tags: class-10
class-9
object-concord
relative
singular
form: -zokufa
tags: class-10
class-9
object-concord
plural
relative
form: -okufa
tags: class-11
object-concord
relative
singular
form: -kokufa
tags: class-15
class-17
object-concord
relative
singular
form: -pokufa
tags: class-16
object-concord
relative
singular
form: -mokufa
tags: class-18
object-concord
relative
singular
form: no-table-tags
tags: table-tags
form: sw-conj
tags: inflection-template
form: Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
tags: object-concord
relative
Synonyms: word: aga dunia
tags: idiomatic
word: fa
word: fariki
word: fariki dunia
word: fia
word: kata roho
tags: idiomatic
word: pita
tags: euphemistic
word: salimu roho
tags: idiomatic
word: toweka
tags: euphemistic
Derived terms: tags: applicative
verb
word: -fia
tags: causative
verb
english: murder
word: -fisha
tags: passive
verb
english: mourn, be bereaved
word: -fiwa
sense: Nominal derivations
english: death
word: kifa
sense: Nominal derivations
english: cemetery
word: mafa
Related terms: english: dead
word: -fu
english: death
word: kifo
english: dead person
word: mfu
english: death
word: ufu
english: kill
word: -ua