fikiri

Indonesian

Etymology

fikir +‎ -i.

Verb

fikiri (active memikiri or memfikiri, passive difikiri)

1. nonstandard form of pikiri.

Malay

Alternative forms

• pikiri (standard Indonesian)

Etymology

From fikir +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fikiri/, /fikeri/
• Rhymes: -ri, -i
• Hyphenation: fi‧ki‧ri, fi‧ké‧ri

Verb

fikiri (Jawi spelling فيکيري, active memikiri, 3rd person passive difikiri)

1. Synonym of fikir (“to think”).

Further reading

• “memikiri” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Swahili

Alternative forms

• -fikira

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَكَرَ (fakara).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

-fikiri (infinitive kufikiri)

1. to think, ponder

   Synonym: -dhani

Conjugation

Conjugation of -fikiri
Positive present -nafikiri Subjunctive -fikiri Negative -fikiri Imperative singular fikiri
Infinitives
Positive kufikiri Negative kutofikiri
Imperatives
Singular fikiri Plural fikirini
Tensed forms
Habitual hufikiri Positive past positive subject concord + -lifikiri Negative past negative subject concord + -kufikiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafikiri) Singular Plural 1st person ninafikiri/nafikiri tunafikiri 2nd person unafikiri mnafikiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anafikiri wanafikiri other classes positive subject concord + -nafikiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -fikiri) Singular Plural 1st person sifikiri hatufikiri 2nd person hufikiri hamfikiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hafikiri hawafikiri other classes negative subject concord + -fikiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -tafikiri Negative future negative subject concord + -tafikiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fikiri) Singular Plural 1st person nifikiri tufikiri 2nd person ufikiri mfikiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afikiri wafikiri other classes positive subject concord + -fikiri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sifikiri Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngefikiri Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singefikiri Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalifikiri Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalifikiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afikiri) Singular Plural 1st person nafikiri twafikiri 2nd person wafikiri mwafikiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) afikiri wafikiri m-mi(III/IV) wafikiri yafikiri ji-ma(V/VI) lafikiri yafikiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) chafikiri vyafikiri n(IX/X) yafikiri zafikiri u(XI) wafikiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwafikiri pa(XVI) pafikiri mu(XVIII) mwafikiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -mefikiri "Already" positive subject concord + -meshafikiri "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jafikiri "If/When" positive subject concord + -kifikiri "If not" positive subject concord + -sipofikiri Consecutive kafikiri / positive subject concord + -kafikiri Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kafikiri
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nifikiri -tufikiri 2nd person -kufikiri -wafikiri/-kufikirini/-wafikirini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mfikiri -wafikiri m-mi(III/IV) -ufikiri -ifikiri ji-ma(V/VI) -lifikiri -yafikiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kifikiri -vifikiri n(IX/X) -ifikiri -zifikiri u(XI) -ufikiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kufikiri pa(XVI) -pafikiri mu(XVIII) -mufikiri Reflexive -jifikiri
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fikiri- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -fikiriye -fikirio m-mi(III/IV) -fikirio -fikiriyo ji-ma(V/VI) -fikirilo -fikiriyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -fikiricho -fikirivyo n(IX/X) -fikiriyo -fikirizo u(XI) -fikirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -fikiriko pa(XVI) -fikiripo mu(XVIII) -fikirimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fikiri) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yefikiri -ofikiri m-mi(III/IV) -ofikiri -yofikiri ji-ma(V/VI) -lofikiri -yofikiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chofikiri -vyofikiri n(IX/X) -yofikiri -zofikiri u(XI) -ofikiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kofikiri pa(XVI) -pofikiri mu(XVIII) -mofikiri
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: -fikiria
  • Causative: -fikirisha
  • Stative: -fikirika

Related terms

• fikira (“thought”)