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Meaning of -i | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. general negative marker
  2. suffix used in nominal forms of verbs, in conjunction with a noun class prefix

Examples

“sijui”

I don't know

“مُيُ وَاغُ نِنِ هُزُدُكَانِ ، لِكُغُرِيِلُ هِيْلَ نِنْنِ ،”

Soul, why not awake? Hi! what is it that cheats you?

“-penda (“to love”) + -i → mpenzi (“lover”)”
“-andika (“to write”) + -i → maandishi (“writing, script”)”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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