-m-
SwahiliEdit
Alternative formsEdit
InfixEdit
-m-
- her, him; 3rd person singular (m class(I)) object concord
- Ninamsikia. ― I hear her/him.
See alsoEdit
Swahili personal pronouns (m-wa class(I/II))
| Number | Person | Independent | Subject concord | Object concord | Combined forms | Possessive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| affirmative | negative | na | ndi- | si- | |||||
| Singular | First | mimi | ni- | si- | -ni- | nami, na mimi | ndimi, ndiye | simi, siye | -angu |
| Second | wewe | u- | hu- | -ku- | nawe, na wewe | ndiwe, ndiye | siwe, siye | -ako | |
| Third | yeye | a-, yu- | ha-, hayu- | -m-, -mw-, -mu- | naye, na yeye | ndiye | siye | -ake | |
| Plural | First | sisi | tu- | hatu- | -tu- | nasi, na sisi | ndisi, ndio | sio | -etu |
| Second | ninyi | m-, mw-, mu- | ham-, hamw-, hamu- | -wa- | nanyi, na ninyi | ndinyi, ndio | sinyi, sio | -enu | |
| Third | wao | wa- | hawa- | -wa- | nao | ndio | sio | -ao | |
| Reflexive | — | — | -ji- | — | — | ||||
| For a full table including other classes, see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns. | |||||||||
TagalogEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- -ng- – Default interfix for compounds with preceding stem ending in a vowel.
- -n- – for compounds with preceding stem ending in a vowel, but next stem starts with the letter (d), (l), (r), (s), or (t).
- -g- – for compounds with preceding stem ending with letter (n).
EtymologyEdit
InterfixEdit
-m-
- Compound interfix, connecting the adjective stem to the noun stem, after the preceding stem ends in a vowel and where the next stem starts with the letter (b) or (p).
- Synonyms: -ng-, -g-, na, -ng, -g
- haba + -m- + buhay → habambuhay
- ganti + -m- + pala → gantimpala
- bago + -m- + bayan → Bagumbayan