Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-husiana (infinitive kuhusiana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -husu: to be related
  2. to be relevant to something

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -husiana
Positive present -nahusiana
Subjunctive -husiane
Negative -husiani
Imperative singular husiana
Infinitives
Positive kuhusiana
Negative kutohusiana
Imperatives
Singular husiana
Plural husianeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhusiana
Positive past positive subject concord + -lihusiana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhusiana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahusiana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninahusiana/nahusiana tunahusiana
2nd person unahusiana mnahusiana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahusiana wanahusiana
other classes positive subject concord + -nahusiana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -husiani)
Singular Plural
1st person sihusiani hatuhusiani
2nd person huhusiani hamhusiani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahusiani hawahusiani
other classes negative subject concord + -husiani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahusiana
Negative future negative subject concord + -tahusiana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -husiane)
Singular Plural
1st person nihusiane tuhusiane
2nd person uhusiane mhusiane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahusiane wahusiane
other classes positive subject concord + -husiane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihusiane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehusiana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehusiana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihusiana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihusiana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahusiana)
Singular Plural
1st person nahusiana twahusiana
2nd person wahusiana mwahusiana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahusiana wahusiana
m-mi(III/IV) wahusiana yahusiana
ji-ma(V/VI) lahusiana yahusiana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahusiana vyahusiana
n(IX/X) yahusiana zahusiana
u(XI) wahusiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwahusiana
pa(XVI) pahusiana
mu(XVIII) mwahusiana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehusiana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshahusiana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahusiana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kihusiana
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipohusiana
Consecutive kahusiana / positive subject concord + -kahusiana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahusiane
Object concord
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -husiana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -husianaye -husianao
m-mi(III/IV) -husianao -husianayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -husianalo -husianayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -husianacho -husianavyo
n(IX/X) -husianayo -husianazo
u(XI) -husianao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -husianako
pa(XVI) -husianapo
mu(XVIII) -husianamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -husiana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yehusiana -ohusiana
m-mi(III/IV) -ohusiana -yohusiana
ji-ma(V/VI) -lohusiana -yohusiana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohusiana -vyohusiana
n(IX/X) -yohusiana -zohusiana
u(XI) -ohusiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kohusiana
pa(XVI) -pohusiana
mu(XVIII) -mohusiana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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