Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic حَسَدَ (ḥasada).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-husudu (infinitive kuhusudu)

  1. to envy, to be jealous
  2. to desire

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -husudu
Positive present -nahusudu
Subjunctive -husudu
Negative -husudu
Imperative singular husudu
Infinitives
Positive kuhusudu
Negative kutohusudu
Imperatives
Singular husudu
Plural husuduni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhusudu
Positive past positive subject concord + -lihusudu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhusudu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahusudu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninahusudu/nahusudu tunahusudu
2nd person unahusudu mnahusudu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahusudu wanahusudu
other classes positive subject concord + -nahusudu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -husudu)
Singular Plural
1st person sihusudu hatuhusudu
2nd person huhusudu hamhusudu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahusudu hawahusudu
other classes negative subject concord + -husudu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahusudu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tahusudu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -husudu)
Singular Plural
1st person nihusudu tuhusudu
2nd person uhusudu mhusudu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahusudu wahusudu
other classes positive subject concord + -husudu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihusudu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehusudu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehusudu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihusudu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihusudu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahusudu)
Singular Plural
1st person nahusudu twahusudu
2nd person wahusudu mwahusudu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahusudu wahusudu
m-mi(III/IV) wahusudu yahusudu
ji-ma(V/VI) lahusudu yahusudu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahusudu vyahusudu
n(IX/X) yahusudu zahusudu
u(XI) wahusudu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwahusudu
pa(XVI) pahusudu
mu(XVIII) mwahusudu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehusudu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshahusudu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahusudu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kihusudu
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipohusudu
Consecutive kahusudu / positive subject concord + -kahusudu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahusudu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nihusudu -tuhusudu
2nd person -kuhusudu -wahusudu/-kuhusuduni/-wahusuduni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhusudu -wahusudu
m-mi(III/IV) -uhusudu -ihusudu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lihusudu -yahusudu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihusudu -vihusudu
n(IX/X) -ihusudu -zihusudu
u(XI) -uhusudu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuhusudu
pa(XVI) -pahusudu
mu(XVIII) -muhusudu
Reflexive -jihusudu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -husudu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -husuduye -husuduo
m-mi(III/IV) -husuduo -husuduyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -husudulo -husuduyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -husuducho -husuduvyo
n(IX/X) -husuduyo -husuduzo
u(XI) -husuduo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -husuduko
pa(XVI) -husudupo
mu(XVIII) -husudumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -husudu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yehusudu -ohusudu
m-mi(III/IV) -ohusudu -yohusudu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lohusudu -yohusudu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohusudu -vyohusudu
n(IX/X) -yohusudu -zohusudu
u(XI) -ohusudu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kohusudu
pa(XVI) -pohusudu
mu(XVIII) -mohusudu
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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