husudu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَسَدَ (ḥasada).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-husudu (infinitive kuhusudu)

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

Conjugation

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.

Related terms

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