jihimu

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-jihimu (infinitive kujihimu)

1. to get up early, wake early

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jihimu
Positive present -najihimu Subjunctive -jihimu Negative -jihimu Imperative singular jihimu
Infinitives
Positive kujihimu Negative kutojihimu
Imperatives
Singular jihimu Plural jihimuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hujihimu Positive past positive subject concord + -lijihimu Negative past negative subject concord + -kujihimu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najihimu) Singular Plural 1st person ninajihimu/najihimu tunajihimu 2nd person unajihimu mnajihimu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajihimu wanajihimu other classes positive subject concord + -najihimu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jihimu) Singular Plural 1st person sijihimu hatujihimu 2nd person hujihimu hamjihimu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajihimu hawajihimu other classes negative subject concord + -jihimu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajihimu Negative future negative subject concord + -tajihimu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jihimu) Singular Plural 1st person nijihimu tujihimu 2nd person ujihimu mjihimu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajihimu wajihimu other classes positive subject concord + -jihimu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijihimu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejihimu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejihimu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijihimu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijihimu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajihimu) Singular Plural 1st person najihimu twajihimu 2nd person wajihimu mwajihimu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajihimu wajihimu m-mi(III/IV) wajihimu yajihimu ji-ma(V/VI) lajihimu yajihimu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajihimu vyajihimu n(IX/X) yajihimu zajihimu u(XI) wajihimu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwajihimu pa(XVI) pajihimu mu(XVIII) mwajihimu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejihimu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshajihimu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajihimu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kijihimu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipojihimu Consecutive kajihimu / positive subject concord + -kajihimu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajihimu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nijihimu -tujihimu 2nd person -kujihimu -wajihimu/-kujihimuni/-wajihimuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjihimu -wajihimu m-mi(III/IV) -ujihimu -ijihimu ji-ma(V/VI) -lijihimu -yajihimu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijihimu -vijihimu n(IX/X) -ijihimu -zijihimu u(XI) -ujihimu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kujihimu pa(XVI) -pajihimu mu(XVIII) -mujihimu Reflexive -jijihimu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jihimu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -jihimuye -jihimuo m-mi(III/IV) -jihimuo -jihimuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -jihimulo -jihimuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jihimucho -jihimuvyo n(IX/X) -jihimuyo -jihimuzo u(XI) -jihimuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -jihimuko pa(XVI) -jihimupo mu(XVIII) -jihimumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jihimu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yejihimu -ojihimu m-mi(III/IV) -ojihimu -yojihimu ji-ma(V/VI) -lojihimu -yojihimu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojihimu -vyojihimu n(IX/X) -yojihimu -zojihimu u(XI) -ojihimu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kojihimu pa(XVI) -pojihimu mu(XVIII) -mojihimu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.