Etymology
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Pronunciation
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kimu inan or anim
- sprout (of a plant)
- (figurative) a young child
Declension
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Declension of kimu (animate and inanimate, ending in vowel)
Further reading
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- "kimu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “kimu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
Hawaiian
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Japanese
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Etymology 1
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Borrowed from Arabic أَقَامَ (ʔaqāma).
-kimu (infinitive kukimu)
- to prepare for prayer
Conjugation
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Conjugation of -kimu
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Positive present
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-nakimu
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Subjunctive
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-kimu
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Negative
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-kimu
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Imperative singular
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kimu
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hukimu
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likimu
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukimu
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakimu)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninakimu/nakimu
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tunakimu
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2nd person
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unakimu
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mnakimu
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakimu
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wanakimu
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakimu
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -kimu)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sikimu
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hatukimu
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2nd person
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hukimu
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hamkimu
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakimu
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hawakimu
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -kimu
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takimu
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takimu
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kimu)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nikimu
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tukimu
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2nd person
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ukimu
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mkimu
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akimu
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wakimu
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -kimu
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikimu
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekimu
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekimu
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikimu
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikimu
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekimu
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakimu
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakimu
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikimu
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokimu
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Consecutive
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kakimu / positive subject concord + -kakimu
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakimu
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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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Etymology 2
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Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].
-kimu (infinitive kukimu)
- to provide basic needs
Conjugation
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Conjugation of -kimu
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Positive present
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-nakimu
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Subjunctive
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-kimu
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Negative
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-kimu
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Imperative singular
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kimu
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hukimu
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likimu
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukimu
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakimu)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninakimu/nakimu
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tunakimu
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2nd person
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unakimu
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mnakimu
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakimu
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wanakimu
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakimu
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -kimu)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sikimu
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hatukimu
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2nd person
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hukimu
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hamkimu
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakimu
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hawakimu
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -kimu
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takimu
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takimu
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kimu)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nikimu
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tukimu
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2nd person
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ukimu
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mkimu
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akimu
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wakimu
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -kimu
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikimu
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekimu
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekimu
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikimu
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikimu
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekimu
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakimu
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakimu
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikimu
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokimu
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Consecutive
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kakimu / positive subject concord + -kakimu
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakimu
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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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Derived terms
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