Japanese
Romanization
hoji
- Rōmaji transcription of ほじ
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حَجَّ (ḥajja).
Pronunciation
Verb
-hoji (infinitive kuhoji)
- to question, interrogate
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -hoji
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| Positive present
|
-nahoji
|
| Subjunctive
|
-hoji
|
| Negative
|
-hoji
|
| Imperative singular
|
hoji
|
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| Infinitives
|
| Positive
|
kuhoji
|
| Negative
|
kutohoji
|
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| Imperatives
|
| Singular
|
hoji
|
| Plural
|
hojini
|
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huhoji
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lihoji
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuhoji
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahoji)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninahoji/nahoji
|
tunahoji
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| 2nd person
|
unahoji
|
mnahoji
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anahoji
|
wanahoji
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nahoji
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -hoji)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
sihoji
|
hatuhoji
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| 2nd person
|
huhoji
|
hamhoji
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hahoji
|
hawahoji
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -hoji
|
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tahoji
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tahoji
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hoji)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nihoji
|
tuhoji
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| 2nd person
|
uhoji
|
mhoji
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
ahoji
|
wahoji
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -hoji
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sihoji
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngehoji
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singehoji
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalihoji
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalihoji
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahoji)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nahoji
|
twahoji
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| 2nd person
|
wahoji
|
mwahoji
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
ahoji
|
wahoji
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wahoji
|
yahoji
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lahoji
|
yahoji
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chahoji
|
vyahoji
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| n(IX/X)
|
yahoji
|
zahoji
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| u(XI)
|
wahoji
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwahoji
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
pahoji
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwahoji
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mehoji
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshahoji
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jahoji
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| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kihoji
|
| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipohoji
|
| Consecutive
|
kahoji / positive subject concord + -kahoji
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kahoji
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nihoji
|
-tuhoji
|
| 2nd person
|
-kuhoji
|
-wahoji/-kuhojini/-wahojini
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mhoji
|
-wahoji
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uhoji
|
-ihoji
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lihoji
|
-yahoji
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kihoji
|
-vihoji
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ihoji
|
-zihoji
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| u(XI)
|
-uhoji
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuhoji
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pahoji
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-muhoji
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| Reflexive
|
-jihoji
|
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hoji- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-hojiye
|
-hojio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-hojio
|
-hojiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-hojilo
|
-hojiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-hojicho
|
-hojivyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-hojiyo
|
-hojizo
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| u(XI)
|
-hojio
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-hojiko
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-hojipo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-hojimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hoji)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yehoji
|
-ohoji
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ohoji
|
-yohoji
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lohoji
|
-yohoji
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chohoji
|
-vyohoji
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yohoji
|
-zohoji
|
| u(XI)
|
-ohoji
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kohoji
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pohoji
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mohoji
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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
- Nominal derivations:
- mhoji (“interviewer, questioner”)