Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-huishana (infinitive kuhuishana)
- Reciprocal form of -huisha
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -huishana
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| Positive present
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-nahuishana
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| Subjunctive
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-huishane
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| Negative
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-huishani
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| Imperative singular
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huishana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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huishana
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| Plural
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huishaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huhuishana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lihuishana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuhuishana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahuishana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninahuishana/nahuishana
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tunahuishana
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| 2nd person
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unahuishana
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mnahuishana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anahuishana
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wanahuishana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nahuishana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -huishani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sihuishani
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hatuhuishani
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| 2nd person
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huhuishani
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hamhuishani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hahuishani
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hawahuishani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -huishani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tahuishana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tahuishana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -huishane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nihuishane
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tuhuishane
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| 2nd person
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uhuishane
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mhuishane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahuishane
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wahuishane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -huishane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sihuishane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngehuishana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singehuishana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalihuishana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalihuishana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahuishana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nahuishana
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twahuishana
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| 2nd person
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wahuishana
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mwahuishana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahuishana
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wahuishana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wahuishana
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yahuishana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lahuishana
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yahuishana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chahuishana
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vyahuishana
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| n(IX/X)
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yahuishana
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zahuishana
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| u(XI)
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wahuishana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwahuishana
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| pa(XVI)
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pahuishana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwahuishana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mehuishana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshahuishana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jahuishana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kihuishana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipohuishana
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| Consecutive
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kahuishana / positive subject concord + -kahuishana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kahuishane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -huishana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-huishanaye
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-huishanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-huishanao
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-huishanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-huishanalo
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-huishanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-huishanacho
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-huishanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-huishanayo
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-huishanazo
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| u(XI)
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-huishanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-huishanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-huishanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-huishanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -huishana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yehuishana
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-ohuishana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ohuishana
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-yohuishana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lohuishana
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-yohuishana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chohuishana
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-vyohuishana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yohuishana
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-zohuishana
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| u(XI)
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-ohuishana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kohuishana
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| pa(XVI)
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-pohuishana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mohuishana
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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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