husika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-husika (infinitive kuhusika)

  1. Stative form of -husu: to refer to something
  2. to apply to, be applicable to something
  3. to be concerned with

Conjugation

Conjugation of -husika
Positive present -nahusika
Subjunctive -husike
Negative -husiki
Imperative singular husika
Infinitives
Positive kuhusika
Negative kutohusika
Imperatives
Singular husika
Plural husikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhusika
Positive past positive subject concord + -lihusika
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhusika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahusika)
Singular Plural
1st person ninahusika/nahusika tunahusika
2nd person unahusika mnahusika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahusika wanahusika
other classes positive subject concord + -nahusika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -husiki)
Singular Plural
1st person sihusiki hatuhusiki
2nd person huhusiki hamhusiki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahusiki hawahusiki
other classes negative subject concord + -husiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahusika
Negative future negative subject concord + -tahusika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -husike)
Singular Plural
1st person nihusike tuhusike
2nd person uhusike mhusike
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahusike wahusike
other classes positive subject concord + -husike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihusike
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehusika
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehusika
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihusika
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihusika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahusika)
Singular Plural
1st person nahusika twahusika
2nd person wahusika mwahusika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahusika wahusika
m-mi(III/IV) wahusika yahusika
ji-ma(V/VI) lahusika yahusika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahusika vyahusika
n(IX/X) yahusika zahusika
u(XI) wahusika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwahusika
pa(XVI) pahusika
mu(XVIII) mwahusika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehusika
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshahusika
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahusika
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kihusika
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipohusika
Consecutive kahusika / positive subject concord + -kahusika
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahusike
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nihusika -tuhusika
2nd person -kuhusika -wahusika/-kuhusikeni/-wahusikeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhusika -wahusika
m-mi(III/IV) -uhusika -ihusika
ji-ma(V/VI) -lihusika -yahusika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihusika -vihusika
n(IX/X) -ihusika -zihusika
u(XI) -uhusika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuhusika
pa(XVI) -pahusika
mu(XVIII) -muhusika
Reflexive -jihusika
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -husika- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -husikaye -husikao
m-mi(III/IV) -husikao -husikayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -husikalo -husikayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -husikacho -husikavyo
n(IX/X) -husikayo -husikazo
u(XI) -husikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -husikako
pa(XVI) -husikapo
mu(XVIII) -husikamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -husika)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yehusika -ohusika
m-mi(III/IV) -ohusika -yohusika
ji-ma(V/VI) -lohusika -yohusika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohusika -vyohusika
n(IX/X) -yohusika -zohusika
u(XI) -ohusika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kohusika
pa(XVI) -pohusika
mu(XVIII) -mohusika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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