ruhusu

Swahili

Etymology

From ruhusa.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ruhusu (infinitive kuruhusu)

  1. to permit, to allow, to authorize

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ruhusu
Positive present -naruhusu
Subjunctive -ruhusu
Negative -ruhusu
Imperative singular ruhusu
Infinitives
Positive kuruhusu
Negative kutoruhusu
Imperatives
Singular ruhusu
Plural ruhusuni
Tensed forms
Habitual huruhusu
Positive past positive subject concord + -liruhusu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuruhusu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naruhusu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaruhusu/naruhusu tunaruhusu
2nd person unaruhusu mnaruhusu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaruhusu wanaruhusu
other classes positive subject concord + -naruhusu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ruhusu)
Singular Plural
1st person siruhusu haturuhusu
2nd person huruhusu hamruhusu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haruhusu hawaruhusu
other classes negative subject concord + -ruhusu
Positive future positive subject concord + -taruhusu
Negative future negative subject concord + -taruhusu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ruhusu)
Singular Plural
1st person niruhusu turuhusu
2nd person uruhusu mruhusu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aruhusu waruhusu
other classes positive subject concord + -ruhusu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siruhusu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeruhusu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeruhusu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliruhusu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliruhusu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aruhusu)
Singular Plural
1st person naruhusu twaruhusu
2nd person waruhusu mwaruhusu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aruhusu waruhusu
m-mi(III/IV) waruhusu yaruhusu
ji-ma(V/VI) laruhusu yaruhusu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) charuhusu vyaruhusu
n(IX/X) yaruhusu zaruhusu
u(XI) waruhusu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaruhusu
pa(XVI) paruhusu
mu(XVIII) mwaruhusu
Perfect positive subject concord + -meruhusu
"Already" positive subject concord + -mesharuhusu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaruhusu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiruhusu
"If not" positive subject concord + -siporuhusu
Consecutive karuhusu / positive subject concord + -karuhusu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karuhusu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niruhusu -turuhusu
2nd person -kuruhusu -waruhusu/-kuruhusuni/-waruhusuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mruhusu -waruhusu
m-mi(III/IV) -uruhusu -iruhusu
ji-ma(V/VI) -liruhusu -yaruhusu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiruhusu -viruhusu
n(IX/X) -iruhusu -ziruhusu
u(XI) -uruhusu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuruhusu
pa(XVI) -paruhusu
mu(XVIII) -muruhusu
Reflexive -jiruhusu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ruhusu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ruhusuye -ruhusuo
m-mi(III/IV) -ruhusuo -ruhusuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ruhusulo -ruhusuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ruhusucho -ruhusuvyo
n(IX/X) -ruhusuyo -ruhusuzo
u(XI) -ruhusuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ruhusuko
pa(XVI) -ruhusupo
mu(XVIII) -ruhusumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ruhusu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeruhusu -oruhusu
m-mi(III/IV) -oruhusu -yoruhusu
ji-ma(V/VI) -loruhusu -yoruhusu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choruhusu -vyoruhusu
n(IX/X) -yoruhusu -zoruhusu
u(XI) -oruhusu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koruhusu
pa(XVI) -poruhusu
mu(XVIII) -moruhusu
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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