hidi

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic هَدَى (hadā).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-hidi (infinitive kuhidi)

  1. to convert, to lead aright

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hidi
Positive present -nahidi
Subjunctive -hidi
Negative -hidi
Imperative singular hidi
Infinitives
Positive kuhidi
Negative kutohidi
Imperatives
Singular hidi
Plural hidini
Tensed forms
Habitual huhidi
Positive past positive subject concord + -lihidi
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhidi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahidi)
Singular Plural
1st person ninahidi/nahidi tunahidi
2nd person unahidi mnahidi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahidi wanahidi
other classes positive subject concord + -nahidi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hidi)
Singular Plural
1st person sihidi hatuhidi
2nd person huhidi hamhidi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahidi hawahidi
other classes negative subject concord + -hidi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahidi
Negative future negative subject concord + -tahidi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hidi)
Singular Plural
1st person nihidi tuhidi
2nd person uhidi mhidi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahidi wahidi
other classes positive subject concord + -hidi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihidi
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehidi
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehidi
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihidi
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihidi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahidi)
Singular Plural
1st person nahidi twahidi
2nd person wahidi mwahidi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahidi wahidi
m-mi(III/IV) wahidi yahidi
ji-ma(V/VI) lahidi yahidi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahidi vyahidi
n(IX/X) yahidi zahidi
u(XI) wahidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwahidi
pa(XVI) pahidi
mu(XVIII) mwahidi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehidi
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshahidi
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahidi
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kihidi
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipohidi
Consecutive kahidi / positive subject concord + -kahidi
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahidi
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nihidi -tuhidi
2nd person -kuhidi -wahidi/-kuhidini/-wahidini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhidi -wahidi
m-mi(III/IV) -uhidi -ihidi
ji-ma(V/VI) -lihidi -yahidi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihidi -vihidi
n(IX/X) -ihidi -zihidi
u(XI) -uhidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuhidi
pa(XVI) -pahidi
mu(XVIII) -muhidi
Reflexive -jihidi
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hidi- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -hidiye -hidio
m-mi(III/IV) -hidio -hidiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -hidilo -hidiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hidicho -hidivyo
n(IX/X) -hidiyo -hidizo
u(XI) -hidio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -hidiko
pa(XVI) -hidipo
mu(XVIII) -hidimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hidi)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yehidi -ohidi
m-mi(III/IV) -ohidi -yohidi
ji-ma(V/VI) -lohidi -yohidi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohidi -vyohidi
n(IX/X) -yohidi -zohidi
u(XI) -ohidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kohidi
pa(XVI) -pohidi
mu(XVIII) -mohidi
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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