hisi

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Verb

hisi

  1. (Banawá) to sniff

References

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَسَّ (ḥassa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-hisi (infinitive kuhisi)

  1. to feel, sense

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hisi
Positive present -nahisi
Subjunctive -hisi
Negative -hisi
Imperative singular hisi
Infinitives
Positive kuhisi
Negative kutohisi
Imperatives
Singular hisi
Plural hisini
Tensed forms
Habitual huhisi
Positive past positive subject concord + -lihisi
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhisi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahisi)
Singular Plural
1st person ninahisi/nahisi tunahisi
2nd person unahisi mnahisi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahisi wanahisi
other classes positive subject concord + -nahisi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hisi)
Singular Plural
1st person sihisi hatuhisi
2nd person huhisi hamhisi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahisi hawahisi
other classes negative subject concord + -hisi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahisi
Negative future negative subject concord + -tahisi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hisi)
Singular Plural
1st person nihisi tuhisi
2nd person uhisi mhisi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahisi wahisi
other classes positive subject concord + -hisi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihisi
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehisi
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehisi
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihisi
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihisi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahisi)
Singular Plural
1st person nahisi twahisi
2nd person wahisi mwahisi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahisi wahisi
m-mi(III/IV) wahisi yahisi
ji-ma(V/VI) lahisi yahisi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahisi vyahisi
n(IX/X) yahisi zahisi
u(XI) wahisi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwahisi
pa(XVI) pahisi
mu(XVIII) mwahisi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehisi
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshahisi
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahisi
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kihisi
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipohisi
Consecutive kahisi / positive subject concord + -kahisi
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahisi
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nihisi -tuhisi
2nd person -kuhisi -wahisi/-kuhisini/-wahisini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhisi -wahisi
m-mi(III/IV) -uhisi -ihisi
ji-ma(V/VI) -lihisi -yahisi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihisi -vihisi
n(IX/X) -ihisi -zihisi
u(XI) -uhisi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuhisi
pa(XVI) -pahisi
mu(XVIII) -muhisi
Reflexive -jihisi
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hisi- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -hisiye -hisio
m-mi(III/IV) -hisio -hisiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -hisilo -hisiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hisicho -hisivyo
n(IX/X) -hisiyo -hisizo
u(XI) -hisio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -hisiko
pa(XVI) -hisipo
mu(XVIII) -hisimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hisi)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yehisi -ohisi
m-mi(III/IV) -ohisi -yohisi
ji-ma(V/VI) -lohisi -yohisi
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohisi -vyohisi
n(IX/X) -yohisi -zohisi
u(XI) -ohisi see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kohisi
pa(XVI) -pohisi
mu(XVIII) -mohisi
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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Noun

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