hitaji

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِحْتَاجَ (iḥtāja).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-hitaji (infinitive kuhitaji)

  1. to need

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hitaji
Positive present -nahitaji
Subjunctive -hitaji
Negative -hitaji
Imperative singular hitaji
Infinitives
Positive kuhitaji
Negative kutohitaji
Imperatives
Singular hitaji
Plural hitajini
Tensed forms
Habitual huhitaji
Positive past positive subject concord + -lihitaji
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhitaji
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahitaji)
Singular Plural
1st person ninahitaji/nahitaji tunahitaji
2nd person unahitaji mnahitaji
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahitaji wanahitaji
other classes positive subject concord + -nahitaji
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hitaji)
Singular Plural
1st person sihitaji hatuhitaji
2nd person huhitaji hamhitaji
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahitaji hawahitaji
other classes negative subject concord + -hitaji
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahitaji
Negative future negative subject concord + -tahitaji
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hitaji)
Singular Plural
1st person nihitaji tuhitaji
2nd person uhitaji mhitaji
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahitaji wahitaji
other classes positive subject concord + -hitaji
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihitaji
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehitaji
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehitaji
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihitaji
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihitaji
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahitaji)
Singular Plural
1st person nahitaji twahitaji
2nd person wahitaji mwahitaji
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahitaji wahitaji
m-mi(III/IV) wahitaji yahitaji
ji-ma(V/VI) lahitaji yahitaji
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahitaji vyahitaji
n(IX/X) yahitaji zahitaji
u(XI) wahitaji see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwahitaji
pa(XVI) pahitaji
mu(XVIII) mwahitaji
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehitaji
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshahitaji
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahitaji
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kihitaji
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipohitaji
Consecutive kahitaji / positive subject concord + -kahitaji
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahitaji
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nihitaji -tuhitaji
2nd person -kuhitaji -wahitaji/-kuhitajini/-wahitajini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhitaji -wahitaji
m-mi(III/IV) -uhitaji -ihitaji
ji-ma(V/VI) -lihitaji -yahitaji
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihitaji -vihitaji
n(IX/X) -ihitaji -zihitaji
u(XI) -uhitaji see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuhitaji
pa(XVI) -pahitaji
mu(XVIII) -muhitaji
Reflexive -jihitaji
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hitaji- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -hitajiye -hitajio
m-mi(III/IV) -hitajio -hitajiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -hitajilo -hitajiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hitajicho -hitajivyo
n(IX/X) -hitajiyo -hitajizo
u(XI) -hitajio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -hitajiko
pa(XVI) -hitajipo
mu(XVIII) -hitajimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hitaji)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yehitaji -ohitaji
m-mi(III/IV) -ohitaji -yohitaji
ji-ma(V/VI) -lohitaji -yohitaji
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohitaji -vyohitaji
n(IX/X) -yohitaji -zohitaji
u(XI) -ohitaji see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kohitaji
pa(XVI) -pohitaji
mu(XVIII) -mohitaji
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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