hojiwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-hojiwa (infinitive kuhojiwa)

  1. Passive form of -hoji: to be questioned, be interrogated

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hojiwa
Positive present -nahojiwa
Subjunctive -hojiwe
Negative -hojiwi
Imperative singular hojiwa
Infinitives
Positive kuhojiwa
Negative kutohojiwa
Imperatives
Singular hojiwa
Plural hojiweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhojiwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lihojiwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhojiwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahojiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninahojiwa/nahojiwa tunahojiwa
2nd person unahojiwa mnahojiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahojiwa wanahojiwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nahojiwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hojiwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sihojiwi hatuhojiwi
2nd person huhojiwi hamhojiwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahojiwi hawahojiwi
other classes negative subject concord + -hojiwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahojiwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tahojiwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hojiwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nihojiwe tuhojiwe
2nd person uhojiwe mhojiwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahojiwe wahojiwe
other classes positive subject concord + -hojiwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihojiwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehojiwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehojiwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihojiwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihojiwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahojiwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nahojiwa twahojiwa
2nd person wahojiwa mwahojiwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahojiwa wahojiwa
m-mi(III/IV) wahojiwa yahojiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lahojiwa yahojiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahojiwa vyahojiwa
n(IX/X) yahojiwa zahojiwa
u(XI) wahojiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwahojiwa
pa(XVI) pahojiwa
mu(XVIII) mwahojiwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehojiwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshahojiwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahojiwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kihojiwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipohojiwa
Consecutive kahojiwa / positive subject concord + -kahojiwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahojiwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nihojiwa -tuhojiwa
2nd person -kuhojiwa -wahojiwa/-kuhojiweni/-wahojiweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhojiwa -wahojiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uhojiwa -ihojiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lihojiwa -yahojiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihojiwa -vihojiwa
n(IX/X) -ihojiwa -zihojiwa
u(XI) -uhojiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuhojiwa
pa(XVI) -pahojiwa
mu(XVIII) -muhojiwa
Reflexive -jihojiwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hojiwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -hojiwaye -hojiwao
m-mi(III/IV) -hojiwao -hojiwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -hojiwalo -hojiwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hojiwacho -hojiwavyo
n(IX/X) -hojiwayo -hojiwazo
u(XI) -hojiwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -hojiwako
pa(XVI) -hojiwapo
mu(XVIII) -hojiwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hojiwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yehojiwa -ohojiwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ohojiwa -yohojiwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lohojiwa -yohojiwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohojiwa -vyohojiwa
n(IX/X) -yohojiwa -zohojiwa
u(XI) -ohojiwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kohojiwa
pa(XVI) -pohojiwa
mu(XVIII) -mohojiwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms