hudumu

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَدَمَ (ḵadama).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-hudumu (infinitive kuhudumu)

  1. to serve
  2. to wait on (someone)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hudumu
Positive present -nahudumu
Subjunctive -hudumu
Negative -hudumu
Imperative singular hudumu
Infinitives
Positive kuhudumu
Negative kutohudumu
Imperatives
Singular hudumu
Plural hudumuni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhudumu
Positive past positive subject concord + -lihudumu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhudumu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahudumu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninahudumu/nahudumu tunahudumu
2nd person unahudumu mnahudumu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahudumu wanahudumu
other classes positive subject concord + -nahudumu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hudumu)
Singular Plural
1st person sihudumu hatuhudumu
2nd person huhudumu hamhudumu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahudumu hawahudumu
other classes negative subject concord + -hudumu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahudumu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tahudumu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hudumu)
Singular Plural
1st person nihudumu tuhudumu
2nd person uhudumu mhudumu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahudumu wahudumu
other classes positive subject concord + -hudumu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihudumu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehudumu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehudumu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihudumu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihudumu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahudumu)
Singular Plural
1st person nahudumu twahudumu
2nd person wahudumu mwahudumu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahudumu wahudumu
m-mi(III/IV) wahudumu yahudumu
ji-ma(V/VI) lahudumu yahudumu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahudumu vyahudumu
n(IX/X) yahudumu zahudumu
u(XI) wahudumu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwahudumu
pa(XVI) pahudumu
mu(XVIII) mwahudumu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehudumu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshahudumu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahudumu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kihudumu
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipohudumu
Consecutive kahudumu / positive subject concord + -kahudumu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahudumu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nihudumu -tuhudumu
2nd person -kuhudumu -wahudumu/-kuhudumuni/-wahudumuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhudumu -wahudumu
m-mi(III/IV) -uhudumu -ihudumu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lihudumu -yahudumu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihudumu -vihudumu
n(IX/X) -ihudumu -zihudumu
u(XI) -uhudumu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuhudumu
pa(XVI) -pahudumu
mu(XVIII) -muhudumu
Reflexive -jihudumu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hudumu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -hudumuye -hudumuo
m-mi(III/IV) -hudumuo -hudumuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -hudumulo -hudumuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hudumucho -hudumuvyo
n(IX/X) -hudumuyo -hudumuzo
u(XI) -hudumuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -hudumuko
pa(XVI) -hudumupo
mu(XVIII) -hudumumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hudumu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yehudumu -ohudumu
m-mi(III/IV) -ohudumu -yohudumu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lohudumu -yohudumu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohudumu -vyohudumu
n(IX/X) -yohudumu -zohudumu
u(XI) -ohudumu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kohudumu
pa(XVI) -pohudumu
mu(XVIII) -mohudumu
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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