hasimu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَصْم (ḵaṣm).

Pronunciation

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Noun

hasimu (ma class, plural mahasimu)

1. enemy, rival

Verb

-hasimu (infinitive kuhasimu)

1. to contend

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hasimu
Positive present -nahasimu Subjunctive -hasimu Negative -hasimu Imperative singular hasimu
Infinitives
Positive kuhasimu Negative kutohasimu
Imperatives
Singular hasimu Plural hasimuni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhasimu Positive past positive subject concord + -lihasimu Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhasimu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahasimu) Singular Plural 1st person ninahasimu/nahasimu tunahasimu 2nd person unahasimu mnahasimu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahasimu wanahasimu other classes positive subject concord + -nahasimu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hasimu) Singular Plural 1st person sihasimu hatuhasimu 2nd person huhasimu hamhasimu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahasimu hawahasimu other classes negative subject concord + -hasimu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahasimu Negative future negative subject concord + -tahasimu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hasimu) Singular Plural 1st person nihasimu tuhasimu 2nd person uhasimu mhasimu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahasimu wahasimu other classes positive subject concord + -hasimu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihasimu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehasimu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehasimu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihasimu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihasimu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahasimu) Singular Plural 1st person nahasimu twahasimu 2nd person wahasimu mwahasimu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahasimu wahasimu m-mi(III/IV) wahasimu yahasimu ji-ma(V/VI) lahasimu yahasimu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahasimu vyahasimu n(IX/X) yahasimu zahasimu u(XI) wahasimu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahasimu pa(XVI) pahasimu mu(XVIII) mwahasimu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehasimu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahasimu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahasimu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihasimu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohasimu Consecutive kahasimu / positive subject concord + -kahasimu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahasimu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihasimu -tuhasimu 2nd person -kuhasimu -wahasimu/-kuhasimuni/-wahasimuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhasimu -wahasimu m-mi(III/IV) -uhasimu -ihasimu ji-ma(V/VI) -lihasimu -yahasimu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihasimu -vihasimu n(IX/X) -ihasimu -zihasimu u(XI) -uhasimu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhasimu pa(XVI) -pahasimu mu(XVIII) -muhasimu Reflexive -jihasimu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hasimu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -hasimuye -hasimuo m-mi(III/IV) -hasimuo -hasimuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -hasimulo -hasimuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hasimucho -hasimuvyo n(IX/X) -hasimuyo -hasimuzo u(XI) -hasimuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -hasimuko pa(XVI) -hasimupo mu(XVIII) -hasimumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hasimu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehasimu -ohasimu m-mi(III/IV) -ohasimu -yohasimu ji-ma(V/VI) -lohasimu -yohasimu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohasimu -vyohasimu n(IX/X) -yohasimu -zohasimu u(XI) -ohasimu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohasimu pa(XVI) -pohasimu mu(XVIII) -mohasimu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.