hitajika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-hitajika (infinitive kuhitajika)

1. Stative form of -hitaji: to be needed, to be required

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hitajika
Positive present -nahitajika Subjunctive -hitajike Negative -hitajiki Imperative singular hitajika
Infinitives
Positive kuhitajika Negative kutohitajika
Imperatives
Singular hitajika Plural hitajikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhitajika Positive past positive subject concord + -lihitajika Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhitajika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahitajika) Singular Plural 1st person ninahitajika/nahitajika tunahitajika 2nd person unahitajika mnahitajika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahitajika wanahitajika other classes positive subject concord + -nahitajika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hitajiki) Singular Plural 1st person sihitajiki hatuhitajiki 2nd person huhitajiki hamhitajiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahitajiki hawahitajiki other classes negative subject concord + -hitajiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahitajika Negative future negative subject concord + -tahitajika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hitajike) Singular Plural 1st person nihitajike tuhitajike 2nd person uhitajike mhitajike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahitajike wahitajike other classes positive subject concord + -hitajike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihitajike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehitajika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehitajika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihitajika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihitajika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahitajika) Singular Plural 1st person nahitajika twahitajika 2nd person wahitajika mwahitajika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahitajika wahitajika m-mi(III/IV) wahitajika yahitajika ji-ma(V/VI) lahitajika yahitajika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahitajika vyahitajika n(IX/X) yahitajika zahitajika u(XI) wahitajika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahitajika pa(XVI) pahitajika mu(XVIII) mwahitajika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehitajika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahitajika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahitajika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihitajika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohitajika Consecutive kahitajika / positive subject concord + -kahitajika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahitajike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihitajika -tuhitajika 2nd person -kuhitajika -wahitajika/-kuhitajikeni/-wahitajikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhitajika -wahitajika m-mi(III/IV) -uhitajika -ihitajika ji-ma(V/VI) -lihitajika -yahitajika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihitajika -vihitajika n(IX/X) -ihitajika -zihitajika u(XI) -uhitajika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhitajika pa(XVI) -pahitajika mu(XVIII) -muhitajika Reflexive -jihitajika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hitajika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -hitajikaye -hitajikao m-mi(III/IV) -hitajikao -hitajikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -hitajikalo -hitajikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hitajikacho -hitajikavyo n(IX/X) -hitajikayo -hitajikazo u(XI) -hitajikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -hitajikako pa(XVI) -hitajikapo mu(XVIII) -hitajikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hitajika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehitajika -ohitajika m-mi(III/IV) -ohitajika -yohitajika ji-ma(V/VI) -lohitajika -yohitajika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohitajika -vyohitajika n(IX/X) -yohitajika -zohitajika u(XI) -ohitajika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohitajika pa(XVI) -pohitajika mu(XVIII) -mohitajika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.