hojihoji

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-hojihoji (infinitive kuhojihoji)

1. Reduplicative form of -hoji: to question repeatedly, cross-examine

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hojihoji
Positive present -nahojihoji Subjunctive -hojihoji Negative -hojihoji Imperative singular hojihoji
Infinitives
Positive kuhojihoji Negative kutohojihoji
Imperatives
Singular hojihoji Plural hojihojini
Tensed forms
Habitual huhojihoji Positive past positive subject concord + -lihojihoji Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhojihoji
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahojihoji) Singular Plural 1st person ninahojihoji/nahojihoji tunahojihoji 2nd person unahojihoji mnahojihoji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahojihoji wanahojihoji other classes positive subject concord + -nahojihoji
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hojihoji) Singular Plural 1st person sihojihoji hatuhojihoji 2nd person huhojihoji hamhojihoji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahojihoji hawahojihoji other classes negative subject concord + -hojihoji
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahojihoji Negative future negative subject concord + -tahojihoji
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hojihoji) Singular Plural 1st person nihojihoji tuhojihoji 2nd person uhojihoji mhojihoji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahojihoji wahojihoji other classes positive subject concord + -hojihoji
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihojihoji Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehojihoji Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehojihoji Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihojihoji Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihojihoji
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahojihoji) Singular Plural 1st person nahojihoji twahojihoji 2nd person wahojihoji mwahojihoji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahojihoji wahojihoji m-mi(III/IV) wahojihoji yahojihoji ji-ma(V/VI) lahojihoji yahojihoji ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahojihoji vyahojihoji n(IX/X) yahojihoji zahojihoji u(XI) wahojihoji see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahojihoji pa(XVI) pahojihoji mu(XVIII) mwahojihoji
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehojihoji "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahojihoji "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahojihoji "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihojihoji "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohojihoji Consecutive kahojihoji / positive subject concord + -kahojihoji Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahojihoji
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihojihoji -tuhojihoji 2nd person -kuhojihoji -wahojihoji/-kuhojihojini/-wahojihojini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhojihoji -wahojihoji m-mi(III/IV) -uhojihoji -ihojihoji ji-ma(V/VI) -lihojihoji -yahojihoji ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihojihoji -vihojihoji n(IX/X) -ihojihoji -zihojihoji u(XI) -uhojihoji see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhojihoji pa(XVI) -pahojihoji mu(XVIII) -muhojihoji Reflexive -jihojihoji
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hojihoji- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -hojihojiye -hojihojio m-mi(III/IV) -hojihojio -hojihojiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -hojihojilo -hojihojiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hojihojicho -hojihojivyo n(IX/X) -hojihojiyo -hojihojizo u(XI) -hojihojio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -hojihojiko pa(XVI) -hojihojipo mu(XVIII) -hojihojimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hojihoji) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehojihoji -ohojihoji m-mi(III/IV) -ohojihoji -yohojihoji ji-ma(V/VI) -lohojihoji -yohojihoji ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohojihoji -vyohojihoji n(IX/X) -yohojihoji -zohojihoji u(XI) -ohojihoji see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohojihoji pa(XVI) -pohojihoji mu(XVIII) -mohojihoji
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.