hujumu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic هَجَمَ (hajama).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-hujumu (infinitive kuhujumu)

1. to sabotage

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hujumu
Positive present -nahujumu Subjunctive -hujumu Negative -hujumu Imperative singular hujumu
Infinitives
Positive kuhujumu Negative kutohujumu
Imperatives
Singular hujumu Plural hujumuni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhujumu Positive past positive subject concord + -lihujumu Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhujumu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahujumu) Singular Plural 1st person ninahujumu/nahujumu tunahujumu 2nd person unahujumu mnahujumu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahujumu wanahujumu other classes positive subject concord + -nahujumu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hujumu) Singular Plural 1st person sihujumu hatuhujumu 2nd person huhujumu hamhujumu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahujumu hawahujumu other classes negative subject concord + -hujumu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahujumu Negative future negative subject concord + -tahujumu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hujumu) Singular Plural 1st person nihujumu tuhujumu 2nd person uhujumu mhujumu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahujumu wahujumu other classes positive subject concord + -hujumu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihujumu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehujumu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehujumu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihujumu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihujumu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahujumu) Singular Plural 1st person nahujumu twahujumu 2nd person wahujumu mwahujumu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahujumu wahujumu m-mi(III/IV) wahujumu yahujumu ji-ma(V/VI) lahujumu yahujumu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahujumu vyahujumu n(IX/X) yahujumu zahujumu u(XI) wahujumu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahujumu pa(XVI) pahujumu mu(XVIII) mwahujumu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehujumu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahujumu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahujumu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihujumu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohujumu Consecutive kahujumu / positive subject concord + -kahujumu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahujumu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihujumu -tuhujumu 2nd person -kuhujumu -wahujumu/-kuhujumuni/-wahujumuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhujumu -wahujumu m-mi(III/IV) -uhujumu -ihujumu ji-ma(V/VI) -lihujumu -yahujumu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihujumu -vihujumu n(IX/X) -ihujumu -zihujumu u(XI) -uhujumu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhujumu pa(XVI) -pahujumu mu(XVIII) -muhujumu Reflexive -jihujumu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hujumu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -hujumuye -hujumuo m-mi(III/IV) -hujumuo -hujumuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -hujumulo -hujumuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hujumucho -hujumuvyo n(IX/X) -hujumuyo -hujumuzo u(XI) -hujumuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -hujumuko pa(XVI) -hujumupo mu(XVIII) -hujumumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hujumu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehujumu -ohujumu m-mi(III/IV) -ohujumu -yohujumu ji-ma(V/VI) -lohujumu -yohujumu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohujumu -vyohujumu n(IX/X) -yohujumu -zohujumu u(XI) -ohujumu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohujumu pa(XVI) -pohujumu mu(XVIII) -mohujumu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.