hojiana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-hojiana (infinitive kuhojiana)

1. Reciprocal form of -hoji: to discuss, debate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hojiana
Positive present -nahojiana Subjunctive -hojiane Negative -hojiani Imperative singular hojiana
Infinitives
Positive kuhojiana Negative kutohojiana
Imperatives
Singular hojiana Plural hojianeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhojiana Positive past positive subject concord + -lihojiana Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhojiana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahojiana) Singular Plural 1st person ninahojiana/nahojiana tunahojiana 2nd person unahojiana mnahojiana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahojiana wanahojiana other classes positive subject concord + -nahojiana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hojiani) Singular Plural 1st person sihojiani hatuhojiani 2nd person huhojiani hamhojiani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahojiani hawahojiani other classes negative subject concord + -hojiani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahojiana Negative future negative subject concord + -tahojiana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hojiane) Singular Plural 1st person nihojiane tuhojiane 2nd person uhojiane mhojiane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahojiane wahojiane other classes positive subject concord + -hojiane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihojiane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehojiana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehojiana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihojiana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihojiana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahojiana) Singular Plural 1st person nahojiana twahojiana 2nd person wahojiana mwahojiana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahojiana wahojiana m-mi(III/IV) wahojiana yahojiana ji-ma(V/VI) lahojiana yahojiana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahojiana vyahojiana n(IX/X) yahojiana zahojiana u(XI) wahojiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahojiana pa(XVI) pahojiana mu(XVIII) mwahojiana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehojiana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahojiana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahojiana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihojiana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohojiana Consecutive kahojiana / positive subject concord + -kahojiana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahojiane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -hojiana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -hojianaye -hojianao m-mi(III/IV) -hojianao -hojianayo ji-ma(V/VI) -hojianalo -hojianayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hojianacho -hojianavyo n(IX/X) -hojianayo -hojianazo u(XI) -hojianao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -hojianako pa(XVI) -hojianapo mu(XVIII) -hojianamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -hojiana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehojiana -ohojiana m-mi(III/IV) -ohojiana -yohojiana ji-ma(V/VI) -lohojiana -yohojiana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohojiana -vyohojiana n(IX/X) -yohojiana -zohojiana u(XI) -ohojiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohojiana pa(XVI) -pohojiana mu(XVIII) -mohojiana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mahojiano (“interview”)