hofu

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Etymology

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From Arabic خَوْف (ḵawf).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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hofu (n class, plural hofu)

  1. fear

Synonyms

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Verb

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-hofu (infinitive kuhofu)

  1. to fear, be afraid

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -hofu
Positive present -nahofu
Subjunctive -hofu
Negative -hofu
Imperative singular hofu
Infinitives
Positive kuhofu
Negative kutohofu
Imperatives
Singular hofu
Plural hofuni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhofu
Positive past positive subject concord + -lihofu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhofu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahofu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninahofu/nahofu tunahofu
2nd person unahofu mnahofu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahofu wanahofu
other classes positive subject concord + -nahofu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hofu)
Singular Plural
1st person sihofu hatuhofu
2nd person huhofu hamhofu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahofu hawahofu
other classes negative subject concord + -hofu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahofu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tahofu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hofu)
Singular Plural
1st person nihofu tuhofu
2nd person uhofu mhofu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahofu wahofu
other classes positive subject concord + -hofu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihofu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehofu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehofu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihofu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihofu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahofu)
Singular Plural
1st person nahofu twahofu
2nd person wahofu mwahofu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahofu wahofu
m-mi(III/IV) wahofu yahofu
ji-ma(V/VI) lahofu yahofu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahofu vyahofu
n(IX/X) yahofu zahofu
u(XI) wahofu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwahofu
pa(XVI) pahofu
mu(XVIII) mwahofu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehofu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshahofu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahofu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kihofu
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipohofu
Consecutive kahofu / positive subject concord + -kahofu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahofu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nihofu -tuhofu
2nd person -kuhofu -wahofu/-kuhofuni/-wahofuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhofu -wahofu
m-mi(III/IV) -uhofu -ihofu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lihofu -yahofu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihofu -vihofu
n(IX/X) -ihofu -zihofu
u(XI) -uhofu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuhofu
pa(XVI) -pahofu
mu(XVIII) -muhofu
Reflexive -jihofu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hofu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -hofuye -hofuo
m-mi(III/IV) -hofuo -hofuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -hofulo -hofuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hofucho -hofuvyo
n(IX/X) -hofuyo -hofuzo
u(XI) -hofuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -hofuko
pa(XVI) -hofupo
mu(XVIII) -hofumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hofu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yehofu -ohofu
m-mi(III/IV) -ohofu -yohofu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lohofu -yohofu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohofu -vyohofu
n(IX/X) -yohofu -zohofu
u(XI) -ohofu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kohofu
pa(XVI) -pohofu
mu(XVIII) -mohofu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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