halifu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَلَفَ (ḵalafa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-halifu (infinitive kuhalifu)

1. to disobey or rebel

Conjugation

Conjugation of -halifu
Positive present -nahalifu Subjunctive -halifu Negative -halifu Imperative singular halifu
Infinitives
Positive kuhalifu Negative kutohalifu
Imperatives
Singular halifu Plural halifuni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhalifu Positive past positive subject concord + -lihalifu Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhalifu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahalifu) Singular Plural 1st person ninahalifu/nahalifu tunahalifu 2nd person unahalifu mnahalifu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahalifu wanahalifu other classes positive subject concord + -nahalifu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -halifu) Singular Plural 1st person sihalifu hatuhalifu 2nd person huhalifu hamhalifu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahalifu hawahalifu other classes negative subject concord + -halifu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahalifu Negative future negative subject concord + -tahalifu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -halifu) Singular Plural 1st person nihalifu tuhalifu 2nd person uhalifu mhalifu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahalifu wahalifu other classes positive subject concord + -halifu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihalifu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehalifu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehalifu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihalifu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihalifu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahalifu) Singular Plural 1st person nahalifu twahalifu 2nd person wahalifu mwahalifu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahalifu wahalifu m-mi(III/IV) wahalifu yahalifu ji-ma(V/VI) lahalifu yahalifu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahalifu vyahalifu n(IX/X) yahalifu zahalifu u(XI) wahalifu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahalifu pa(XVI) pahalifu mu(XVIII) mwahalifu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehalifu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahalifu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahalifu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihalifu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohalifu Consecutive kahalifu / positive subject concord + -kahalifu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahalifu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihalifu -tuhalifu 2nd person -kuhalifu -wahalifu/-kuhalifuni/-wahalifuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhalifu -wahalifu m-mi(III/IV) -uhalifu -ihalifu ji-ma(V/VI) -lihalifu -yahalifu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihalifu -vihalifu n(IX/X) -ihalifu -zihalifu u(XI) -uhalifu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhalifu pa(XVI) -pahalifu mu(XVIII) -muhalifu Reflexive -jihalifu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -halifu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -halifuye -halifuo m-mi(III/IV) -halifuo -halifuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -halifulo -halifuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -halifucho -halifuvyo n(IX/X) -halifuyo -halifuzo u(XI) -halifuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -halifuko pa(XVI) -halifupo mu(XVIII) -halifumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -halifu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehalifu -ohalifu m-mi(III/IV) -ohalifu -yohalifu ji-ma(V/VI) -lohalifu -yohalifu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohalifu -vyohalifu n(IX/X) -yohalifu -zohalifu u(XI) -ohalifu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohalifu pa(XVI) -pohalifu mu(XVIII) -mohalifu
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:
  • mhalifu (“criminal”)
  • uhalifu (“crime”)