hesabu

See also: Hesabu

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic حِسَاب (ḥisāb).

Pronunciation

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Noun

hesabu (n class, plural hesabu)

1. number
2. sums, accounts

Related terms

• mhasibu
• uhasibu

Verb

-hesabu (infinitive kuhesabu)

1. to count
2. to reckon, to calculate, to do sums

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hesabu
Positive present -nahesabu Subjunctive -hesabu Negative -hesabu Imperative singular hesabu
Infinitives
Positive kuhesabu Negative kutohesabu
Imperatives
Singular hesabu Plural hesabuni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhesabu Positive past positive subject concord + -lihesabu Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhesabu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahesabu) Singular Plural 1st person ninahesabu/nahesabu tunahesabu 2nd person unahesabu mnahesabu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahesabu wanahesabu other classes positive subject concord + -nahesabu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hesabu) Singular Plural 1st person sihesabu hatuhesabu 2nd person huhesabu hamhesabu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahesabu hawahesabu other classes negative subject concord + -hesabu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahesabu Negative future negative subject concord + -tahesabu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hesabu) Singular Plural 1st person nihesabu tuhesabu 2nd person uhesabu mhesabu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahesabu wahesabu other classes positive subject concord + -hesabu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihesabu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehesabu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehesabu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihesabu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihesabu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahesabu) Singular Plural 1st person nahesabu twahesabu 2nd person wahesabu mwahesabu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahesabu wahesabu m-mi(III/IV) wahesabu yahesabu ji-ma(V/VI) lahesabu yahesabu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahesabu vyahesabu n(IX/X) yahesabu zahesabu u(XI) wahesabu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahesabu pa(XVI) pahesabu mu(XVIII) mwahesabu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehesabu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahesabu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahesabu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihesabu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohesabu Consecutive kahesabu / positive subject concord + -kahesabu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahesabu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihesabu -tuhesabu 2nd person -kuhesabu -wahesabu/-kuhesabuni/-wahesabuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhesabu -wahesabu m-mi(III/IV) -uhesabu -ihesabu ji-ma(V/VI) -lihesabu -yahesabu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihesabu -vihesabu n(IX/X) -ihesabu -zihesabu u(XI) -uhesabu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhesabu pa(XVI) -pahesabu mu(XVIII) -muhesabu Reflexive -jihesabu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hesabu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -hesabuye -hesabuo m-mi(III/IV) -hesabuo -hesabuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -hesabulo -hesabuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hesabucho -hesabuvyo n(IX/X) -hesabuyo -hesabuzo u(XI) -hesabuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -hesabuko pa(XVI) -hesabupo mu(XVIII) -hesabumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hesabu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehesabu -ohesabu m-mi(III/IV) -ohesabu -yohesabu ji-ma(V/VI) -lohesabu -yohesabu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohesabu -vyohesabu n(IX/X) -yohesabu -zohesabu u(XI) -ohesabu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohesabu pa(XVI) -pohesabu mu(XVIII) -mohesabu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.