Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic حِسَاب (ḥisāb).
Noun
hesabu (n class, plural hesabu)
- number
- sums, accounts
Verb
-hesabu (infinitive kuhesabu)
- to count
- to reckon, to calculate, to do sums
Conjugation
Conjugation of -hesabu
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Positive present
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-nahesabu
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Subjunctive
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-hesabu
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Negative
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-hesabu
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Imperative singular
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hesabu
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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huhesabu
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lihesabu
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuhesabu
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahesabu)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninahesabu/nahesabu
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tunahesabu
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2nd person
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unahesabu
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mnahesabu
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anahesabu
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wanahesabu
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nahesabu
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -hesabu)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sihesabu
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hatuhesabu
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2nd person
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huhesabu
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hamhesabu
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hahesabu
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hawahesabu
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -hesabu
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tahesabu
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tahesabu
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hesabu)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nihesabu
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tuhesabu
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2nd person
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uhesabu
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mhesabu
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahesabu
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wahesabu
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -hesabu
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sihesabu
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngehesabu
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singehesabu
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalihesabu
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalihesabu
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mehesabu
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshahesabu
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jahesabu
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kihesabu
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipohesabu
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Consecutive
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kahesabu / positive subject concord + -kahesabu
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kahesabu
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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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