hojihoji

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-hojihoji (infinitive kuhojihoji)

  1. Reduplicative form of -hoji: to question repeatedly, cross-examine

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -hojihoji
Positive present -nahojihoji
Subjunctive -hojihoji
Negative -hojihoji
Imperative singular hojihoji
Infinitives
Positive kuhojihoji
Negative kutohojihoji
Imperatives
Singular hojihoji
Plural hojihojini
Tensed forms
Habitual huhojihoji
Positive past positive subject concord + -lihojihoji
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhojihoji
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahojihoji)
Singular Plural
1st person ninahojihoji/nahojihoji tunahojihoji
2nd person unahojihoji mnahojihoji
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahojihoji wanahojihoji
other classes positive subject concord + -nahojihoji
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hojihoji)
Singular Plural
1st person sihojihoji hatuhojihoji
2nd person huhojihoji hamhojihoji
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahojihoji hawahojihoji
other classes negative subject concord + -hojihoji
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahojihoji
Negative future negative subject concord + -tahojihoji
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hojihoji)
Singular Plural
1st person nihojihoji tuhojihoji
2nd person uhojihoji mhojihoji
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahojihoji wahojihoji
other classes positive subject concord + -hojihoji
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihojihoji
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehojihoji
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehojihoji
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihojihoji
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihojihoji
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahojihoji)
Singular Plural
1st person nahojihoji twahojihoji
2nd person wahojihoji mwahojihoji
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahojihoji wahojihoji
m-mi(III/IV) wahojihoji yahojihoji
ji-ma(V/VI) lahojihoji yahojihoji
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahojihoji vyahojihoji
n(IX/X) yahojihoji zahojihoji
u(XI) wahojihoji see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwahojihoji
pa(XVI) pahojihoji
mu(XVIII) mwahojihoji
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehojihoji
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshahojihoji
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahojihoji
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kihojihoji
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipohojihoji
Consecutive kahojihoji / positive subject concord + -kahojihoji
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahojihoji
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nihojihoji -tuhojihoji
2nd person -kuhojihoji -wahojihoji/-kuhojihojini/-wahojihojini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhojihoji -wahojihoji
m-mi(III/IV) -uhojihoji -ihojihoji
ji-ma(V/VI) -lihojihoji -yahojihoji
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihojihoji -vihojihoji
n(IX/X) -ihojihoji -zihojihoji
u(XI) -uhojihoji see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuhojihoji
pa(XVI) -pahojihoji
mu(XVIII) -muhojihoji
Reflexive -jihojihoji
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hojihoji- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -hojihojiye -hojihojio
m-mi(III/IV) -hojihojio -hojihojiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -hojihojilo -hojihojiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hojihojicho -hojihojivyo
n(IX/X) -hojihojiyo -hojihojizo
u(XI) -hojihojio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -hojihojiko
pa(XVI) -hojihojipo
mu(XVIII) -hojihojimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hojihoji)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yehojihoji -ohojihoji
m-mi(III/IV) -ohojihoji -yohojihoji
ji-ma(V/VI) -lohojihoji -yohojihoji
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohojihoji -vyohojihoji
n(IX/X) -yohojihoji -zohojihoji
u(XI) -ohojihoji see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kohojihoji
pa(XVI) -pohojihoji
mu(XVIII) -mohojihoji
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.