hujumu

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic هَجَمَ (hajama).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-hujumu (infinitive kuhujumu)

  1. to sabotage

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -hujumu
Positive present -nahujumu
Subjunctive -hujumu
Negative -hujumu
Imperative singular hujumu
Infinitives
Positive kuhujumu
Negative kutohujumu
Imperatives
Singular hujumu
Plural hujumuni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhujumu
Positive past positive subject concord + -lihujumu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhujumu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahujumu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninahujumu/nahujumu tunahujumu
2nd person unahujumu mnahujumu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahujumu wanahujumu
other classes positive subject concord + -nahujumu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hujumu)
Singular Plural
1st person sihujumu hatuhujumu
2nd person huhujumu hamhujumu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahujumu hawahujumu
other classes negative subject concord + -hujumu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahujumu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tahujumu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hujumu)
Singular Plural
1st person nihujumu tuhujumu
2nd person uhujumu mhujumu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahujumu wahujumu
other classes positive subject concord + -hujumu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihujumu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehujumu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehujumu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihujumu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihujumu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahujumu)
Singular Plural
1st person nahujumu twahujumu
2nd person wahujumu mwahujumu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahujumu wahujumu
m-mi(III/IV) wahujumu yahujumu
ji-ma(V/VI) lahujumu yahujumu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahujumu vyahujumu
n(IX/X) yahujumu zahujumu
u(XI) wahujumu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwahujumu
pa(XVI) pahujumu
mu(XVIII) mwahujumu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehujumu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshahujumu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahujumu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kihujumu
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipohujumu
Consecutive kahujumu / positive subject concord + -kahujumu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahujumu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nihujumu -tuhujumu
2nd person -kuhujumu -wahujumu/-kuhujumuni/-wahujumuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhujumu -wahujumu
m-mi(III/IV) -uhujumu -ihujumu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lihujumu -yahujumu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihujumu -vihujumu
n(IX/X) -ihujumu -zihujumu
u(XI) -uhujumu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuhujumu
pa(XVI) -pahujumu
mu(XVIII) -muhujumu
Reflexive -jihujumu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hujumu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -hujumuye -hujumuo
m-mi(III/IV) -hujumuo -hujumuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -hujumulo -hujumuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hujumucho -hujumuvyo
n(IX/X) -hujumuyo -hujumuzo
u(XI) -hujumuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -hujumuko
pa(XVI) -hujumupo
mu(XVIII) -hujumumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hujumu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yehujumu -ohujumu
m-mi(III/IV) -ohujumu -yohujumu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lohujumu -yohujumu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohujumu -vyohujumu
n(IX/X) -yohujumu -zohujumu
u(XI) -ohujumu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kohujumu
pa(XVI) -pohujumu
mu(XVIII) -mohujumu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.