tuhumu

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic اِتَّهَمَ (ittahama).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-tuhumu (infinitive kutuhumu)

  1. to suspect
  2. to accuse

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -tuhumu
Positive present -natuhumu
Subjunctive -tuhumu
Negative -tuhumu
Imperative singular tuhumu
Infinitives
Positive kutuhumu
Negative kutotuhumu
Imperatives
Singular tuhumu
Plural tuhumuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutuhumu
Positive past positive subject concord + -lituhumu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutuhumu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natuhumu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatuhumu/natuhumu tunatuhumu
2nd person unatuhumu mnatuhumu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatuhumu wanatuhumu
other classes positive subject concord + -natuhumu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tuhumu)
Singular Plural
1st person situhumu hatutuhumu
2nd person hutuhumu hamtuhumu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatuhumu hawatuhumu
other classes negative subject concord + -tuhumu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatuhumu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatuhumu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tuhumu)
Singular Plural
1st person nituhumu tutuhumu
2nd person utuhumu mtuhumu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atuhumu watuhumu
other classes positive subject concord + -tuhumu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -situhumu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetuhumu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetuhumu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalituhumu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalituhumu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atuhumu)
Singular Plural
1st person natuhumu twatuhumu
2nd person watuhumu mwatuhumu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atuhumu watuhumu
m-mi(III/IV) watuhumu yatuhumu
ji-ma(V/VI) latuhumu yatuhumu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatuhumu vyatuhumu
n(IX/X) yatuhumu zatuhumu
u(XI) watuhumu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatuhumu
pa(XVI) patuhumu
mu(XVIII) mwatuhumu
Perfect positive subject concord + -metuhumu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatuhumu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatuhumu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kituhumu
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotuhumu
Consecutive katuhumu / positive subject concord + -katuhumu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katuhumu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nituhumu -tutuhumu
2nd person -kutuhumu -watuhumu/-kutuhumuni/-watuhumuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtuhumu -watuhumu
m-mi(III/IV) -utuhumu -ituhumu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lituhumu -yatuhumu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kituhumu -vituhumu
n(IX/X) -ituhumu -zituhumu
u(XI) -utuhumu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutuhumu
pa(XVI) -patuhumu
mu(XVIII) -mutuhumu
Reflexive -jituhumu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tuhumu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -tuhumuye -tuhumuo
m-mi(III/IV) -tuhumuo -tuhumuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -tuhumulo -tuhumuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tuhumucho -tuhumuvyo
n(IX/X) -tuhumuyo -tuhumuzo
u(XI) -tuhumuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -tuhumuko
pa(XVI) -tuhumupo
mu(XVIII) -tuhumumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tuhumu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetuhumu -otuhumu
m-mi(III/IV) -otuhumu -yotuhumu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotuhumu -yotuhumu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotuhumu -vyotuhumu
n(IX/X) -yotuhumu -zotuhumu
u(XI) -otuhumu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotuhumu
pa(XVI) -potuhumu
mu(XVIII) -motuhumu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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  • tuhuma (suspicion, accusation)