Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic خَزِيَ (ḵaziya).
Verb
-hizi (infinitive kuhizi)
- to disgrace, dishonour, insult
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -hizi
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| Positive present
|
-nahizi
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| Subjunctive
|
-hizi
|
| Negative
|
-hizi
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| Imperative singular
|
hizi
|
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| Infinitives
|
| Positive
|
kuhizi
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| Negative
|
kutohizi
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| Imperatives
|
| Singular
|
hizi
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| Plural
|
hizini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huhizi
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lihizi
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuhizi
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahizi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninahizi/nahizi
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tunahizi
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| 2nd person
|
unahizi
|
mnahizi
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anahizi
|
wanahizi
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nahizi
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -hizi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
sihizi
|
hatuhizi
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| 2nd person
|
huhizi
|
hamhizi
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hahizi
|
hawahizi
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -hizi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tahizi
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tahizi
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hizi)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nihizi
|
tuhizi
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| 2nd person
|
uhizi
|
mhizi
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
ahizi
|
wahizi
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -hizi
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| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sihizi
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| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngehizi
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| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singehizi
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalihizi
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| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalihizi
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahizi)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nahizi
|
twahizi
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| 2nd person
|
wahizi
|
mwahizi
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
ahizi
|
wahizi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wahizi
|
yahizi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lahizi
|
yahizi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chahizi
|
vyahizi
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| n(IX/X)
|
yahizi
|
zahizi
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| u(XI)
|
wahizi
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwahizi
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| pa(XVI)
|
pahizi
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwahizi
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mehizi
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshahizi
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jahizi
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kihizi
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipohizi
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| Consecutive
|
kahizi / positive subject concord + -kahizi
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| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kahizi
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|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nihizi
|
-tuhizi
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| 2nd person
|
-kuhizi
|
-wahizi/-kuhizini/-wahizini
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mhizi
|
-wahizi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uhizi
|
-ihizi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lihizi
|
-yahizi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kihizi
|
-vihizi
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| n(IX/X)
|
-ihizi
|
-zihizi
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| u(XI)
|
-uhizi
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuhizi
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pahizi
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-muhizi
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| Reflexive
|
-jihizi
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hizi- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-hiziye
|
-hizio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-hizio
|
-hiziyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-hizilo
|
-hiziyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-hizicho
|
-hizivyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-hiziyo
|
-hizizo
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| u(XI)
|
-hizio
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-hiziko
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| pa(XVI)
|
-hizipo
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-hizimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hizi)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yehizi
|
-ohizi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ohizi
|
-yohizi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lohizi
|
-yohizi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chohizi
|
-vyohizi
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| n(IX/X)
|
-yohizi
|
-zohizi
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| u(XI)
|
-ohizi
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kohizi
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pohizi
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mohizi
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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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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
hizi
- n class(X) inflected form of hii