hajiri

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic هَاجَرَ (hājara).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-hajiri (infinitive kuhajiri)

1. to emigrate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hajiri
Positive present -nahajiri Subjunctive -hajiri Negative -hajiri Imperative singular hajiri
Infinitives
Positive kuhajiri Negative kutohajiri
Imperatives
Singular hajiri Plural hajirini
Tensed forms
Habitual huhajiri Positive past positive subject concord + -lihajiri Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhajiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahajiri) Singular Plural 1st person ninahajiri/nahajiri tunahajiri 2nd person unahajiri mnahajiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahajiri wanahajiri other classes positive subject concord + -nahajiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hajiri) Singular Plural 1st person sihajiri hatuhajiri 2nd person huhajiri hamhajiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahajiri hawahajiri other classes negative subject concord + -hajiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahajiri Negative future negative subject concord + -tahajiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hajiri) Singular Plural 1st person nihajiri tuhajiri 2nd person uhajiri mhajiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahajiri wahajiri other classes positive subject concord + -hajiri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihajiri Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehajiri Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehajiri Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihajiri Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihajiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahajiri) Singular Plural 1st person nahajiri twahajiri 2nd person wahajiri mwahajiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahajiri wahajiri m-mi(III/IV) wahajiri yahajiri ji-ma(V/VI) lahajiri yahajiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahajiri vyahajiri n(IX/X) yahajiri zahajiri u(XI) wahajiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahajiri pa(XVI) pahajiri mu(XVIII) mwahajiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehajiri "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahajiri "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahajiri "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihajiri "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohajiri Consecutive kahajiri / positive subject concord + -kahajiri Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahajiri
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihajiri -tuhajiri 2nd person -kuhajiri -wahajiri/-kuhajirini/-wahajirini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhajiri -wahajiri m-mi(III/IV) -uhajiri -ihajiri ji-ma(V/VI) -lihajiri -yahajiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihajiri -vihajiri n(IX/X) -ihajiri -zihajiri u(XI) -uhajiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhajiri pa(XVI) -pahajiri mu(XVIII) -muhajiri Reflexive -jihajiri
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hajiri- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -hajiriye -hajirio m-mi(III/IV) -hajirio -hajiriyo ji-ma(V/VI) -hajirilo -hajiriyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hajiricho -hajirivyo n(IX/X) -hajiriyo -hajirizo u(XI) -hajirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -hajiriko pa(XVI) -hajiripo mu(XVIII) -hajirimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hajiri) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehajiri -ohajiri m-mi(III/IV) -ohajiri -yohajiri ji-ma(V/VI) -lohajiri -yohajiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohajiri -vyohajiri n(IX/X) -yohajiri -zohajiri u(XI) -ohajiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohajiri pa(XVI) -pohajiri mu(XVIII) -mohajiri
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mhajiri (“emigrant”)
  • uhajiri (“emigration”)