hakiri

Maori

Verb

hakiri

1. hear

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic حَقَرَ (ḥaqara), حَقَّرَ (ḥaqqara).

Verb

-hakiri (infinitive kuhakiri)

1. to despise, abase, treat with contempt

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hakiri
Positive present -nahakiri Subjunctive -hakiri Negative -hakiri Imperative singular hakiri
Infinitives
Positive kuhakiri Negative kutohakiri
Imperatives
Singular hakiri Plural hakirini
Tensed forms
Habitual huhakiri Positive past positive subject concord + -lihakiri Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhakiri
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahakiri) Singular Plural 1st person ninahakiri/nahakiri tunahakiri 2nd person unahakiri mnahakiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahakiri wanahakiri other classes positive subject concord + -nahakiri
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hakiri) Singular Plural 1st person sihakiri hatuhakiri 2nd person huhakiri hamhakiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahakiri hawahakiri other classes negative subject concord + -hakiri
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahakiri Negative future negative subject concord + -tahakiri
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hakiri) Singular Plural 1st person nihakiri tuhakiri 2nd person uhakiri mhakiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahakiri wahakiri other classes positive subject concord + -hakiri
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihakiri Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehakiri Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehakiri Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihakiri Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihakiri
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahakiri) Singular Plural 1st person nahakiri twahakiri 2nd person wahakiri mwahakiri 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahakiri wahakiri m-mi(III/IV) wahakiri yahakiri ji-ma(V/VI) lahakiri yahakiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahakiri vyahakiri n(IX/X) yahakiri zahakiri u(XI) wahakiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahakiri pa(XVI) pahakiri mu(XVIII) mwahakiri
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehakiri "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahakiri "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahakiri "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihakiri "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohakiri Consecutive kahakiri / positive subject concord + -kahakiri Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahakiri
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihakiri -tuhakiri 2nd person -kuhakiri -wahakiri/-kuhakirini/-wahakirini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhakiri -wahakiri m-mi(III/IV) -uhakiri -ihakiri ji-ma(V/VI) -lihakiri -yahakiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihakiri -vihakiri n(IX/X) -ihakiri -zihakiri u(XI) -uhakiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhakiri pa(XVI) -pahakiri mu(XVIII) -muhakiri Reflexive -jihakiri
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hakiri- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -hakiriye -hakirio m-mi(III/IV) -hakirio -hakiriyo ji-ma(V/VI) -hakirilo -hakiriyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hakiricho -hakirivyo n(IX/X) -hakiriyo -hakirizo u(XI) -hakirio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -hakiriko pa(XVI) -hakiripo mu(XVIII) -hakirimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hakiri) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehakiri -ohakiri m-mi(III/IV) -ohakiri -yohakiri ji-ma(V/VI) -lohakiri -yohakiri ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohakiri -vyohakiri n(IX/X) -yohakiri -zohakiri u(XI) -ohakiri see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohakiri pa(XVI) -pohakiri mu(XVIII) -mohakiri
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic حَقِير (ḥaqīr).

Adjective

hakiri (invariable)

1. weak, feeble
2. humble