hamahama

Swahili

Etymology

Reduplication of -hama (“to move”).

Verb

-hamahama (infinitive kuhamahama)

1. to move from place to place, to roam

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hamahama
Positive present -nahamahama Subjunctive -hamahame Negative -hamahami Imperative singular hamahama
Infinitives
Positive kuhamahama Negative kutohamahama
Imperatives
Singular hamahama Plural hamahameni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhamahama Positive past positive subject concord + -lihamahama Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhamahama
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahamahama) Singular Plural 1st person ninahamahama/nahamahama tunahamahama 2nd person unahamahama mnahamahama 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahamahama wanahamahama other classes positive subject concord + -nahamahama
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hamahami) Singular Plural 1st person sihamahami hatuhamahami 2nd person huhamahami hamhamahami 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahamahami hawahamahami other classes negative subject concord + -hamahami
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahamahama Negative future negative subject concord + -tahamahama
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hamahame) Singular Plural 1st person nihamahame tuhamahame 2nd person uhamahame mhamahame 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahamahame wahamahame other classes positive subject concord + -hamahame
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihamahame Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehamahama Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehamahama Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihamahama Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihamahama
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahamahama) Singular Plural 1st person nahamahama twahamahama 2nd person wahamahama mwahamahama 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahamahama wahamahama m-mi(III/IV) wahamahama yahamahama ji-ma(V/VI) lahamahama yahamahama ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahamahama vyahamahama n(IX/X) yahamahama zahamahama u(XI) wahamahama see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahamahama pa(XVI) pahamahama mu(XVIII) mwahamahama
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehamahama "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahamahama "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahamahama "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihamahama "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohamahama Consecutive kahamahama / positive subject concord + -kahamahama Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahamahame
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihamahama -tuhamahama 2nd person -kuhamahama -wahamahama/-kuhamahameni/-wahamahameni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhamahama -wahamahama m-mi(III/IV) -uhamahama -ihamahama ji-ma(V/VI) -lihamahama -yahamahama ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihamahama -vihamahama n(IX/X) -ihamahama -zihamahama u(XI) -uhamahama see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhamahama pa(XVI) -pahamahama mu(XVIII) -muhamahama Reflexive -jihamahama
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hamahama- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -hamahamaye -hamahamao m-mi(III/IV) -hamahamao -hamahamayo ji-ma(V/VI) -hamahamalo -hamahamayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hamahamacho -hamahamavyo n(IX/X) -hamahamayo -hamahamazo u(XI) -hamahamao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -hamahamako pa(XVI) -hamahamapo mu(XVIII) -hamahamamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hamahama) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehamahama -ohamahama m-mi(III/IV) -ohamahama -yohamahama ji-ma(V/VI) -lohamahama -yohamahama ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohamahama -vyohamahama n(IX/X) -yohamahama -zohamahama u(XI) -ohamahama see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohamahama pa(XVI) -pohamahama mu(XVIII) -mohamahama
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.