hamia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-hamia (infinitive kuhamia)

1. Applicative form of -hama: to move to a place

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hamia
Positive present -nahamia Subjunctive -hamie Negative -hamii Imperative singular hamia
Infinitives
Positive kuhamia Negative kutohamia
Imperatives
Singular hamia Plural hamieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhamia Positive past positive subject concord + -lihamia Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhamia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahamia) Singular Plural 1st person ninahamia/nahamia tunahamia 2nd person unahamia mnahamia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahamia wanahamia other classes positive subject concord + -nahamia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hamii) Singular Plural 1st person sihamii hatuhamii 2nd person huhamii hamhamii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahamii hawahamii other classes negative subject concord + -hamii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahamia Negative future negative subject concord + -tahamia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hamie) Singular Plural 1st person nihamie tuhamie 2nd person uhamie mhamie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahamie wahamie other classes positive subject concord + -hamie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihamie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehamia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehamia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihamia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihamia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahamia) Singular Plural 1st person nahamia twahamia 2nd person wahamia mwahamia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahamia wahamia m-mi(III/IV) wahamia yahamia ji-ma(V/VI) lahamia yahamia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahamia vyahamia n(IX/X) yahamia zahamia u(XI) wahamia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahamia pa(XVI) pahamia mu(XVIII) mwahamia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehamia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahamia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahamia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihamia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohamia Consecutive kahamia / positive subject concord + -kahamia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahamie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihamia -tuhamia 2nd person -kuhamia -wahamia/-kuhamieni/-wahamieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhamia -wahamia m-mi(III/IV) -uhamia -ihamia ji-ma(V/VI) -lihamia -yahamia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihamia -vihamia n(IX/X) -ihamia -zihamia u(XI) -uhamia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhamia pa(XVI) -pahamia mu(XVIII) -muhamia Reflexive -jihamia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hamia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -hamiaye -hamiao m-mi(III/IV) -hamiao -hamiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -hamialo -hamiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hamiacho -hamiavyo n(IX/X) -hamiayo -hamiazo u(XI) -hamiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -hamiako pa(XVI) -hamiapo mu(XVIII) -hamiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hamia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehamia -ohamia m-mi(III/IV) -ohamia -yohamia ji-ma(V/VI) -lohamia -yohamia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohamia -vyohamia n(IX/X) -yohamia -zohamia u(XI) -ohamia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohamia pa(XVI) -pohamia mu(XVIII) -mohamia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -hamisha (“transitive move”)

• Nominal derivations:
  • mhamiaji (“immigrant”)
  • uhamiaji (“immigration”)