harimu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَرَّمَ (ḥarrama).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-harimu (infinitive kuharimu)

1. to ban, prohibit

Conjugation

Conjugation of -harimu
Positive present -naharimu Subjunctive -harimu Negative -harimu Imperative singular harimu
Infinitives
Positive kuharimu Negative kutoharimu
Imperatives
Singular harimu Plural harimuni
Tensed forms
Habitual huharimu Positive past positive subject concord + -liharimu Negative past negative subject concord + -kuharimu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naharimu) Singular Plural 1st person ninaharimu/naharimu tunaharimu 2nd person unaharimu mnaharimu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaharimu wanaharimu other classes positive subject concord + -naharimu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -harimu) Singular Plural 1st person siharimu hatuharimu 2nd person huharimu hamharimu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haharimu hawaharimu other classes negative subject concord + -harimu
Positive future positive subject concord + -taharimu Negative future negative subject concord + -taharimu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -harimu) Singular Plural 1st person niharimu tuharimu 2nd person uharimu mharimu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aharimu waharimu other classes positive subject concord + -harimu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siharimu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeharimu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeharimu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliharimu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliharimu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aharimu) Singular Plural 1st person naharimu twaharimu 2nd person waharimu mwaharimu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aharimu waharimu m-mi(III/IV) waharimu yaharimu ji-ma(V/VI) laharimu yaharimu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaharimu vyaharimu n(IX/X) yaharimu zaharimu u(XI) waharimu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaharimu pa(XVI) paharimu mu(XVIII) mwaharimu
Perfect positive subject concord + -meharimu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaharimu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaharimu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiharimu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoharimu Consecutive kaharimu / positive subject concord + -kaharimu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaharimu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niharimu -tuharimu 2nd person -kuharimu -waharimu/-kuharimuni/-waharimuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mharimu -waharimu m-mi(III/IV) -uharimu -iharimu ji-ma(V/VI) -liharimu -yaharimu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiharimu -viharimu n(IX/X) -iharimu -ziharimu u(XI) -uharimu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuharimu pa(XVI) -paharimu mu(XVIII) -muharimu Reflexive -jiharimu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -harimu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -harimuye -harimuo m-mi(III/IV) -harimuo -harimuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -harimulo -harimuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -harimucho -harimuvyo n(IX/X) -harimuyo -harimuzo u(XI) -harimuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -harimuko pa(XVI) -harimupo mu(XVIII) -harimumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -harimu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeharimu -oharimu m-mi(III/IV) -oharimu -yoharimu ji-ma(V/VI) -loharimu -yoharimu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choharimu -vyoharimu n(IX/X) -yoharimu -zoharimu u(XI) -oharimu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koharimu pa(XVI) -poharimu mu(XVIII) -moharimu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.