hifadhi

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

hifadhi (n class, plural hifadhi)

1. a protected area, a sanctuary
2. a protection

   Weka chini ya hifadhi

   Protect

Verb

-hifadhi (infinitive kuhifadhi)

1. to preserve, keep, save, guard, secure

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hifadhi
Positive present -nahifadhi Subjunctive -hifadhi Negative -hifadhi Imperative singular hifadhi
Infinitives
Positive kuhifadhi Negative kutohifadhi
Imperatives
Singular hifadhi Plural hifadhini
Tensed forms
Habitual huhifadhi Positive past positive subject concord + -lihifadhi Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhifadhi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahifadhi) Singular Plural 1st person ninahifadhi/nahifadhi tunahifadhi 2nd person unahifadhi mnahifadhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahifadhi wanahifadhi other classes positive subject concord + -nahifadhi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hifadhi) Singular Plural 1st person sihifadhi hatuhifadhi 2nd person huhifadhi hamhifadhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahifadhi hawahifadhi other classes negative subject concord + -hifadhi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahifadhi Negative future negative subject concord + -tahifadhi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hifadhi) Singular Plural 1st person nihifadhi tuhifadhi 2nd person uhifadhi mhifadhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahifadhi wahifadhi other classes positive subject concord + -hifadhi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihifadhi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehifadhi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehifadhi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihifadhi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihifadhi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahifadhi) Singular Plural 1st person nahifadhi twahifadhi 2nd person wahifadhi mwahifadhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahifadhi wahifadhi m-mi(III/IV) wahifadhi yahifadhi ji-ma(V/VI) lahifadhi yahifadhi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahifadhi vyahifadhi n(IX/X) yahifadhi zahifadhi u(XI) wahifadhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahifadhi pa(XVI) pahifadhi mu(XVIII) mwahifadhi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehifadhi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahifadhi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahifadhi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihifadhi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohifadhi Consecutive kahifadhi / positive subject concord + -kahifadhi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahifadhi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihifadhi -tuhifadhi 2nd person -kuhifadhi -wahifadhi/-kuhifadhini/-wahifadhini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhifadhi -wahifadhi m-mi(III/IV) -uhifadhi -ihifadhi ji-ma(V/VI) -lihifadhi -yahifadhi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihifadhi -vihifadhi n(IX/X) -ihifadhi -zihifadhi u(XI) -uhifadhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhifadhi pa(XVI) -pahifadhi mu(XVIII) -muhifadhi Reflexive -jihifadhi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hifadhi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -hifadhiye -hifadhio m-mi(III/IV) -hifadhio -hifadhiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -hifadhilo -hifadhiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hifadhicho -hifadhivyo n(IX/X) -hifadhiyo -hifadhizo u(XI) -hifadhio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -hifadhiko pa(XVI) -hifadhipo mu(XVIII) -hifadhimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hifadhi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehifadhi -ohifadhi m-mi(III/IV) -ohifadhi -yohifadhi ji-ma(V/VI) -lohifadhi -yohifadhi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohifadhi -vyohifadhi n(IX/X) -yohifadhi -zohifadhi u(XI) -ohifadhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohifadhi pa(XVI) -pohifadhi mu(XVIII) -mohifadhi
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:
  • Passive: -hifadhiwa