hitaji

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِحْتَاجَ (iḥtāja).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-hitaji (infinitive kuhitaji)

1. to need

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hitaji
Positive present -nahitaji Subjunctive -hitaji Negative -hitaji Imperative singular hitaji
Infinitives
Positive kuhitaji Negative kutohitaji
Imperatives
Singular hitaji Plural hitajini
Tensed forms
Habitual huhitaji Positive past positive subject concord + -lihitaji Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhitaji
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahitaji) Singular Plural 1st person ninahitaji/nahitaji tunahitaji 2nd person unahitaji mnahitaji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahitaji wanahitaji other classes positive subject concord + -nahitaji
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hitaji) Singular Plural 1st person sihitaji hatuhitaji 2nd person huhitaji hamhitaji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahitaji hawahitaji other classes negative subject concord + -hitaji
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahitaji Negative future negative subject concord + -tahitaji
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hitaji) Singular Plural 1st person nihitaji tuhitaji 2nd person uhitaji mhitaji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahitaji wahitaji other classes positive subject concord + -hitaji
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihitaji Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehitaji Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehitaji Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihitaji Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihitaji
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahitaji) Singular Plural 1st person nahitaji twahitaji 2nd person wahitaji mwahitaji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahitaji wahitaji m-mi(III/IV) wahitaji yahitaji ji-ma(V/VI) lahitaji yahitaji ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahitaji vyahitaji n(IX/X) yahitaji zahitaji u(XI) wahitaji see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahitaji pa(XVI) pahitaji mu(XVIII) mwahitaji
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehitaji "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahitaji "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahitaji "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihitaji "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohitaji Consecutive kahitaji / positive subject concord + -kahitaji Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahitaji
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihitaji -tuhitaji 2nd person -kuhitaji -wahitaji/-kuhitajini/-wahitajini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhitaji -wahitaji m-mi(III/IV) -uhitaji -ihitaji ji-ma(V/VI) -lihitaji -yahitaji ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihitaji -vihitaji n(IX/X) -ihitaji -zihitaji u(XI) -uhitaji see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhitaji pa(XVI) -pahitaji mu(XVIII) -muhitaji Reflexive -jihitaji
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hitaji- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -hitajiye -hitajio m-mi(III/IV) -hitajio -hitajiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -hitajilo -hitajiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hitajicho -hitajivyo n(IX/X) -hitajiyo -hitajizo u(XI) -hitajio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -hitajiko pa(XVI) -hitajipo mu(XVIII) -hitajimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hitaji) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehitaji -ohitaji m-mi(III/IV) -ohitaji -yohitaji ji-ma(V/VI) -lohitaji -yohitaji ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohitaji -vyohitaji n(IX/X) -yohitaji -zohitaji u(XI) -ohitaji see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohitaji pa(XVI) -pohitaji mu(XVIII) -mohitaji
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:
  • Stative: -hitajika

• Nominal derivations:
  • uhitaji (“need, requirement”)

Related terms

• haja