hudumu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَدَمَ (ḵadama).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-hudumu (infinitive kuhudumu)

1. to serve
2. to wait on (someone)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hudumu
Positive present -nahudumu Subjunctive -hudumu Negative -hudumu Imperative singular hudumu
Infinitives
Positive kuhudumu Negative kutohudumu
Imperatives
Singular hudumu Plural hudumuni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhudumu Positive past positive subject concord + -lihudumu Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhudumu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahudumu) Singular Plural 1st person ninahudumu/nahudumu tunahudumu 2nd person unahudumu mnahudumu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahudumu wanahudumu other classes positive subject concord + -nahudumu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hudumu) Singular Plural 1st person sihudumu hatuhudumu 2nd person huhudumu hamhudumu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahudumu hawahudumu other classes negative subject concord + -hudumu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahudumu Negative future negative subject concord + -tahudumu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hudumu) Singular Plural 1st person nihudumu tuhudumu 2nd person uhudumu mhudumu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahudumu wahudumu other classes positive subject concord + -hudumu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihudumu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehudumu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehudumu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihudumu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihudumu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahudumu) Singular Plural 1st person nahudumu twahudumu 2nd person wahudumu mwahudumu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahudumu wahudumu m-mi(III/IV) wahudumu yahudumu ji-ma(V/VI) lahudumu yahudumu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahudumu vyahudumu n(IX/X) yahudumu zahudumu u(XI) wahudumu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahudumu pa(XVI) pahudumu mu(XVIII) mwahudumu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehudumu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahudumu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahudumu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihudumu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohudumu Consecutive kahudumu / positive subject concord + -kahudumu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahudumu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihudumu -tuhudumu 2nd person -kuhudumu -wahudumu/-kuhudumuni/-wahudumuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhudumu -wahudumu m-mi(III/IV) -uhudumu -ihudumu ji-ma(V/VI) -lihudumu -yahudumu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihudumu -vihudumu n(IX/X) -ihudumu -zihudumu u(XI) -uhudumu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhudumu pa(XVI) -pahudumu mu(XVIII) -muhudumu Reflexive -jihudumu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hudumu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -hudumuye -hudumuo m-mi(III/IV) -hudumuo -hudumuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -hudumulo -hudumuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hudumucho -hudumuvyo n(IX/X) -hudumuyo -hudumuzo u(XI) -hudumuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -hudumuko pa(XVI) -hudumupo mu(XVIII) -hudumumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hudumu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehudumu -ohudumu m-mi(III/IV) -ohudumu -yohudumu ji-ma(V/VI) -lohudumu -yohudumu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohudumu -vyohudumu n(IX/X) -yohudumu -zohudumu u(XI) -ohudumu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohudumu pa(XVI) -pohudumu mu(XVIII) -mohudumu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mhudumu (“waiter”)