huluku

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-huluku (infinitive kuhuluku)

1. to create

Conjugation

Conjugation of -huluku
Positive present -nahuluku Subjunctive -huluku Negative -huluku Imperative singular huluku
Infinitives
Positive kuhuluku Negative kutohuluku
Imperatives
Singular huluku Plural hulukuni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhuluku Positive past positive subject concord + -lihuluku Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhuluku
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahuluku) Singular Plural 1st person ninahuluku/nahuluku tunahuluku 2nd person unahuluku mnahuluku 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahuluku wanahuluku other classes positive subject concord + -nahuluku
Negative present (negative subject concord + -huluku) Singular Plural 1st person sihuluku hatuhuluku 2nd person huhuluku hamhuluku 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahuluku hawahuluku other classes negative subject concord + -huluku
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahuluku Negative future negative subject concord + -tahuluku
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -huluku) Singular Plural 1st person nihuluku tuhuluku 2nd person uhuluku mhuluku 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahuluku wahuluku other classes positive subject concord + -huluku
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihuluku Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehuluku Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehuluku Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihuluku Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihuluku
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahuluku) Singular Plural 1st person nahuluku twahuluku 2nd person wahuluku mwahuluku 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahuluku wahuluku m-mi(III/IV) wahuluku yahuluku ji-ma(V/VI) lahuluku yahuluku ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahuluku vyahuluku n(IX/X) yahuluku zahuluku u(XI) wahuluku see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahuluku pa(XVI) pahuluku mu(XVIII) mwahuluku
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehuluku "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahuluku "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahuluku "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihuluku "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohuluku Consecutive kahuluku / positive subject concord + -kahuluku Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahuluku
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihuluku -tuhuluku 2nd person -kuhuluku -wahuluku/-kuhulukuni/-wahulukuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhuluku -wahuluku m-mi(III/IV) -uhuluku -ihuluku ji-ma(V/VI) -lihuluku -yahuluku ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihuluku -vihuluku n(IX/X) -ihuluku -zihuluku u(XI) -uhuluku see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhuluku pa(XVI) -pahuluku mu(XVIII) -muhuluku Reflexive -jihuluku
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -huluku- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -hulukuye -hulukuo m-mi(III/IV) -hulukuo -hulukuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -hulukulo -hulukuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hulukucho -hulukuvyo n(IX/X) -hulukuyo -hulukuzo u(XI) -hulukuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -hulukuko pa(XVI) -hulukupo mu(XVIII) -hulukumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -huluku) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehuluku -ohuluku m-mi(III/IV) -ohuluku -yohuluku ji-ma(V/VI) -lohuluku -yohuluku ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohuluku -vyohuluku n(IX/X) -yohuluku -zohuluku u(XI) -ohuluku see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohuluku pa(XVI) -pohuluku mu(XVIII) -mohuluku
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.