husika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-husika (infinitive kuhusika)

1. Stative form of -husu: to refer to something
2. to apply to, be applicable to something
3. to be concerned with

Conjugation

Conjugation of -husika
Positive present -nahusika Subjunctive -husike Negative -husiki Imperative singular husika
Infinitives
Positive kuhusika Negative kutohusika
Imperatives
Singular husika Plural husikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhusika Positive past positive subject concord + -lihusika Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhusika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahusika) Singular Plural 1st person ninahusika/nahusika tunahusika 2nd person unahusika mnahusika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahusika wanahusika other classes positive subject concord + -nahusika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -husiki) Singular Plural 1st person sihusiki hatuhusiki 2nd person huhusiki hamhusiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahusiki hawahusiki other classes negative subject concord + -husiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahusika Negative future negative subject concord + -tahusika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -husike) Singular Plural 1st person nihusike tuhusike 2nd person uhusike mhusike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahusike wahusike other classes positive subject concord + -husike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihusike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehusika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehusika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihusika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihusika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahusika) Singular Plural 1st person nahusika twahusika 2nd person wahusika mwahusika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahusika wahusika m-mi(III/IV) wahusika yahusika ji-ma(V/VI) lahusika yahusika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahusika vyahusika n(IX/X) yahusika zahusika u(XI) wahusika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahusika pa(XVI) pahusika mu(XVIII) mwahusika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehusika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahusika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahusika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihusika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohusika Consecutive kahusika / positive subject concord + -kahusika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahusike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihusika -tuhusika 2nd person -kuhusika -wahusika/-kuhusikeni/-wahusikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhusika -wahusika m-mi(III/IV) -uhusika -ihusika ji-ma(V/VI) -lihusika -yahusika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihusika -vihusika n(IX/X) -ihusika -zihusika u(XI) -uhusika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhusika pa(XVI) -pahusika mu(XVIII) -muhusika Reflexive -jihusika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -husika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -husikaye -husikao m-mi(III/IV) -husikao -husikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -husikalo -husikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -husikacho -husikavyo n(IX/X) -husikayo -husikazo u(XI) -husikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -husikako pa(XVI) -husikapo mu(XVIII) -husikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -husika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehusika -ohusika m-mi(III/IV) -ohusika -yohusika ji-ma(V/VI) -lohusika -yohusika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohusika -vyohusika n(IX/X) -yohusika -zohusika u(XI) -ohusika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohusika pa(XVI) -pohusika mu(XVIII) -mohusika
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:
  • mhusika