kirihi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَرِهَ (kariha).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-kirihi (infinitive kukirihi)

1. to disgust, to loathe

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kirihi
Positive present -nakirihi Subjunctive -kirihi Negative -kirihi Imperative singular kirihi
Infinitives
Positive kukirihi Negative kutokirihi
Imperatives
Singular kirihi Plural kirihini
Tensed forms
Habitual hukirihi Positive past positive subject concord + -likirihi Negative past negative subject concord + -kukirihi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakirihi) Singular Plural 1st person ninakirihi/nakirihi tunakirihi 2nd person unakirihi mnakirihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakirihi wanakirihi other classes positive subject concord + -nakirihi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kirihi) Singular Plural 1st person sikirihi hatukirihi 2nd person hukirihi hamkirihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakirihi hawakirihi other classes negative subject concord + -kirihi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takirihi Negative future negative subject concord + -takirihi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kirihi) Singular Plural 1st person nikirihi tukirihi 2nd person ukirihi mkirihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akirihi wakirihi other classes positive subject concord + -kirihi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikirihi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekirihi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekirihi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikirihi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikirihi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akirihi) Singular Plural 1st person nakirihi twakirihi 2nd person wakirihi mwakirihi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akirihi wakirihi m-mi(III/IV) wakirihi yakirihi ji-ma(V/VI) lakirihi yakirihi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakirihi vyakirihi n(IX/X) yakirihi zakirihi u(XI) wakirihi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakirihi pa(XVI) pakirihi mu(XVIII) mwakirihi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekirihi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakirihi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakirihi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikirihi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokirihi Consecutive kakirihi / positive subject concord + -kakirihi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakirihi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikirihi -tukirihi 2nd person -kukirihi -wakirihi/-kukirihini/-wakirihini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkirihi -wakirihi m-mi(III/IV) -ukirihi -ikirihi ji-ma(V/VI) -likirihi -yakirihi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikirihi -vikirihi n(IX/X) -ikirihi -zikirihi u(XI) -ukirihi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukirihi pa(XVI) -pakirihi mu(XVIII) -mukirihi Reflexive -jikirihi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kirihi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kirihiye -kirihio m-mi(III/IV) -kirihio -kirihiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -kirihilo -kirihiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kirihicho -kirihivyo n(IX/X) -kirihiyo -kirihizo u(XI) -kirihio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kirihiko pa(XVI) -kirihipo mu(XVIII) -kirihimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kirihi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekirihi -okirihi m-mi(III/IV) -okirihi -yokirihi ji-ma(V/VI) -lokirihi -yokirihi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokirihi -vyokirihi n(IX/X) -yokirihi -zokirihi u(XI) -okirihi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokirihi pa(XVI) -pokirihi mu(XVIII) -mokirihi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Related terms

• karaha (“disgust”)