rehemu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَحِمَ (raḥima).

Verb

-rehemu (infinitive kurehemu)

1. to have mercy on, to pity

Conjugation

Conjugation of -rehemu
Positive present -narehemu Subjunctive -rehemu Negative -rehemu Imperative singular rehemu
Infinitives
Positive kurehemu Negative kutorehemu
Imperatives
Singular rehemu Plural rehemuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hurehemu Positive past positive subject concord + -lirehemu Negative past negative subject concord + -kurehemu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -narehemu) Singular Plural 1st person ninarehemu/narehemu tunarehemu 2nd person unarehemu mnarehemu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anarehemu wanarehemu other classes positive subject concord + -narehemu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -rehemu) Singular Plural 1st person sirehemu haturehemu 2nd person hurehemu hamrehemu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) harehemu hawarehemu other classes negative subject concord + -rehemu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tarehemu Negative future negative subject concord + -tarehemu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -rehemu) Singular Plural 1st person nirehemu turehemu 2nd person urehemu mrehemu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arehemu warehemu other classes positive subject concord + -rehemu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sirehemu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngerehemu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singerehemu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalirehemu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalirehemu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -arehemu) Singular Plural 1st person narehemu twarehemu 2nd person warehemu mwarehemu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) arehemu warehemu m-mi(III/IV) warehemu yarehemu ji-ma(V/VI) larehemu yarehemu ki-vi(VII/VIII) charehemu vyarehemu n(IX/X) yarehemu zarehemu u(XI) warehemu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwarehemu pa(XVI) parehemu mu(XVIII) mwarehemu
Perfect positive subject concord + -merehemu "Already" positive subject concord + -mesharehemu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jarehemu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kirehemu "If not" positive subject concord + -siporehemu Consecutive karehemu / positive subject concord + -karehemu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -karehemu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nirehemu -turehemu 2nd person -kurehemu -warehemu/-kurehemuni/-warehemuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mrehemu -warehemu m-mi(III/IV) -urehemu -irehemu ji-ma(V/VI) -lirehemu -yarehemu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kirehemu -virehemu n(IX/X) -irehemu -zirehemu u(XI) -urehemu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kurehemu pa(XVI) -parehemu mu(XVIII) -murehemu Reflexive -jirehemu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -rehemu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -rehemuye -rehemuo m-mi(III/IV) -rehemuo -rehemuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -rehemulo -rehemuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -rehemucho -rehemuvyo n(IX/X) -rehemuyo -rehemuzo u(XI) -rehemuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -rehemuko pa(XVI) -rehemupo mu(XVIII) -rehemumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -rehemu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yerehemu -orehemu m-mi(III/IV) -orehemu -yorehemu ji-ma(V/VI) -lorehemu -yorehemu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorehemu -vyorehemu n(IX/X) -yorehemu -zorehemu u(XI) -orehemu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -korehemu pa(XVI) -porehemu mu(XVIII) -morehemu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Related terms

• rehema (“mercy, compassion”)