sahau

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic سَهَا (sahā).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-sahau (infinitive kusahau)

1. to forget

Conjugation

Conjugation of -sahau
Positive present -nasahau Subjunctive -sahau Negative -sahau Imperative singular sahau
Infinitives
Positive kusahau Negative kutosahau
Imperatives
Singular sahau Plural sahauni
Tensed forms
Habitual husahau Positive past positive subject concord + -lisahau Negative past negative subject concord + -kusahau
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasahau) Singular Plural 1st person ninasahau/nasahau tunasahau 2nd person unasahau mnasahau 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasahau wanasahau other classes positive subject concord + -nasahau
Negative present (negative subject concord + -sahau) Singular Plural 1st person sisahau hatusahau 2nd person husahau hamsahau 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasahau hawasahau other classes negative subject concord + -sahau
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasahau Negative future negative subject concord + -tasahau
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sahau) Singular Plural 1st person nisahau tusahau 2nd person usahau msahau 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asahau wasahau other classes positive subject concord + -sahau
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisahau Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesahau Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesahau Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisahau Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisahau
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asahau) Singular Plural 1st person nasahau twasahau 2nd person wasahau mwasahau 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asahau wasahau m-mi(III/IV) wasahau yasahau ji-ma(V/VI) lasahau yasahau ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasahau vyasahau n(IX/X) yasahau zasahau u(XI) wasahau see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasahau pa(XVI) pasahau mu(XVIII) mwasahau
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesahau "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasahau "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasahau "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisahau "If not" positive subject concord + -siposahau Consecutive kasahau / positive subject concord + -kasahau Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasahau
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisahau -tusahau 2nd person -kusahau -wasahau/-kusahauni/-wasahauni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msahau -wasahau m-mi(III/IV) -usahau -isahau ji-ma(V/VI) -lisahau -yasahau ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisahau -visahau n(IX/X) -isahau -zisahau u(XI) -usahau see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusahau pa(XVI) -pasahau mu(XVIII) -musahau Reflexive -jisahau
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sahau- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sahauye -sahauo m-mi(III/IV) -sahauo -sahauyo ji-ma(V/VI) -sahaulo -sahauyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sahaucho -sahauvyo n(IX/X) -sahauyo -sahauzo u(XI) -sahauo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sahauko pa(XVI) -sahaupo mu(XVIII) -sahaumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sahau) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesahau -osahau m-mi(III/IV) -osahau -yosahau ji-ma(V/VI) -losahau -yosahau ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosahau -vyosahau n(IX/X) -yosahau -zosahau u(XI) -osahau see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosahau pa(XVI) -posahau mu(XVIII) -mosahau
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -sahaulia
  • Causative: -sahaulisha
  • Passive: -sahauliwa
  • Stative: -sahaulika

• Nominal derivations:
  • msahau (“forgetful person”)