tuhumu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِتَّهَمَ (ittahama).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-tuhumu (infinitive kutuhumu)

1. to suspect
2. to accuse

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tuhumu
Positive present -natuhumu Subjunctive -tuhumu Negative -tuhumu Imperative singular tuhumu
Infinitives
Positive kutuhumu Negative kutotuhumu
Imperatives
Singular tuhumu Plural tuhumuni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutuhumu Positive past positive subject concord + -lituhumu Negative past negative subject concord + -kutuhumu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natuhumu) Singular Plural 1st person ninatuhumu/natuhumu tunatuhumu 2nd person unatuhumu mnatuhumu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatuhumu wanatuhumu other classes positive subject concord + -natuhumu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tuhumu) Singular Plural 1st person situhumu hatutuhumu 2nd person hutuhumu hamtuhumu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatuhumu hawatuhumu other classes negative subject concord + -tuhumu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatuhumu Negative future negative subject concord + -tatuhumu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tuhumu) Singular Plural 1st person nituhumu tutuhumu 2nd person utuhumu mtuhumu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atuhumu watuhumu other classes positive subject concord + -tuhumu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -situhumu Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetuhumu Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetuhumu Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalituhumu Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalituhumu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atuhumu) Singular Plural 1st person natuhumu twatuhumu 2nd person watuhumu mwatuhumu 3rd person m-wa(I/II) atuhumu watuhumu m-mi(III/IV) watuhumu yatuhumu ji-ma(V/VI) latuhumu yatuhumu ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatuhumu vyatuhumu n(IX/X) yatuhumu zatuhumu u(XI) watuhumu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwatuhumu pa(XVI) patuhumu mu(XVIII) mwatuhumu
Perfect positive subject concord + -metuhumu "Already" positive subject concord + -meshatuhumu "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatuhumu "If/When" positive subject concord + -kituhumu "If not" positive subject concord + -sipotuhumu Consecutive katuhumu / positive subject concord + -katuhumu Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katuhumu
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nituhumu -tutuhumu 2nd person -kutuhumu -watuhumu/-kutuhumuni/-watuhumuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtuhumu -watuhumu m-mi(III/IV) -utuhumu -ituhumu ji-ma(V/VI) -lituhumu -yatuhumu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kituhumu -vituhumu n(IX/X) -ituhumu -zituhumu u(XI) -utuhumu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kutuhumu pa(XVI) -patuhumu mu(XVIII) -mutuhumu Reflexive -jituhumu
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tuhumu- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -tuhumuye -tuhumuo m-mi(III/IV) -tuhumuo -tuhumuyo ji-ma(V/VI) -tuhumulo -tuhumuyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -tuhumucho -tuhumuvyo n(IX/X) -tuhumuyo -tuhumuzo u(XI) -tuhumuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -tuhumuko pa(XVI) -tuhumupo mu(XVIII) -tuhumumo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tuhumu) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yetuhumu -otuhumu m-mi(III/IV) -otuhumu -yotuhumu ji-ma(V/VI) -lotuhumu -yotuhumu ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotuhumu -vyotuhumu n(IX/X) -yotuhumu -zotuhumu u(XI) -otuhumu see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kotuhumu pa(XVI) -potuhumu mu(XVIII) -motuhumu
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: -tuhumia
  • Passive: -tuhumiwa
  • Stative: -tuhumika

Related terms

• tuhuma (“suspicion, accusation”)