halifu

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خَلَفَ (ḵalafa).

Pronunciation
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Verb

-halifu (infinitive kuhalifu)

  1. to disobey or rebel

Conjugation
Conjugation of -halifu
Positive present -nahalifu
Subjunctive -halifu
Negative -halifu
Imperative singular halifu
Infinitives
Positive kuhalifu
Negative kutohalifu
Imperatives
Singular halifu
Plural halifuni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhalifu
Positive past positive subject concord + -lihalifu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhalifu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahalifu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninahalifu/nahalifu tunahalifu
2nd person unahalifu mnahalifu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahalifu wanahalifu
other classes positive subject concord + -nahalifu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -halifu)
Singular Plural
1st person sihalifu hatuhalifu
2nd person huhalifu hamhalifu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahalifu hawahalifu
other classes negative subject concord + -halifu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahalifu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tahalifu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -halifu)
Singular Plural
1st person nihalifu tuhalifu
2nd person uhalifu mhalifu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahalifu wahalifu
other classes positive subject concord + -halifu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihalifu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehalifu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehalifu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihalifu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihalifu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahalifu)
Singular Plural
1st person nahalifu twahalifu
2nd person wahalifu mwahalifu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahalifu wahalifu
m-mi(III/IV) wahalifu yahalifu
ji-ma(V/VI) lahalifu yahalifu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahalifu vyahalifu
n(IX/X) yahalifu zahalifu
u(XI) wahalifu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwahalifu
pa(XVI) pahalifu
mu(XVIII) mwahalifu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehalifu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshahalifu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahalifu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kihalifu
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipohalifu
Consecutive kahalifu / positive subject concord + -kahalifu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahalifu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nihalifu -tuhalifu
2nd person -kuhalifu -wahalifu/-kuhalifuni/-wahalifuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhalifu -wahalifu
m-mi(III/IV) -uhalifu -ihalifu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lihalifu -yahalifu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihalifu -vihalifu
n(IX/X) -ihalifu -zihalifu
u(XI) -uhalifu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuhalifu
pa(XVI) -pahalifu
mu(XVIII) -muhalifu
Reflexive -jihalifu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -halifu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -halifuye -halifuo
m-mi(III/IV) -halifuo -halifuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -halifulo -halifuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -halifucho -halifuvyo
n(IX/X) -halifuyo -halifuzo
u(XI) -halifuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -halifuko
pa(XVI) -halifupo
mu(XVIII) -halifumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -halifu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yehalifu -ohalifu
m-mi(III/IV) -ohalifu -yohalifu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lohalifu -yohalifu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohalifu -vyohalifu
n(IX/X) -yohalifu -zohalifu
u(XI) -ohalifu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kohalifu
pa(XVI) -pohalifu
mu(XVIII) -mohalifu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms
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