hamia

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Verb

-hamia (infinitive kuhamia)

  1. Applicative form of -hama: to move to a place

Conjugation
Conjugation of -hamia
Positive present -nahamia
Subjunctive -hamie
Negative -hamii
Imperative singular hamia
Infinitives
Positive kuhamia
Negative kutohamia
Imperatives
Singular hamia
Plural hamieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhamia
Positive past positive subject concord + -lihamia
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhamia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahamia)
Singular Plural
1st person ninahamia/nahamia tunahamia
2nd person unahamia mnahamia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahamia wanahamia
other classes positive subject concord + -nahamia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hamii)
Singular Plural
1st person sihamii hatuhamii
2nd person huhamii hamhamii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahamii hawahamii
other classes negative subject concord + -hamii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahamia
Negative future negative subject concord + -tahamia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hamie)
Singular Plural
1st person nihamie tuhamie
2nd person uhamie mhamie
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahamie wahamie
other classes positive subject concord + -hamie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihamie
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehamia
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehamia
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihamia
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihamia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahamia)
Singular Plural
1st person nahamia twahamia
2nd person wahamia mwahamia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahamia wahamia
m-mi(III/IV) wahamia yahamia
ji-ma(V/VI) lahamia yahamia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahamia vyahamia
n(IX/X) yahamia zahamia
u(XI) wahamia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwahamia
pa(XVI) pahamia
mu(XVIII) mwahamia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehamia
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshahamia
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahamia
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kihamia
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipohamia
Consecutive kahamia / positive subject concord + -kahamia
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahamie
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nihamia -tuhamia
2nd person -kuhamia -wahamia/-kuhamieni/-wahamieni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhamia -wahamia
m-mi(III/IV) -uhamia -ihamia
ji-ma(V/VI) -lihamia -yahamia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihamia -vihamia
n(IX/X) -ihamia -zihamia
u(XI) -uhamia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuhamia
pa(XVI) -pahamia
mu(XVIII) -muhamia
Reflexive -jihamia
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hamia- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -hamiaye -hamiao
m-mi(III/IV) -hamiao -hamiayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -hamialo -hamiayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hamiacho -hamiavyo
n(IX/X) -hamiayo -hamiazo
u(XI) -hamiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -hamiako
pa(XVI) -hamiapo
mu(XVIII) -hamiamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hamia)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yehamia -ohamia
m-mi(III/IV) -ohamia -yohamia
ji-ma(V/VI) -lohamia -yohamia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohamia -vyohamia
n(IX/X) -yohamia -zohamia
u(XI) -ohamia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kohamia
pa(XVI) -pohamia
mu(XVIII) -mohamia
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:
    • Causative: -hamisha (“transitive move”)
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