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