hidi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic هَدَى (hadā).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-hidi (infinitive kuhidi)

1. to convert, to lead aright

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hidi
Positive present -nahidi Subjunctive -hidi Negative -hidi Imperative singular hidi
Infinitives
Positive kuhidi Negative kutohidi
Imperatives
Singular hidi Plural hidini
Tensed forms
Habitual huhidi Positive past positive subject concord + -lihidi Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhidi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahidi) Singular Plural 1st person ninahidi/nahidi tunahidi 2nd person unahidi mnahidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahidi wanahidi other classes positive subject concord + -nahidi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hidi) Singular Plural 1st person sihidi hatuhidi 2nd person huhidi hamhidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahidi hawahidi other classes negative subject concord + -hidi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahidi Negative future negative subject concord + -tahidi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hidi) Singular Plural 1st person nihidi tuhidi 2nd person uhidi mhidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahidi wahidi other classes positive subject concord + -hidi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihidi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehidi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehidi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihidi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihidi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahidi) Singular Plural 1st person nahidi twahidi 2nd person wahidi mwahidi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahidi wahidi m-mi(III/IV) wahidi yahidi ji-ma(V/VI) lahidi yahidi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahidi vyahidi n(IX/X) yahidi zahidi u(XI) wahidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahidi pa(XVI) pahidi mu(XVIII) mwahidi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehidi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahidi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahidi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihidi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohidi Consecutive kahidi / positive subject concord + -kahidi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahidi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihidi -tuhidi 2nd person -kuhidi -wahidi/-kuhidini/-wahidini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhidi -wahidi m-mi(III/IV) -uhidi -ihidi ji-ma(V/VI) -lihidi -yahidi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihidi -vihidi n(IX/X) -ihidi -zihidi u(XI) -uhidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhidi pa(XVI) -pahidi mu(XVIII) -muhidi Reflexive -jihidi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hidi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -hidiye -hidio m-mi(III/IV) -hidio -hidiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -hidilo -hidiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hidicho -hidivyo n(IX/X) -hidiyo -hidizo u(XI) -hidio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -hidiko pa(XVI) -hidipo mu(XVIII) -hidimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hidi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehidi -ohidi m-mi(III/IV) -ohidi -yohidi ji-ma(V/VI) -lohidi -yohidi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohidi -vyohidi n(IX/X) -yohidi -zohidi u(XI) -ohidi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohidi pa(XVI) -pohidi mu(XVIII) -mohidi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.