hizi

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic خَزِيَ (ḵaziya).

Verb

-hizi (infinitive kuhizi)

1. to disgrace, dishonour, insult

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hizi
Positive present -nahizi Subjunctive -hizi Negative -hizi Imperative singular hizi
Infinitives
Positive kuhizi Negative kutohizi
Imperatives
Singular hizi Plural hizini
Tensed forms
Habitual huhizi Positive past positive subject concord + -lihizi Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhizi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahizi) Singular Plural 1st person ninahizi/nahizi tunahizi 2nd person unahizi mnahizi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahizi wanahizi other classes positive subject concord + -nahizi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hizi) Singular Plural 1st person sihizi hatuhizi 2nd person huhizi hamhizi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahizi hawahizi other classes negative subject concord + -hizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahizi Negative future negative subject concord + -tahizi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hizi) Singular Plural 1st person nihizi tuhizi 2nd person uhizi mhizi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahizi wahizi other classes positive subject concord + -hizi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihizi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehizi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehizi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihizi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihizi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahizi) Singular Plural 1st person nahizi twahizi 2nd person wahizi mwahizi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahizi wahizi m-mi(III/IV) wahizi yahizi ji-ma(V/VI) lahizi yahizi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahizi vyahizi n(IX/X) yahizi zahizi u(XI) wahizi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahizi pa(XVI) pahizi mu(XVIII) mwahizi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehizi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahizi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahizi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihizi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohizi Consecutive kahizi / positive subject concord + -kahizi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahizi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihizi -tuhizi 2nd person -kuhizi -wahizi/-kuhizini/-wahizini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhizi -wahizi m-mi(III/IV) -uhizi -ihizi ji-ma(V/VI) -lihizi -yahizi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihizi -vihizi n(IX/X) -ihizi -zihizi u(XI) -uhizi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhizi pa(XVI) -pahizi mu(XVIII) -muhizi Reflexive -jihizi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hizi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -hiziye -hizio m-mi(III/IV) -hizio -hiziyo ji-ma(V/VI) -hizilo -hiziyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hizicho -hizivyo n(IX/X) -hiziyo -hizizo u(XI) -hizio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -hiziko pa(XVI) -hizipo mu(XVIII) -hizimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hizi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehizi -ohizi m-mi(III/IV) -ohizi -yohizi ji-ma(V/VI) -lohizi -yohizi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohizi -vyohizi n(IX/X) -yohizi -zohizi u(XI) -ohizi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohizi pa(XVI) -pohizi mu(XVIII) -mohizi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

hizi

1. N class inflected form of hii (plural only).