"hu-" meaning in Swahili

See hu- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: A lenited, fused form of ni ku- (“is [verb]ing”). Head templates: {{head|sw|prefix}} hu-
  1. habitual aspect marker; indicates an action is routine or characteristic Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-hu--sw-prefix-9I7cJZuU Related terms: Positive infinitive, ku-, kw-1, Negative infinitive, kuto-, Habitual, hu-1, Telegrammic, ka-1, General [indicative, positive], -a, Positive subjunctive, -e, Negative present, -i, Second person plural, -ni, Positive past, -li-, Positive present, -na-, Positive future, -ta-, Negative subjunctive, -si-1, Positive present conditional, -nge-, Negative present conditional, -singe-, Positive past conditional, -ngali-, Negative past conditional, -singali-, Gnomic, -a-1, Perfect, -me-, past (english: Already), -lisha-, present (english: Already), -mesha-, -sha-, -ki-1, -sipo-, Consecutive, -ka-1, Negative past, -ku-1, Negative future, -ja-1, Past, Present, Future, -taka-, Negative, -si-, 1 Can take stress and therefore does not require -ku-, -kw- in monosyllabic verbs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Etymology: From the same source as ha-. Head templates: {{head|sw|prefix}} hu-
  1. you do not, 2nd person singular negative subject concord Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-hu--sw-prefix-CYFnbFJS Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 70 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Related terms: mimi, ni-, si-, -ni-, nami, na mimi, ndimi, ndiye, simi, siye, -angu, wewe, u-, -ku-, nawe, na wewe, ndiwe, siwe, -ako, yeye, a-, yu-, ha-, hayu-, -m-, -mw-, -mu-, naye, na yeye, -ake, sisi, tu-, hatu-, -tu-, nasi, na sisi, ndisi, ndio, sio, -etu, ninyi, m-, mw-, mu-, ham-, hamw-, hamu-, -wa-, nanyi, na ninyi, ndinyi, sinyi, -enu, wao, wa-, hawa-, nao, -ao, , -ji-, For a full table including other classes
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "english": "The sun rises in the east.",
          "text": "Jua huchomoza mashariki.",
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        {
          "english": "It is obvious that this system is popular due to how easy it is to run it, as it has one central authority with one leadership network all the way to the bottom through a system of decentralization.",
          "ref": "2022, Muungano wa Tanganyika na Zanzibar: Chimbuko, Misingi na Maendeleo, Serikali ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Ni dhahiri kuwa huu ni mfumo unaopendwa kutokana na urahisi katika kuuendesha kwa kuwa huwa na mamlaka moja kuu yenye mtandao mmoja wa uongozi mpaka chini kupitia mfumo wa ugatuzi wa madaraka.",
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          "word": "Negative infinitive"
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          "word": "-i"
        },
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        },
        {
          "word": "-ni"
        },
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          "word": "Positive past"
        },
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          "word": "-li-"
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          "word": "Positive present"
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          "word": "Positive present conditional"
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        {
          "word": "-nge-"
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        {
          "word": "Negative present conditional"
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        {
          "word": "-singe-"
        },
        {
          "word": "Positive past conditional"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ngali-"
        },
        {
          "word": "Negative past conditional"
        },
        {
          "word": "-singali-"
        },
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          "word": "Gnomic"
        },
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          "word": "-a-1"
        },
        {
          "word": "Perfect"
        },
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          "word": "-me-"
        },
        {
          "english": "Already",
          "word": "past"
        },
        {
          "word": "-lisha-"
        },
        {
          "english": "Already",
          "word": "present"
        },
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          "word": "-mesha-"
        },
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          "word": "-sha-"
        },
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          "word": "-ki-1"
        },
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          "word": "-sipo-"
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          "word": "Consecutive"
        },
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          "word": "-ka-1"
        },
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          "word": "Negative past"
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          "word": "-ku-1"
        },
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          "word": "Negative future"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ja-1"
        },
        {
          "word": "Past"
        },
        {
          "word": "Present"
        },
        {
          "word": "Future"
        },
        {
          "word": "-taka-"
        },
        {
          "word": "Negative"
        },
        {
          "word": "-si-"
        },
        {
          "word": "1 Can take stress and therefore does not require -ku-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-kw- in monosyllabic verbs"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hu-"
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          "english": "Soul, why not awake? Hi! what is it that cheats you?",
          "ref": "R. Allen (1946) “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249",
          "roman": "Moyo wangu nini huzundukani, likughuriyelo hela ni-n'ni?",
          "text": "مُيُ وَاغُ نِنِ هُزُدُكَانِ ، لِكُغُرِيِلُ هِيْلَ نِنْنِ ،",
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        },
        {
          "word": "ni-"
        },
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          "word": "-ni-"
        },
        {
          "word": "nami"
        },
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          "word": "ndiye"
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          "word": "siye"
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          "word": "wewe"
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          "word": "u-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ku-"
        },
        {
          "word": "nawe"
        },
        {
          "word": "na wewe"
        },
        {
          "word": "ndiwe"
        },
        {
          "word": "siwe"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ako"
        },
        {
          "word": "yeye"
        },
        {
          "word": "a-"
        },
        {
          "word": "yu-"
        },
        {
          "word": "ha-"
        },
        {
          "word": "hayu-"
        },
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          "word": "-m-"
        },
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          "word": "-mw-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-mu-"
        },
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          "word": "naye"
        },
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          "word": "na yeye"
        },
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          "word": "-ake"
        },
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          "word": "sisi"
        },
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          "word": "tu-"
        },
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          "word": "hatu-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-tu-"
        },
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          "word": "nasi"
        },
        {
          "word": "na sisi"
        },
        {
          "word": "ndisi"
        },
        {
          "word": "ndio"
        },
        {
          "word": "sio"
        },
        {
          "word": "-etu"
        },
        {
          "word": "ninyi"
        },
        {
          "word": "m-"
        },
        {
          "word": "mw-"
        },
        {
          "word": "mu-"
        },
        {
          "word": "ham-"
        },
        {
          "word": "hamw-"
        },
        {
          "word": "hamu-"
        },
        {
          "word": "-wa-"
        },
        {
          "word": "nanyi"
        },
        {
          "word": "na ninyi"
        },
        {
          "word": "ndinyi"
        },
        {
          "word": "sinyi"
        },
        {
          "word": "-enu"
        },
        {
          "word": "wao"
        },
        {
          "word": "wa-"
        },
        {
          "word": "hawa-"
        },
        {
          "word": "nao"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ao"
        },
        {
          "word": "—"
        },
        {
          "word": "-ji-"
        },
        {
          "word": "For a full table including other classes"
        }
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  "word": "hu-"
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    },
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      "word": "Negative present"
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      "word": "-i"
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    {
      "word": "Second person plural"
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      "word": "-ni"
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      "word": "Positive past"
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      "word": "-li-"
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    {
      "word": "Positive present"
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      "word": "-na-"
    },
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      "word": "-ta-"
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    {
      "word": "-singe-"
    },
    {
      "word": "Positive past conditional"
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    {
      "word": "-ngali-"
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    {
      "word": "Negative past conditional"
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    },
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      "word": "Perfect"
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      "word": "-me-"
    },
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      "english": "Already",
      "word": "past"
    },
    {
      "word": "-lisha-"
    },
    {
      "english": "Already",
      "word": "present"
    },
    {
      "word": "-mesha-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-sha-"
    },
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    },
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      "word": "-sipo-"
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    },
    {
      "word": "Negative past"
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      "word": "-ku-1"
    },
    {
      "word": "Negative future"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ja-1"
    },
    {
      "word": "Past"
    },
    {
      "word": "Present"
    },
    {
      "word": "Future"
    },
    {
      "word": "-taka-"
    },
    {
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    {
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    },
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    }
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          "english": "The sun rises in the east.",
          "text": "Jua huchomoza mashariki.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "It is obvious that this system is popular due to how easy it is to run it, as it has one central authority with one leadership network all the way to the bottom through a system of decentralization.",
          "ref": "2022, Muungano wa Tanganyika na Zanzibar: Chimbuko, Misingi na Maendeleo, Serikali ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, →ISBN:",
          "text": "Ni dhahiri kuwa huu ni mfumo unaopendwa kutokana na urahisi katika kuuendesha kwa kuwa huwa na mamlaka moja kuu yenye mtandao mmoja wa uongozi mpaka chini kupitia mfumo wa ugatuzi wa madaraka.",
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  "word": "hu-"
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      "word": "siye"
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      "word": "-angu"
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      "word": "wewe"
    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "siwe"
    },
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      "word": "-ako"
    },
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      "word": "yeye"
    },
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      "word": "a-"
    },
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      "word": "yu-"
    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "na yeye"
    },
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      "word": "-ake"
    },
    {
      "word": "sisi"
    },
    {
      "word": "tu-"
    },
    {
      "word": "hatu-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-tu-"
    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "na sisi"
    },
    {
      "word": "ndisi"
    },
    {
      "word": "ndio"
    },
    {
      "word": "sio"
    },
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      "word": "-etu"
    },
    {
      "word": "ninyi"
    },
    {
      "word": "m-"
    },
    {
      "word": "mw-"
    },
    {
      "word": "mu-"
    },
    {
      "word": "ham-"
    },
    {
      "word": "hamw-"
    },
    {
      "word": "hamu-"
    },
    {
      "word": "-wa-"
    },
    {
      "word": "nanyi"
    },
    {
      "word": "na ninyi"
    },
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      "word": "ndinyi"
    },
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      "word": "sinyi"
    },
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      "word": "-enu"
    },
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      "word": "wao"
    },
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      "word": "wa-"
    },
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      "word": "hawa-"
    },
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      "word": "nao"
    },
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    },
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    },
    {
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        {
          "english": "Soul, why not awake? Hi! what is it that cheats you?",
          "ref": "R. Allen (1946) “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249",
          "roman": "Moyo wangu nini huzundukani, likughuriyelo hela ni-n'ni?",
          "text": "مُيُ وَاغُ نِنِ هُزُدُكَانِ ، لِكُغُرِيِلُ هِيْلَ نِنْنِ ،",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "you do not, 2nd person singular negative subject concord"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "you",
          "you"
        ],
        [
          "not",
          "not"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hu-"
}

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