hesabu

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Swahili

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Etymology

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From Arabic حِسَاب (ḥisāb).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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hesabu (n class, plural hesabu)

  1. number
  2. sums, accounts
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Verb

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-hesabu (infinitive kuhesabu)

  1. to count
  2. to reckon, to calculate, to do sums

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -hesabu
Positive present -nahesabu
Subjunctive -hesabu
Negative -hesabu
Imperative singular hesabu
Infinitives
Positive kuhesabu
Negative kutohesabu
Imperatives
Singular hesabu
Plural hesabuni
Tensed forms
Habitual huhesabu
Positive past positive subject concord + -lihesabu
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhesabu
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahesabu)
Singular Plural
1st person ninahesabu/nahesabu tunahesabu
2nd person unahesabu mnahesabu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahesabu wanahesabu
other classes positive subject concord + -nahesabu
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hesabu)
Singular Plural
1st person sihesabu hatuhesabu
2nd person huhesabu hamhesabu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahesabu hawahesabu
other classes negative subject concord + -hesabu
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahesabu
Negative future negative subject concord + -tahesabu
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hesabu)
Singular Plural
1st person nihesabu tuhesabu
2nd person uhesabu mhesabu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahesabu wahesabu
other classes positive subject concord + -hesabu
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihesabu
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehesabu
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehesabu
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihesabu
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihesabu
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahesabu)
Singular Plural
1st person nahesabu twahesabu
2nd person wahesabu mwahesabu
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahesabu wahesabu
m-mi(III/IV) wahesabu yahesabu
ji-ma(V/VI) lahesabu yahesabu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahesabu vyahesabu
n(IX/X) yahesabu zahesabu
u(XI) wahesabu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwahesabu
pa(XVI) pahesabu
mu(XVIII) mwahesabu
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehesabu
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshahesabu
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahesabu
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kihesabu
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipohesabu
Consecutive kahesabu / positive subject concord + -kahesabu
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahesabu
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nihesabu -tuhesabu
2nd person -kuhesabu -wahesabu/-kuhesabuni/-wahesabuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhesabu -wahesabu
m-mi(III/IV) -uhesabu -ihesabu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lihesabu -yahesabu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihesabu -vihesabu
n(IX/X) -ihesabu -zihesabu
u(XI) -uhesabu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuhesabu
pa(XVI) -pahesabu
mu(XVIII) -muhesabu
Reflexive -jihesabu
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hesabu- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -hesabuye -hesabuo
m-mi(III/IV) -hesabuo -hesabuyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -hesabulo -hesabuyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hesabucho -hesabuvyo
n(IX/X) -hesabuyo -hesabuzo
u(XI) -hesabuo see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -hesabuko
pa(XVI) -hesabupo
mu(XVIII) -hesabumo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hesabu)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yehesabu -ohesabu
m-mi(III/IV) -ohesabu -yohesabu
ji-ma(V/VI) -lohesabu -yohesabu
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohesabu -vyohesabu
n(IX/X) -yohesabu -zohesabu
u(XI) -ohesabu see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kohesabu
pa(XVI) -pohesabu
mu(XVIII) -mohesabu
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.