hamia

Swahili

Verb

-hamia (infinitive kuhamia)

to move to a place

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hamia

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kuhamia

kutohamia

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

hamia

hamieni

Habitual

huhamia

Complex finite forms

Polarity

Persons

Persons / Classes

Classes

1st

2nd

3rd / M-wa

M-mi

Ma

Ki-vi

N

U

Ku

Pa

Mu

Sg.

Pl.

Sg.

Pl.

Sg. / 1

Pl. / 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 / 14

15 / 17

16

18

Past
Positive	nilihamia nalihamia	tulihamia twalihamia	ulihamia walihamia	mlihamia mwalihamia	alihamia	walihamia	ulihamia	ilihamia	lilihamia	yalihamia	kilihamia	vilihamia	ilihamia	zilihamia	ulihamia	kulihamia	palihamia	mulihamia
Relative	niliohamia naliohamia	tuliohamia twaliohamia	uliohamia waliohamia	mliohamia mwaliohamia	aliohamia	waliohamia	uliohamia	iliohamia	liliohamia	yaliohamia	kiliohamia	viliohamia	iliohamia	ziliohamia	uliohamia	kuliohamia	paliohamia	muliohamia
Negative	sikuhamia	hatukuhamia	hukuhamia	hamkuhamia	hakuhamia	hawakuhamia	haukuhamia	haikuhamia	halikuhamia	hayakuhamia	hakikuhamia	havikuhamia	haikuhamia	hazikuhamia	haukuhamia	hakukuhamia	hapakuhamia	hamukuhamia

Present
Positive	ninahamia nahamia	tunahamia	unahamia	mnahamia	anahamia	wanahamia	unahamia	inahamia	linahamia	yanahamia	kinahamia	vinahamia	inahamia	zinahamia	unahamia	kunahamia	panahamia	munahamia
Relative	ninaohamia naohamia	tunaohamia	unaohamia	mnaohamia	anaohamia	wanaohamia	unaohamia	inaohamia	linaohamia	yanaohamia	kinaohamia	vinaohamia	inaohamia	zinaohamia	unaohamia	kunaohamia	panaohamia	munaohamia
Negative	sihamii	hatuhamii	huhamii	hamhamii	hahamii	hawahamii	hauhamii	haihamii	halihamii	hayahamii	hakihamii	havihamii	haihamii	hazihamii	hauhamii	hakuhamii	hapahamii	hamuhamii

Future
Positive	nitahamia	tutahamia	utahamia	mtahamia	atahamia	watahamia	utahamia	itahamia	litahamia	yatahamia	kitahamia	vitahamia	itahamia	zitahamia	utahamia	kutahamia	patahamia	mutahamia
Relative	nitakaohamia	tutakaohamia	utakaohamia	mtakaohamia	atakaohamia	watakaohamia	utakaohamia	itakaohamia	litakaohamia	yatakaohamia	kitakaohamia	vitakaohamia	itakaohamia	zitakaohamia	utakaohamia	kutakaohamia	patakaohamia	mutakaohamia
Negative	sitahamia	hatutahamia	hutahamia	hamtahamia	hatahamia	hawatahamia	hautahamia	haitahamia	halitahamia	hayatahamia	hakitahamia	havitahamia	haitahamia	hazitahamia	hautahamia	hakutahamia	hapatahamia	hamutahamia

Subjunctive
Positive	nihamie	tuhamie	uhamie	mhamie	ahamie	wahamie	uhamie	ihamie	lihamie	yahamie	kihamie	vihamie	ihamie	zihamie	uhamie	kuhamie	pahamie	muhamie
Negative	nisihamie	tusihamie	usihamie	msihamie	asihamie	wasihamie	usihamie	isihamie	lisihamie	yasihamie	kisihamie	visihamie	isihamie	zisihamie	usihamie	kusihamie	pasihamie	musihamie

Present Conditional
Positive	ningehamia	tungehamia	ungehamia	mngehamia	angehamia	wangehamia	ungehamia	ingehamia	lingehamia	yangehamia	kingehamia	vingehamia	ingehamia	zingehamia	ungehamia	kungehamia	pangehamia	mungehamia
Negative	nisingehamia singehamia	tusingehamia hatungehamia	usingehamia hungehamia	msingehamia hamngehamia	asingehamia hangehamia	wasingehamia hawangehamia	usingehamia haungehamia	isingehamia haingehamia	lisingehamia halingehamia	yasingehamia hayangehamia	kisingehamia hakingehamia	visingehamia havingehamia	isingehamia haingehamia	zisingehamia hazingehamia	usingehamia haungehamia	kusingehamia hakungehamia	pasingehamia hapangehamia	musingehamia hamungehamia

Past Conditional
Positive	ningalihamia	tungalihamia	ungalihamia	mngalihamia	angalihamia	wangalihamia	ungalihamia	ingalihamia	lingalihamia	yangalihamia	kingalihamia	vingalihamia	ingalihamia	zingalihamia	ungalihamia	kungalihamia	pangalihamia	mungalihamia
Negative	nisingalihamia singalihamia	tusingalihamia hatungalihamia	usingalihamia hungalihamia	msingalihamia hamngalihamia	asingalihamia hangalihamia	wasingalihamia hawangalihamia	usingalihamia haungalihamia	isingalihamia haingalihamia	lisingalihamia halingalihamia	yasingalihamia hayangalihamia	kisingalihamia hakingalihamia	visingalihamia havingalihamia	isingalihamia haingalihamia	zisingalihamia hazingalihamia	usingalihamia haungalihamia	kusingalihamia hakungalihamia	pasingalihamia hapangalihamia	musingalihamia hamungalihamia

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningelihamia	tungelihamia	ungelihamia	mngelihamia	angelihamia	wangelihamia	ungelihamia	ingelihamia	lingelihamia	yangelihamia	kingelihamia	vingelihamia	ingelihamia	zingelihamia	ungelihamia	kungelihamia	pangelihamia	mungelihamia

General Relative
Positive	nihamiao	tuhamiao	uhamiao	mhamiao	ahamiao	wahamiao	uhamiao	ihamiao	lihamiao	yahamiao	kihamiao	vihamiao	ihamiao	zihamiao	uhamiao	kuhamiao	pahamiao	muhamiao
Negative	nisiohamia	tusiohamia	usiohamia	msiohamia	asiohamia	wasiohamia	usiohamia	isiohamia	lisiohamia	yasiohamia	kisiohamia	visiohamia	isiohamia	zisiohamia	usiohamia	kusiohamia	pasiohamia	musiohamia

Gnomic
Positive	nahamia	twahamia	wahamia	mwahamia	ahamia	wahamia	wahamia	yahamia	lahamia	yahamia	chahamia	vyahamia	yahamia	zahamia	wahamia	kwahamia	pahamia	mwahamia

Perfect
Positive	nimehamia	tumehamia	umehamia	mmehamia	amehamia	wamehamia	umehamia	imehamia	limehamia	yamehamia	kimehamia	vimehamia	imehamia	zimehamia	umehamia	kumehamia	pamehamia	mumehamia

"Already"
Positive	nimeshahamia	tumeshahamia	umeshahamia	mmeshahamia	ameshahamia	wameshahamia	umeshahamia	imeshahamia	limeshahamia	yameshahamia	kimeshahamia	vimeshahamia	imeshahamia	zimeshahamia	umeshahamia	kumeshahamia	pameshahamia	mumeshahamia

"Not yet"
Negative	sijahamia	hatujahamia	hujahamia	hamjahamia	hajahamia	hawajahamia	haujahamia	haijahamia	halijahamia	hayajahamia	hakijahamia	havijahamia	haijahamia	hazijahamia	haujahamia	hakujahamia	hapajahamia	hamujahamia

"If/When"
Positive	nikihamia	tukihamia	ukihamia	mkihamia	akihamia	wakihamia	ukihamia	ikihamia	likihamia	yakihamia	kikihamia	vikihamia	ikihamia	zikihamia	ukihamia	kukihamia	pakihamia	mukihamia

"If not"
Negative	nisipohamia	tusipohamia	usipohamia	msipohamia	asipohamia	wasipohamia	usipohamia	isipohamia	lisipohamia	yasipohamia	kisipohamia	visipohamia	isipohamia	zisipohamia	usipohamia	kusipohamia	pasipohamia	musipohamia

Consecutive
Positive	nikahamia	tukahamia	ukahamia	mkahamia	akahamia	wakahamia	ukahamia	ikahamia	likahamia	yakahamia	kikahamia	vikahamia	ikahamia	zikahamia	ukahamia	kukahamia	pakahamia	mukahamia

Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

Verbal derivations:
- Causative: -hamisha (“transitive move”)

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