jeruhi

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic جَرَحَ (jaraḥa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-jeruhi (infinitive kujeruhi)

1. to wound, injure, hurt

Conjugation

Conjugation of -jeruhi
Positive present -najeruhi Subjunctive -jeruhi Negative -jeruhi Imperative singular jeruhi
Infinitives
Positive kujeruhi Negative kutojeruhi
Imperatives
Singular jeruhi Plural jeruhini
Tensed forms
Habitual hujeruhi Positive past positive subject concord + -lijeruhi Negative past negative subject concord + -kujeruhi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -najeruhi) Singular Plural 1st person ninajeruhi/najeruhi tunajeruhi 2nd person unajeruhi mnajeruhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anajeruhi wanajeruhi other classes positive subject concord + -najeruhi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -jeruhi) Singular Plural 1st person sijeruhi hatujeruhi 2nd person hujeruhi hamjeruhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hajeruhi hawajeruhi other classes negative subject concord + -jeruhi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tajeruhi Negative future negative subject concord + -tajeruhi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -jeruhi) Singular Plural 1st person nijeruhi tujeruhi 2nd person ujeruhi mjeruhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajeruhi wajeruhi other classes positive subject concord + -jeruhi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sijeruhi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngejeruhi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singejeruhi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalijeruhi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalijeruhi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ajeruhi) Singular Plural 1st person najeruhi twajeruhi 2nd person wajeruhi mwajeruhi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ajeruhi wajeruhi m-mi(III/IV) wajeruhi yajeruhi ji-ma(V/VI) lajeruhi yajeruhi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chajeruhi vyajeruhi n(IX/X) yajeruhi zajeruhi u(XI) wajeruhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwajeruhi pa(XVI) pajeruhi mu(XVIII) mwajeruhi
Perfect positive subject concord + -mejeruhi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshajeruhi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jajeruhi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kijeruhi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipojeruhi Consecutive kajeruhi / positive subject concord + -kajeruhi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kajeruhi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nijeruhi -tujeruhi 2nd person -kujeruhi -wajeruhi/-kujeruhini/-wajeruhini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mjeruhi -wajeruhi m-mi(III/IV) -ujeruhi -ijeruhi ji-ma(V/VI) -lijeruhi -yajeruhi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kijeruhi -vijeruhi n(IX/X) -ijeruhi -zijeruhi u(XI) -ujeruhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kujeruhi pa(XVI) -pajeruhi mu(XVIII) -mujeruhi Reflexive -jijeruhi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -jeruhi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -jeruhiye -jeruhio m-mi(III/IV) -jeruhio -jeruhiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -jeruhilo -jeruhiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -jeruhicho -jeruhivyo n(IX/X) -jeruhiyo -jeruhizo u(XI) -jeruhio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -jeruhiko pa(XVI) -jeruhipo mu(XVIII) -jeruhimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -jeruhi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yejeruhi -ojeruhi m-mi(III/IV) -ojeruhi -yojeruhi ji-ma(V/VI) -lojeruhi -yojeruhi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chojeruhi -vyojeruhi n(IX/X) -yojeruhi -zojeruhi u(XI) -ojeruhi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kojeruhi pa(XVI) -pojeruhi mu(XVIII) -mojeruhi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -jeruhia
  • Passive: -jeruhiwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • majeruhi (“wounded person”)

Related terms

• jeraha (“injury, wound”)