hoji

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَجَّ (ḥajja).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-hoji (infinitive kuhoji)

1. to question, interrogate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hoji
Positive present -nahoji Subjunctive -hoji Negative -hoji Imperative singular hoji
Infinitives
Positive kuhoji Negative kutohoji
Imperatives
Singular hoji Plural hojini
Tensed forms
Habitual huhoji Positive past positive subject concord + -lihoji Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhoji
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahoji) Singular Plural 1st person ninahoji/nahoji tunahoji 2nd person unahoji mnahoji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahoji wanahoji other classes positive subject concord + -nahoji
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hoji) Singular Plural 1st person sihoji hatuhoji 2nd person huhoji hamhoji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahoji hawahoji other classes negative subject concord + -hoji
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahoji Negative future negative subject concord + -tahoji
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hoji) Singular Plural 1st person nihoji tuhoji 2nd person uhoji mhoji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahoji wahoji other classes positive subject concord + -hoji
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihoji Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehoji Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehoji Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihoji Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihoji
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahoji) Singular Plural 1st person nahoji twahoji 2nd person wahoji mwahoji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahoji wahoji m-mi(III/IV) wahoji yahoji ji-ma(V/VI) lahoji yahoji ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahoji vyahoji n(IX/X) yahoji zahoji u(XI) wahoji see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwahoji pa(XVI) pahoji mu(XVIII) mwahoji
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehoji "Already" positive subject concord + -meshahoji "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahoji "If/When" positive subject concord + -kihoji "If not" positive subject concord + -sipohoji Consecutive kahoji / positive subject concord + -kahoji Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahoji
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nihoji -tuhoji 2nd person -kuhoji -wahoji/-kuhojini/-wahojini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhoji -wahoji m-mi(III/IV) -uhoji -ihoji ji-ma(V/VI) -lihoji -yahoji ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihoji -vihoji n(IX/X) -ihoji -zihoji u(XI) -uhoji see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuhoji pa(XVI) -pahoji mu(XVIII) -muhoji Reflexive -jihoji
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hoji- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -hojiye -hojio m-mi(III/IV) -hojio -hojiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -hojilo -hojiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -hojicho -hojivyo n(IX/X) -hojiyo -hojizo u(XI) -hojio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -hojiko pa(XVI) -hojipo mu(XVIII) -hojimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hoji) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yehoji -ohoji m-mi(III/IV) -ohoji -yohoji ji-ma(V/VI) -lohoji -yohoji ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohoji -vyohoji n(IX/X) -yohoji -zohoji u(XI) -ohoji see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kohoji pa(XVI) -pohoji mu(XVIII) -mohoji
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: -hojia
  • Passive: -hojiwa
  • Reciprocal: -hojiana (“discuss”)
  • Reduplicative: -hojihoji

• Nominal derivations:
  • mhoji (“interviewer, questioner”)