hesabu

hesabu

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic حِسَاب‎ (ḥisāb).

Noun

hesabu (n class, plural hesabu)

1. number
2. sums, accounts

Verb

-hesabu (infinitive kuhesabu)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of -hesabu
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kuhesabu							kutohesabu
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					hesabu							hesabuni
Habitual					huhesabu
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 nilihesabu nalihesabu tulihesabu twalihesabu ulihesabu walihesabu mlihesabu mwalihesabu alihesabu walihesabu ulihesabu ilihesabu lilihesabu yalihesabu kilihesabu vilihesabu ilihesabu zilihesabu ulihesabu kulihesabu palihesabu mulihesabu Relative niliohesabu naliohesabu tuliohesabu twaliohesabu uliohesabu waliohesabu mliohesabu mwaliohesabu aliohesabu waliohesabu uliohesabu iliohesabu liliohesabu yaliohesabu kiliohesabu viliohesabu iliohesabu ziliohesabu uliohesabu kuliohesabu paliohesabu muliohesabu Negative sikuhesabu hatukuhesabu hukuhesabu hamkuhesabu hakuhesabu hawakuhesabu haukuhesabu haikuhesabu halikuhesabu hayakuhesabu hakikuhesabu havikuhesabu haikuhesabu hazikuhesabu haukuhesabu hakukuhesabu hapakuhesabu hamukuhesabu
Present Positive ninahesabu nahesabu tunahesabu unahesabu mnahesabu anahesabu wanahesabu unahesabu inahesabu linahesabu yanahesabu kinahesabu vinahesabu inahesabu zinahesabu unahesabu kunahesabu panahesabu munahesabu Relative ninaohesabu naohesabu tunaohesabu unaohesabu mnaohesabu anaohesabu wanaohesabu unaohesabu inaohesabu linaohesabu yanaohesabu kinaohesabu vinaohesabu inaohesabu zinaohesabu unaohesabu kunaohesabu panaohesabu munaohesabu Negative sihesabu hatuhesabu huhesabu hamhesabu hahesabu hawahesabu hauhesabu haihesabu halihesabu hayahesabu hakihesabu havihesabu haihesabu hazihesabu hauhesabu hakuhesabu hapahesabu hamuhesabu
Future Positive nitahesabu tutahesabu utahesabu mtahesabu atahesabu watahesabu utahesabu itahesabu litahesabu yatahesabu kitahesabu vitahesabu itahesabu zitahesabu utahesabu kutahesabu patahesabu mutahesabu Relative nitakaohesabu tutakaohesabu utakaohesabu mtakaohesabu atakaohesabu watakaohesabu utakaohesabu itakaohesabu litakaohesabu yatakaohesabu kitakaohesabu vitakaohesabu itakaohesabu zitakaohesabu utakaohesabu kutakaohesabu patakaohesabu mutakaohesabu Negative sitahesabu hatutahesabu hutahesabu hamtahesabu hatahesabu hawatahesabu hautahesabu haitahesabu halitahesabu hayatahesabu hakitahesabu havitahesabu haitahesabu hazitahesabu hautahesabu hakutahesabu hapatahesabu hamutahesabu
Subjunctive Positive nihesabu tuhesabu uhesabu mhesabu ahesabu wahesabu uhesabu ihesabu lihesabu yahesabu kihesabu vihesabu ihesabu zihesabu uhesabu kuhesabu pahesabu muhesabu Negative nisihesabu tusihesabu usihesabu msihesabu asihesabu wasihesabu usihesabu isihesabu lisihesabu yasihesabu kisihesabu visihesabu isihesabu zisihesabu usihesabu kusihesabu pasihesabu musihesabu
Present Conditional Positive ningehesabu tungehesabu ungehesabu mngehesabu angehesabu wangehesabu ungehesabu ingehesabu lingehesabu yangehesabu kingehesabu vingehesabu ingehesabu zingehesabu ungehesabu kungehesabu pangehesabu mungehesabu Negative nisingehesabu singehesabu tusingehesabu hatungehesabu usingehesabu hungehesabu msingehesabu hamngehesabu asingehesabu hangehesabu wasingehesabu hawangehesabu usingehesabu haungehesabu isingehesabu haingehesabu lisingehesabu halingehesabu yasingehesabu hayangehesabu kisingehesabu hakingehesabu visingehesabu havingehesabu isingehesabu haingehesabu zisingehesabu hazingehesabu usingehesabu haungehesabu kusingehesabu hakungehesabu pasingehesabu hapangehesabu musingehesabu hamungehesabu
Past Conditional Positive ningalihesabu tungalihesabu ungalihesabu mngalihesabu angalihesabu wangalihesabu ungalihesabu ingalihesabu lingalihesabu yangalihesabu kingalihesabu vingalihesabu ingalihesabu zingalihesabu ungalihesabu kungalihesabu pangalihesabu mungalihesabu Negative nisingalihesabu singalihesabu tusingalihesabu hatungalihesabu usingalihesabu hungalihesabu msingalihesabu hamngalihesabu asingalihesabu hangalihesabu wasingalihesabu hawangalihesabu usingalihesabu haungalihesabu isingalihesabu haingalihesabu lisingalihesabu halingalihesabu yasingalihesabu hayangalihesabu kisingalihesabu hakingalihesabu visingalihesabu havingalihesabu isingalihesabu haingalihesabu zisingalihesabu hazingalihesabu usingalihesabu haungalihesabu kusingalihesabu hakungalihesabu pasingalihesabu hapangalihesabu musingalihesabu hamungalihesabu
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelihesabu tungelihesabu ungelihesabu mngelihesabu angelihesabu wangelihesabu ungelihesabu ingelihesabu lingelihesabu yangelihesabu kingelihesabu vingelihesabu ingelihesabu zingelihesabu ungelihesabu kungelihesabu pangelihesabu mungelihesabu
General Relative Positive nihesabu tuhesabu uhesabu mhesabu ahesabu wahesabu uhesabu ihesabu lihesabu yahesabu kihesabu vihesabu ihesabu zihesabu uhesabu kuhesabu pahesabu muhesabu Negative nisiohesabu tusiohesabu usiohesabu msiohesabu asiohesabu wasiohesabu usiohesabu isiohesabu lisiohesabu yasiohesabu kisiohesabu visiohesabu isiohesabu zisiohesabu usiohesabu kusiohesabu pasiohesabu musiohesabu
Gnomic Positive nahesabu twahesabu wahesabu mwahesabu ahesabu wahesabu wahesabu yahesabu lahesabu yahesabu chahesabu vyahesabu yahesabu zahesabu wahesabu kwahesabu pahesabu mwahesabu
Perfect Positive nimehesabu tumehesabu umehesabu mmehesabu amehesabu wamehesabu umehesabu imehesabu limehesabu yamehesabu kimehesabu vimehesabu imehesabu zimehesabu umehesabu kumehesabu pamehesabu mumehesabu
"Already" Positive nimeshahesabu tumeshahesabu umeshahesabu mmeshahesabu ameshahesabu wameshahesabu umeshahesabu imeshahesabu limeshahesabu yameshahesabu kimeshahesabu vimeshahesabu imeshahesabu zimeshahesabu umeshahesabu kumeshahesabu pameshahesabu mumeshahesabu
"Not yet" Negative sijahesabu hatujahesabu hujahesabu hamjahesabu hajahesabu hawajahesabu haujahesabu haijahesabu halijahesabu hayajahesabu hakijahesabu havijahesabu haijahesabu hazijahesabu haujahesabu hakujahesabu hapajahesabu hamujahesabu
"If/When" Positive nikihesabu tukihesabu ukihesabu mkihesabu akihesabu wakihesabu ukihesabu ikihesabu likihesabu yakihesabu kikihesabu vikihesabu ikihesabu zikihesabu ukihesabu kukihesabu pakihesabu mukihesabu
"If not" Negative nisipohesabu tusipohesabu usipohesabu msipohesabu asipohesabu wasipohesabu usipohesabu isipohesabu lisipohesabu yasipohesabu kisipohesabu visipohesabu isipohesabu zisipohesabu usipohesabu kusipohesabu pasipohesabu musipohesabu
Consecutive Positive nikahesabu tukahesabu ukahesabu mkahesabu akahesabu wakahesabu ukahesabu ikahesabu likahesabu yakahesabu kikahesabu vikahesabu ikahesabu zikahesabu ukahesabu kukahesabu pakahesabu mukahesabu
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.