chagua

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Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu .

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chagua (infinitive kuchagua)

  1. to choose
  2. to deform, distort
  3. to elect

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chagua
Positive present -nachagua
Subjunctive -chague
Negative -chagui
Imperative singular chagua
Infinitives
Positive kuchagua
Negative kutochagua
Imperatives
Singular chagua
Plural chagueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchagua
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichagua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchagua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachagua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachagua/nachagua tunachagua
2nd person unachagua mnachagua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachagua wanachagua
other classes positive subject concord + -nachagua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chagui)
Singular Plural
1st person sichagui hatuchagui
2nd person huchagui hamchagui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachagui hawachagui
other classes negative subject concord + -chagui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachagua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachagua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chague)
Singular Plural
1st person nichague tuchague
2nd person uchague mchague
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achague wachague
other classes positive subject concord + -chague
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichague
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechagua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechagua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichagua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichagua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achagua)
Singular Plural
1st person nachagua twachagua
2nd person wachagua mwachagua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achagua wachagua
m-mi(III/IV) wachagua yachagua
ji-ma(V/VI) lachagua yachagua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachagua vyachagua
n(IX/X) yachagua zachagua
u(XI) wachagua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachagua
pa(XVI) pachagua
mu(XVIII) mwachagua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechagua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachagua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachagua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichagua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochagua
Consecutive kachagua / positive subject concord + -kachagua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachague
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichagua -tuchagua
2nd person -kuchagua -wachagua/-kuchagueni/-wachagueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchagua -wachagua
m-mi(III/IV) -uchagua -ichagua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichagua -yachagua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichagua -vichagua
n(IX/X) -ichagua -zichagua
u(XI) -uchagua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchagua
pa(XVI) -pachagua
mu(XVIII) -muchagua
Reflexive -jichagua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chagua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chaguaye -chaguao
m-mi(III/IV) -chaguao -chaguayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chagualo -chaguayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chaguacho -chaguavyo
n(IX/X) -chaguayo -chaguazo
u(XI) -chaguao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chaguako
pa(XVI) -chaguapo
mu(XVIII) -chaguamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chagua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechagua -ochagua
m-mi(III/IV) -ochagua -yochagua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochagua -yochagua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochagua -vyochagua
n(IX/X) -yochagua -zochagua
u(XI) -ochagua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochagua
pa(XVI) -pochagua
mu(XVIII) -mochagua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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