chakaa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chakaa (infinitive kuchakaa)

  1. to wear out
  2. to lose strength

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chakaa
Positive present -nachakaa
Subjunctive -chakae
Negative -chakai
Imperative singular chakaa
Infinitives
Positive kuchakaa
Negative kutochakaa
Imperatives
Singular chakaa
Plural chakaeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchakaa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichakaa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchakaa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachakaa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachakaa/nachakaa tunachakaa
2nd person unachakaa mnachakaa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachakaa wanachakaa
other classes positive subject concord + -nachakaa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chakai)
Singular Plural
1st person sichakai hatuchakai
2nd person huchakai hamchakai
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachakai hawachakai
other classes negative subject concord + -chakai
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachakaa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachakaa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chakae)
Singular Plural
1st person nichakae tuchakae
2nd person uchakae mchakae
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achakae wachakae
other classes positive subject concord + -chakae
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichakae
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechakaa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechakaa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichakaa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichakaa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achakaa)
Singular Plural
1st person nachakaa twachakaa
2nd person wachakaa mwachakaa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achakaa wachakaa
m-mi(III/IV) wachakaa yachakaa
ji-ma(V/VI) lachakaa yachakaa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachakaa vyachakaa
n(IX/X) yachakaa zachakaa
u(XI) wachakaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachakaa
pa(XVI) pachakaa
mu(XVIII) mwachakaa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechakaa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachakaa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachakaa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichakaa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochakaa
Consecutive kachakaa / positive subject concord + -kachakaa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachakae
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichakaa -tuchakaa
2nd person -kuchakaa -wachakaa/-kuchakaeni/-wachakaeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchakaa -wachakaa
m-mi(III/IV) -uchakaa -ichakaa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichakaa -yachakaa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichakaa -vichakaa
n(IX/X) -ichakaa -zichakaa
u(XI) -uchakaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchakaa
pa(XVI) -pachakaa
mu(XVIII) -muchakaa
Reflexive -jichakaa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chakaa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chakaaye -chakaao
m-mi(III/IV) -chakaao -chakaayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chakaalo -chakaayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chakaacho -chakaavyo
n(IX/X) -chakaayo -chakaazo
u(XI) -chakaao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chakaako
pa(XVI) -chakaapo
mu(XVIII) -chakaamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chakaa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechakaa -ochakaa
m-mi(III/IV) -ochakaa -yochakaa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochakaa -yochakaa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochakaa -vyochakaa
n(IX/X) -yochakaa -zochakaa
u(XI) -ochakaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochakaa
pa(XVI) -pochakaa
mu(XVIII) -mochakaa
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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