chanua

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chanua (infinitive kuchanua)

  1. (of flowers) to blossom, to bud
  2. to flourish
  3. to comb

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chanua
Positive present -nachanua
Subjunctive -chanue
Negative -chanui
Imperative singular chanua
Infinitives
Positive kuchanua
Negative kutochanua
Imperatives
Singular chanua
Plural chanueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchanua
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichanua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchanua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachanua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachanua/nachanua tunachanua
2nd person unachanua mnachanua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachanua wanachanua
other classes positive subject concord + -nachanua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chanui)
Singular Plural
1st person sichanui hatuchanui
2nd person huchanui hamchanui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachanui hawachanui
other classes negative subject concord + -chanui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachanua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachanua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chanue)
Singular Plural
1st person nichanue tuchanue
2nd person uchanue mchanue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achanue wachanue
other classes positive subject concord + -chanue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichanue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechanua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechanua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichanua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichanua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achanua)
Singular Plural
1st person nachanua twachanua
2nd person wachanua mwachanua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achanua wachanua
m-mi(III/IV) wachanua yachanua
ji-ma(V/VI) lachanua yachanua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachanua vyachanua
n(IX/X) yachanua zachanua
u(XI) wachanua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachanua
pa(XVI) pachanua
mu(XVIII) mwachanua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechanua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachanua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachanua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichanua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochanua
Consecutive kachanua / positive subject concord + -kachanua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachanue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichanua -tuchanua
2nd person -kuchanua -wachanua/-kuchanueni/-wachanueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchanua -wachanua
m-mi(III/IV) -uchanua -ichanua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichanua -yachanua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichanua -vichanua
n(IX/X) -ichanua -zichanua
u(XI) -uchanua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchanua
pa(XVI) -pachanua
mu(XVIII) -muchanua
Reflexive -jichanua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chanua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chanuaye -chanuao
m-mi(III/IV) -chanuao -chanuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chanualo -chanuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chanuacho -chanuavyo
n(IX/X) -chanuayo -chanuazo
u(XI) -chanuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chanuako
pa(XVI) -chanuapo
mu(XVIII) -chanuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chanua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechanua -ochanua
m-mi(III/IV) -ochanua -yochanua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochanua -yochanua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochanua -vyochanua
n(IX/X) -yochanua -zochanua
u(XI) -ochanua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochanua
pa(XVI) -pochanua
mu(XVIII) -mochanua
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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