chomwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chomwa (infinitive kuchomwa)

  1. Passive form of -choma: to be burned, to be stabbed, to be injected

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chomwa
Positive present -nachomwa
Subjunctive -chomwe
Negative -chomwi
Imperative singular chomwa
Infinitives
Positive kuchomwa
Negative kutochomwa
Imperatives
Singular chomwa
Plural chomweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchomwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichomwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchomwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachomwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachomwa/nachomwa tunachomwa
2nd person unachomwa mnachomwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachomwa wanachomwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nachomwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chomwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sichomwi hatuchomwi
2nd person huchomwi hamchomwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachomwi hawachomwi
other classes negative subject concord + -chomwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachomwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachomwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chomwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nichomwe tuchomwe
2nd person uchomwe mchomwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achomwe wachomwe
other classes positive subject concord + -chomwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichomwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechomwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechomwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichomwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichomwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achomwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nachomwa twachomwa
2nd person wachomwa mwachomwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achomwa wachomwa
m-mi(III/IV) wachomwa yachomwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lachomwa yachomwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachomwa vyachomwa
n(IX/X) yachomwa zachomwa
u(XI) wachomwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachomwa
pa(XVI) pachomwa
mu(XVIII) mwachomwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechomwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachomwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachomwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichomwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochomwa
Consecutive kachomwa / positive subject concord + -kachomwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachomwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichomwa -tuchomwa
2nd person -kuchomwa -wachomwa/-kuchomweni/-wachomweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchomwa -wachomwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uchomwa -ichomwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichomwa -yachomwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichomwa -vichomwa
n(IX/X) -ichomwa -zichomwa
u(XI) -uchomwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchomwa
pa(XVI) -pachomwa
mu(XVIII) -muchomwa
Reflexive -jichomwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chomwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chomwaye -chomwao
m-mi(III/IV) -chomwao -chomwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chomwalo -chomwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chomwacho -chomwavyo
n(IX/X) -chomwayo -chomwazo
u(XI) -chomwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chomwako
pa(XVI) -chomwapo
mu(XVIII) -chomwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chomwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechomwa -ochomwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ochomwa -yochomwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochomwa -yochomwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochomwa -vyochomwa
n(IX/X) -yochomwa -zochomwa
u(XI) -ochomwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochomwa
pa(XVI) -pochomwa
mu(XVIII) -mochomwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.