chonga

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Noun

chonga f (plural chongas)

  1. female equivalent of chongo

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chonga (infinitive kuchonga)

  1. to carve
  2. to sharpen

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chonga
Positive present -nachonga
Subjunctive -chonge
Negative -chongi
Imperative singular chonga
Infinitives
Positive kuchonga
Negative kutochonga
Imperatives
Singular chonga
Plural chongeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchonga
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichonga
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchonga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachonga)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachonga/nachonga tunachonga
2nd person unachonga mnachonga
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachonga wanachonga
other classes positive subject concord + -nachonga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chongi)
Singular Plural
1st person sichongi hatuchongi
2nd person huchongi hamchongi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachongi hawachongi
other classes negative subject concord + -chongi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachonga
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachonga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chonge)
Singular Plural
1st person nichonge tuchonge
2nd person uchonge mchonge
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achonge wachonge
other classes positive subject concord + -chonge
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichonge
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechonga
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechonga
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichonga
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichonga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achonga)
Singular Plural
1st person nachonga twachonga
2nd person wachonga mwachonga
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achonga wachonga
m-mi(III/IV) wachonga yachonga
ji-ma(V/VI) lachonga yachonga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachonga vyachonga
n(IX/X) yachonga zachonga
u(XI) wachonga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachonga
pa(XVI) pachonga
mu(XVIII) mwachonga
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechonga
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachonga
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachonga
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichonga
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochonga
Consecutive kachonga / positive subject concord + -kachonga
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachonge
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichonga -tuchonga
2nd person -kuchonga -wachonga/-kuchongeni/-wachongeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchonga -wachonga
m-mi(III/IV) -uchonga -ichonga
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichonga -yachonga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichonga -vichonga
n(IX/X) -ichonga -zichonga
u(XI) -uchonga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchonga
pa(XVI) -pachonga
mu(XVIII) -muchonga
Reflexive -jichonga
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chonga- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chongaye -chongao
m-mi(III/IV) -chongao -chongayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chongalo -chongayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chongacho -chongavyo
n(IX/X) -chongayo -chongazo
u(XI) -chongao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chongako
pa(XVI) -chongapo
mu(XVIII) -chongamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chonga)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechonga -ochonga
m-mi(III/IV) -ochonga -yochonga
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochonga -yochonga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochonga -vyochonga
n(IX/X) -yochonga -zochonga
u(XI) -ochonga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochonga
pa(XVI) -pochonga
mu(XVIII) -mochonga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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Etymology

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Verb

-chonga?

  1. (transitive) to pick

Inflection

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