chorwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chorwa (infinitive kuchorwa)

  1. Passive form of -chora: to be drawn

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chorwa
Positive present -nachorwa
Subjunctive -chorwe
Negative -chorwi
Imperative singular chorwa
Infinitives
Positive kuchorwa
Negative kutochorwa
Imperatives
Singular chorwa
Plural chorweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchorwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichorwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchorwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachorwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachorwa/nachorwa tunachorwa
2nd person unachorwa mnachorwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachorwa wanachorwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nachorwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chorwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sichorwi hatuchorwi
2nd person huchorwi hamchorwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachorwi hawachorwi
other classes negative subject concord + -chorwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachorwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachorwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chorwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nichorwe tuchorwe
2nd person uchorwe mchorwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achorwe wachorwe
other classes positive subject concord + -chorwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichorwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechorwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechorwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichorwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichorwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achorwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nachorwa twachorwa
2nd person wachorwa mwachorwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achorwa wachorwa
m-mi(III/IV) wachorwa yachorwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lachorwa yachorwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachorwa vyachorwa
n(IX/X) yachorwa zachorwa
u(XI) wachorwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachorwa
pa(XVI) pachorwa
mu(XVIII) mwachorwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechorwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachorwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachorwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichorwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochorwa
Consecutive kachorwa / positive subject concord + -kachorwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachorwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichorwa -tuchorwa
2nd person -kuchorwa -wachorwa/-kuchorweni/-wachorweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchorwa -wachorwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uchorwa -ichorwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichorwa -yachorwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichorwa -vichorwa
n(IX/X) -ichorwa -zichorwa
u(XI) -uchorwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchorwa
pa(XVI) -pachorwa
mu(XVIII) -muchorwa
Reflexive -jichorwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chorwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chorwaye -chorwao
m-mi(III/IV) -chorwao -chorwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chorwalo -chorwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chorwacho -chorwavyo
n(IX/X) -chorwayo -chorwazo
u(XI) -chorwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chorwako
pa(XVI) -chorwapo
mu(XVIII) -chorwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chorwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechorwa -ochorwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ochorwa -yochorwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochorwa -yochorwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochorwa -vyochorwa
n(IX/X) -yochorwa -zochorwa
u(XI) -ochorwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochorwa
pa(XVI) -pochorwa
mu(XVIII) -mochorwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.