chukua

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chukua (infinitive kuchukua)

  1. to take (into possession)
  2. to carry, bring, take along

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chukua
Positive present -nachukua
Subjunctive -chukue
Negative -chukui
Imperative singular chukua
Infinitives
Positive kuchukua
Negative kutochukua
Imperatives
Singular chukua
Plural chukueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchukua
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichukua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchukua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachukua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachukua/nachukua tunachukua
2nd person unachukua mnachukua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachukua wanachukua
other classes positive subject concord + -nachukua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chukui)
Singular Plural
1st person sichukui hatuchukui
2nd person huchukui hamchukui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachukui hawachukui
other classes negative subject concord + -chukui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachukua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachukua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chukue)
Singular Plural
1st person nichukue tuchukue
2nd person uchukue mchukue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achukue wachukue
other classes positive subject concord + -chukue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichukue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechukua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechukua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichukua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichukua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achukua)
Singular Plural
1st person nachukua twachukua
2nd person wachukua mwachukua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achukua wachukua
m-mi(III/IV) wachukua yachukua
ji-ma(V/VI) lachukua yachukua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachukua vyachukua
n(IX/X) yachukua zachukua
u(XI) wachukua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachukua
pa(XVI) pachukua
mu(XVIII) mwachukua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechukua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachukua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachukua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichukua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochukua
Consecutive kachukua / positive subject concord + -kachukua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachukue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichukua -tuchukua
2nd person -kuchukua -wachukua/-kuchukueni/-wachukueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchukua -wachukua
m-mi(III/IV) -uchukua -ichukua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichukua -yachukua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichukua -vichukua
n(IX/X) -ichukua -zichukua
u(XI) -uchukua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchukua
pa(XVI) -pachukua
mu(XVIII) -muchukua
Reflexive -jichukua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chukua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chukuaye -chukuao
m-mi(III/IV) -chukuao -chukuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chukualo -chukuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chukuacho -chukuavyo
n(IX/X) -chukuayo -chukuazo
u(XI) -chukuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chukuako
pa(XVI) -chukuapo
mu(XVIII) -chukuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chukua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechukua -ochukua
m-mi(III/IV) -ochukua -yochukua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochukua -yochukua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochukua -vyochukua
n(IX/X) -yochukua -zochukua
u(XI) -ochukua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochukua
pa(XVI) -pochukua
mu(XVIII) -mochukua
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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