chukuana

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chukuana (infinitive kuchukuana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -chukua

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chukuana
Positive present -nachukuana
Subjunctive -chukuane
Negative -chukuani
Imperative singular chukuana
Infinitives
Positive kuchukuana
Negative kutochukuana
Imperatives
Singular chukuana
Plural chukuaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchukuana
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichukuana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchukuana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachukuana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachukuana/nachukuana tunachukuana
2nd person unachukuana mnachukuana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachukuana wanachukuana
other classes positive subject concord + -nachukuana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chukuani)
Singular Plural
1st person sichukuani hatuchukuani
2nd person huchukuani hamchukuani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachukuani hawachukuani
other classes negative subject concord + -chukuani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachukuana
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachukuana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chukuane)
Singular Plural
1st person nichukuane tuchukuane
2nd person uchukuane mchukuane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achukuane wachukuane
other classes positive subject concord + -chukuane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichukuane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechukuana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechukuana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichukuana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichukuana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achukuana)
Singular Plural
1st person nachukuana twachukuana
2nd person wachukuana mwachukuana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achukuana wachukuana
m-mi(III/IV) wachukuana yachukuana
ji-ma(V/VI) lachukuana yachukuana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachukuana vyachukuana
n(IX/X) yachukuana zachukuana
u(XI) wachukuana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachukuana
pa(XVI) pachukuana
mu(XVIII) mwachukuana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechukuana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachukuana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachukuana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichukuana
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochukuana
Consecutive kachukuana / positive subject concord + -kachukuana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachukuane
Object concord
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -chukuana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chukuanaye -chukuanao
m-mi(III/IV) -chukuanao -chukuanayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chukuanalo -chukuanayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chukuanacho -chukuanavyo
n(IX/X) -chukuanayo -chukuanazo
u(XI) -chukuanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chukuanako
pa(XVI) -chukuanapo
mu(XVIII) -chukuanamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -chukuana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechukuana -ochukuana
m-mi(III/IV) -ochukuana -yochukuana
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochukuana -yochukuana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochukuana -vyochukuana
n(IX/X) -yochukuana -zochukuana
u(XI) -ochukuana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochukuana
pa(XVI) -pochukuana
mu(XVIII) -mochukuana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.