chukuza

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chukuza (infinitive kuchukuza)

  1. Causative form of -chukua

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chukuza
Positive present -nachukuza
Subjunctive -chukuze
Negative -chukuzi
Imperative singular chukuza
Infinitives
Positive kuchukuza
Negative kutochukuza
Imperatives
Singular chukuza
Plural chukuzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchukuza
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichukuza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchukuza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachukuza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachukuza/nachukuza tunachukuza
2nd person unachukuza mnachukuza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachukuza wanachukuza
other classes positive subject concord + -nachukuza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chukuzi)
Singular Plural
1st person sichukuzi hatuchukuzi
2nd person huchukuzi hamchukuzi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachukuzi hawachukuzi
other classes negative subject concord + -chukuzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachukuza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachukuza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chukuze)
Singular Plural
1st person nichukuze tuchukuze
2nd person uchukuze mchukuze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achukuze wachukuze
other classes positive subject concord + -chukuze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichukuze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechukuza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechukuza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichukuza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichukuza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achukuza)
Singular Plural
1st person nachukuza twachukuza
2nd person wachukuza mwachukuza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achukuza wachukuza
m-mi(III/IV) wachukuza yachukuza
ji-ma(V/VI) lachukuza yachukuza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachukuza vyachukuza
n(IX/X) yachukuza zachukuza
u(XI) wachukuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachukuza
pa(XVI) pachukuza
mu(XVIII) mwachukuza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechukuza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachukuza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachukuza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichukuza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochukuza
Consecutive kachukuza / positive subject concord + -kachukuza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachukuze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichukuza -tuchukuza
2nd person -kuchukuza -wachukuza/-kuchukuzeni/-wachukuzeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchukuza -wachukuza
m-mi(III/IV) -uchukuza -ichukuza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichukuza -yachukuza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichukuza -vichukuza
n(IX/X) -ichukuza -zichukuza
u(XI) -uchukuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchukuza
pa(XVI) -pachukuza
mu(XVIII) -muchukuza
Reflexive -jichukuza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chukuza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chukuzaye -chukuzao
m-mi(III/IV) -chukuzao -chukuzayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chukuzalo -chukuzayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chukuzacho -chukuzavyo
n(IX/X) -chukuzayo -chukuzazo
u(XI) -chukuzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chukuzako
pa(XVI) -chukuzapo
mu(XVIII) -chukuzamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chukuza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechukuza -ochukuza
m-mi(III/IV) -ochukuza -yochukuza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochukuza -yochukuza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochukuza -vyochukuza
n(IX/X) -yochukuza -zochukuza
u(XI) -ochukuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochukuza
pa(XVI) -pochukuza
mu(XVIII) -mochukuza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.