chungua

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chungua (infinitive kuchungua)

  1. to examine, inspect
  2. to investigate, inquire

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chungua
Positive present -nachungua
Subjunctive -chungue
Negative -chungui
Imperative singular chungua
Infinitives
Positive kuchungua
Negative kutochungua
Imperatives
Singular chungua
Plural chungueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchungua
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichungua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchungua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachungua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachungua/nachungua tunachungua
2nd person unachungua mnachungua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachungua wanachungua
other classes positive subject concord + -nachungua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chungui)
Singular Plural
1st person sichungui hatuchungui
2nd person huchungui hamchungui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachungui hawachungui
other classes negative subject concord + -chungui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachungua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachungua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chungue)
Singular Plural
1st person nichungue tuchungue
2nd person uchungue mchungue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achungue wachungue
other classes positive subject concord + -chungue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichungue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechungua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechungua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichungua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichungua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achungua)
Singular Plural
1st person nachungua twachungua
2nd person wachungua mwachungua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achungua wachungua
m-mi(III/IV) wachungua yachungua
ji-ma(V/VI) lachungua yachungua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachungua vyachungua
n(IX/X) yachungua zachungua
u(XI) wachungua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachungua
pa(XVI) pachungua
mu(XVIII) mwachungua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechungua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachungua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachungua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichungua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochungua
Consecutive kachungua / positive subject concord + -kachungua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachungue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichungua -tuchungua
2nd person -kuchungua -wachungua/-kuchungueni/-wachungueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchungua -wachungua
m-mi(III/IV) -uchungua -ichungua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichungua -yachungua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichungua -vichungua
n(IX/X) -ichungua -zichungua
u(XI) -uchungua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchungua
pa(XVI) -pachungua
mu(XVIII) -muchungua
Reflexive -jichungua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chungua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chunguaye -chunguao
m-mi(III/IV) -chunguao -chunguayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chungualo -chunguayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chunguacho -chunguavyo
n(IX/X) -chunguayo -chunguazo
u(XI) -chunguao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chunguako
pa(XVI) -chunguapo
mu(XVIII) -chunguamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chungua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechungua -ochungua
m-mi(III/IV) -ochungua -yochungua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochungua -yochungua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochungua -vyochungua
n(IX/X) -yochungua -zochungua
u(XI) -ochungua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochungua
pa(XVI) -pochungua
mu(XVIII) -mochungua
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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