chwea

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chwea (infinitive kuchwea)

  1. Applicative form of -chwa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chwea
Positive present -nachwea
Subjunctive -chwee
Negative -chwei
Imperative singular chwea
Infinitives
Positive kuchwea
Negative kutochwea
Imperatives
Singular chwea
Plural chweeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchwea
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichwea
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchwea
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachwea)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachwea/nachwea tunachwea
2nd person unachwea mnachwea
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachwea wanachwea
other classes positive subject concord + -nachwea
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chwei)
Singular Plural
1st person sichwei hatuchwei
2nd person huchwei hamchwei
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachwei hawachwei
other classes negative subject concord + -chwei
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachwea
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachwea
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chwee)
Singular Plural
1st person nichwee tuchwee
2nd person uchwee mchwee
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achwee wachwee
other classes positive subject concord + -chwee
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichwee
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechwea
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechwea
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichwea
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichwea
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achwea)
Singular Plural
1st person nachwea twachwea
2nd person wachwea mwachwea
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achwea wachwea
m-mi(III/IV) wachwea yachwea
ji-ma(V/VI) lachwea yachwea
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachwea vyachwea
n(IX/X) yachwea zachwea
u(XI) wachwea see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachwea
pa(XVI) pachwea
mu(XVIII) mwachwea
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechwea
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachwea
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachwea
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichwea
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochwea
Consecutive kachwea / positive subject concord + -kachwea
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachwee
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichwea -tuchwea
2nd person -kuchwea -wachwea/-kuchweeni/-wachweeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchwea -wachwea
m-mi(III/IV) -uchwea -ichwea
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichwea -yachwea
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichwea -vichwea
n(IX/X) -ichwea -zichwea
u(XI) -uchwea see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchwea
pa(XVI) -pachwea
mu(XVIII) -muchwea
Reflexive -jichwea
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chwea- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chweaye -chweao
m-mi(III/IV) -chweao -chweayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chwealo -chweayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chweacho -chweavyo
n(IX/X) -chweayo -chweazo
u(XI) -chweao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chweako
pa(XVI) -chweapo
mu(XVIII) -chweamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chwea)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechwea -ochwea
m-mi(III/IV) -ochwea -yochwea
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochwea -yochwea
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochwea -vyochwea
n(IX/X) -yochwea -zochwea
u(XI) -ochwea see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochwea
pa(XVI) -pochwea
mu(XVIII) -mochwea
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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