chubua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chubua (infinitive kuchubua)

1. to bruise

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chubua
Positive present -nachubua Subjunctive -chubue Negative -chubui Imperative singular chubua
Infinitives
Positive kuchubua Negative kutochubua
Imperatives
Singular chubua Plural chubueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchubua Positive past positive subject concord + -lichubua Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchubua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachubua) Singular Plural 1st person ninachubua/nachubua tunachubua 2nd person unachubua mnachubua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachubua wanachubua other classes positive subject concord + -nachubua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chubui) Singular Plural 1st person sichubui hatuchubui 2nd person huchubui hamchubui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachubui hawachubui other classes negative subject concord + -chubui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachubua Negative future negative subject concord + -tachubua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chubue) Singular Plural 1st person nichubue tuchubue 2nd person uchubue mchubue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achubue wachubue other classes positive subject concord + -chubue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichubue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechubua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechubua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichubua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichubua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achubua) Singular Plural 1st person nachubua twachubua 2nd person wachubua mwachubua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achubua wachubua m-mi(III/IV) wachubua yachubua ji-ma(V/VI) lachubua yachubua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachubua vyachubua n(IX/X) yachubua zachubua u(XI) wachubua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachubua pa(XVI) pachubua mu(XVIII) mwachubua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechubua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachubua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachubua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichubua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochubua Consecutive kachubua / positive subject concord + -kachubua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachubue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichubua -tuchubua 2nd person -kuchubua -wachubua/-kuchubueni/-wachubueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchubua -wachubua m-mi(III/IV) -uchubua -ichubua ji-ma(V/VI) -lichubua -yachubua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichubua -vichubua n(IX/X) -ichubua -zichubua u(XI) -uchubua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchubua pa(XVI) -pachubua mu(XVIII) -muchubua Reflexive -jichubua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chubua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chubuaye -chubuao m-mi(III/IV) -chubuao -chubuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chubualo -chubuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chubuacho -chubuavyo n(IX/X) -chubuayo -chubuazo u(XI) -chubuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chubuako pa(XVI) -chubuapo mu(XVIII) -chubuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chubua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechubua -ochubua m-mi(III/IV) -ochubua -yochubua ji-ma(V/VI) -lochubua -yochubua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochubua -vyochubua n(IX/X) -yochubua -zochubua u(XI) -ochubua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochubua pa(XVI) -pochubua mu(XVIII) -mochubua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.