chagua

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chagua (infinitive kuchagua)

1. to choose
2. to deform, distort
3. to elect

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chagua
Positive present -nachagua Subjunctive -chague Negative -chagui Imperative singular chagua
Infinitives
Positive kuchagua Negative kutochagua
Imperatives
Singular chagua Plural chagueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchagua Positive past positive subject concord + -lichagua Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchagua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachagua) Singular Plural 1st person ninachagua/nachagua tunachagua 2nd person unachagua mnachagua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachagua wanachagua other classes positive subject concord + -nachagua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chagui) Singular Plural 1st person sichagui hatuchagui 2nd person huchagui hamchagui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachagui hawachagui other classes negative subject concord + -chagui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachagua Negative future negative subject concord + -tachagua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chague) Singular Plural 1st person nichague tuchague 2nd person uchague mchague 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achague wachague other classes positive subject concord + -chague
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichague Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechagua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechagua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichagua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichagua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achagua) Singular Plural 1st person nachagua twachagua 2nd person wachagua mwachagua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achagua wachagua m-mi(III/IV) wachagua yachagua ji-ma(V/VI) lachagua yachagua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachagua vyachagua n(IX/X) yachagua zachagua u(XI) wachagua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachagua pa(XVI) pachagua mu(XVIII) mwachagua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechagua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachagua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachagua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichagua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochagua Consecutive kachagua / positive subject concord + -kachagua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachague
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichagua -tuchagua 2nd person -kuchagua -wachagua/-kuchagueni/-wachagueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchagua -wachagua m-mi(III/IV) -uchagua -ichagua ji-ma(V/VI) -lichagua -yachagua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichagua -vichagua n(IX/X) -ichagua -zichagua u(XI) -uchagua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchagua pa(XVI) -pachagua mu(XVIII) -muchagua Reflexive -jichagua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chagua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chaguaye -chaguao m-mi(III/IV) -chaguao -chaguayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chagualo -chaguayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chaguacho -chaguavyo n(IX/X) -chaguayo -chaguazo u(XI) -chaguao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chaguako pa(XVI) -chaguapo mu(XVIII) -chaguamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chagua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechagua -ochagua m-mi(III/IV) -ochagua -yochagua ji-ma(V/VI) -lochagua -yochagua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochagua -vyochagua n(IX/X) -yochagua -zochagua u(XI) -ochagua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochagua pa(XVI) -pochagua mu(XVIII) -mochagua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -chagulia
  • Causative: -chaguza
  • Passive: -chaguliwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • chaguo (“choice, selection”)
  • uchaguzi (“election”)