changanua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-changanua (infinitive kuchanganua)

1. to break into components
2. to analyse

Conjugation

Conjugation of -changanua
Positive present -nachanganua Subjunctive -changanue Negative -changanui Imperative singular changanua
Infinitives
Positive kuchanganua Negative kutochanganua
Imperatives
Singular changanua Plural changanueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchanganua Positive past positive subject concord + -lichanganua Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchanganua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachanganua) Singular Plural 1st person ninachanganua/nachanganua tunachanganua 2nd person unachanganua mnachanganua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachanganua wanachanganua other classes positive subject concord + -nachanganua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -changanui) Singular Plural 1st person sichanganui hatuchanganui 2nd person huchanganui hamchanganui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachanganui hawachanganui other classes negative subject concord + -changanui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachanganua Negative future negative subject concord + -tachanganua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -changanue) Singular Plural 1st person nichanganue tuchanganue 2nd person uchanganue mchanganue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achanganue wachanganue other classes positive subject concord + -changanue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichanganue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechanganua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechanganua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichanganua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichanganua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achanganua) Singular Plural 1st person nachanganua twachanganua 2nd person wachanganua mwachanganua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achanganua wachanganua m-mi(III/IV) wachanganua yachanganua ji-ma(V/VI) lachanganua yachanganua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachanganua vyachanganua n(IX/X) yachanganua zachanganua u(XI) wachanganua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachanganua pa(XVI) pachanganua mu(XVIII) mwachanganua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechanganua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachanganua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachanganua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichanganua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochanganua Consecutive kachanganua / positive subject concord + -kachanganua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachanganue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichanganua -tuchanganua 2nd person -kuchanganua -wachanganua/-kuchanganueni/-wachanganueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchanganua -wachanganua m-mi(III/IV) -uchanganua -ichanganua ji-ma(V/VI) -lichanganua -yachanganua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichanganua -vichanganua n(IX/X) -ichanganua -zichanganua u(XI) -uchanganua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchanganua pa(XVI) -pachanganua mu(XVIII) -muchanganua Reflexive -jichanganua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -changanua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -changanuaye -changanuao m-mi(III/IV) -changanuao -changanuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -changanualo -changanuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -changanuacho -changanuavyo n(IX/X) -changanuayo -changanuazo u(XI) -changanuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -changanuako pa(XVI) -changanuapo mu(XVIII) -changanuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -changanua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechanganua -ochanganua m-mi(III/IV) -ochanganua -yochanganua ji-ma(V/VI) -lochanganua -yochanganua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochanganua -vyochanganua n(IX/X) -yochanganua -zochanganua u(XI) -ochanganua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochanganua pa(XVI) -pochanganua mu(XVIII) -mochanganua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mchanganuo (“analysis”)
  • uchanganuzi (“analysis”)