Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-chanika (infinitive kuchanika)

  1. Stative form of -chana: to be torn

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -chanika
Positive present -nachanika
Subjunctive -chanike
Negative -chaniki
Imperative singular chanika
Infinitives
Positive kuchanika
Negative kutochanika
Imperatives
Singular chanika
Plural chanikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchanika
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichanika
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchanika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachanika)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachanika/nachanika tunachanika
2nd person unachanika mnachanika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachanika wanachanika
other classes positive subject concord + -nachanika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chaniki)
Singular Plural
1st person sichaniki hatuchaniki
2nd person huchaniki hamchaniki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachaniki hawachaniki
other classes negative subject concord + -chaniki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachanika
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachanika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chanike)
Singular Plural
1st person nichanike tuchanike
2nd person uchanike mchanike
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achanike wachanike
other classes positive subject concord + -chanike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichanike
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechanika
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechanika
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichanika
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichanika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achanika)
Singular Plural
1st person nachanika twachanika
2nd person wachanika mwachanika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achanika wachanika
m-mi(III/IV) wachanika yachanika
ji-ma(V/VI) lachanika yachanika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachanika vyachanika
n(IX/X) yachanika zachanika
u(XI) wachanika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachanika
pa(XVI) pachanika
mu(XVIII) mwachanika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechanika
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachanika
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachanika
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichanika
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochanika
Consecutive kachanika / positive subject concord + -kachanika
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachanike
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichanika -tuchanika
2nd person -kuchanika -wachanika/-kuchanikeni/-wachanikeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchanika -wachanika
m-mi(III/IV) -uchanika -ichanika
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichanika -yachanika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichanika -vichanika
n(IX/X) -ichanika -zichanika
u(XI) -uchanika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchanika
pa(XVI) -pachanika
mu(XVIII) -muchanika
Reflexive -jichanika
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chanika- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chanikaye -chanikao
m-mi(III/IV) -chanikao -chanikayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chanikalo -chanikayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chanikacho -chanikavyo
n(IX/X) -chanikayo -chanikazo
u(XI) -chanikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chanikako
pa(XVI) -chanikapo
mu(XVIII) -chanikamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chanika)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechanika -ochanika
m-mi(III/IV) -ochanika -yochanika
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochanika -yochanika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochanika -vyochanika
n(IX/X) -yochanika -zochanika
u(XI) -ochanika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochanika
pa(XVI) -pochanika
mu(XVIII) -mochanika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.