chenga

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Noun

chenga (n class, plural chenga)

1. evasion, the act of dodging
2. a morsel

Verb

-chenga (infinitive kuchenga)

1. to cut into small pieces
2. to dodge

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chenga
Positive present -nachenga Subjunctive -chenge Negative -chengi Imperative singular chenga
Infinitives
Positive kuchenga Negative kutochenga
Imperatives
Singular chenga Plural chengeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchenga Positive past positive subject concord + -lichenga Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchenga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachenga) Singular Plural 1st person ninachenga/nachenga tunachenga 2nd person unachenga mnachenga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachenga wanachenga other classes positive subject concord + -nachenga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chengi) Singular Plural 1st person sichengi hatuchengi 2nd person huchengi hamchengi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachengi hawachengi other classes negative subject concord + -chengi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachenga Negative future negative subject concord + -tachenga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chenge) Singular Plural 1st person nichenge tuchenge 2nd person uchenge mchenge 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achenge wachenge other classes positive subject concord + -chenge
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichenge Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechenga Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechenga Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichenga Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichenga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achenga) Singular Plural 1st person nachenga twachenga 2nd person wachenga mwachenga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achenga wachenga m-mi(III/IV) wachenga yachenga ji-ma(V/VI) lachenga yachenga ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachenga vyachenga n(IX/X) yachenga zachenga u(XI) wachenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachenga pa(XVI) pachenga mu(XVIII) mwachenga
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechenga "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachenga "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachenga "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichenga "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochenga Consecutive kachenga / positive subject concord + -kachenga Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachenge
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichenga -tuchenga 2nd person -kuchenga -wachenga/-kuchengeni/-wachengeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchenga -wachenga m-mi(III/IV) -uchenga -ichenga ji-ma(V/VI) -lichenga -yachenga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichenga -vichenga n(IX/X) -ichenga -zichenga u(XI) -uchenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchenga pa(XVI) -pachenga mu(XVIII) -muchenga Reflexive -jichenga
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chenga- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chengaye -chengao m-mi(III/IV) -chengao -chengayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chengalo -chengayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chengacho -chengavyo n(IX/X) -chengayo -chengazo u(XI) -chengao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chengako pa(XVI) -chengapo mu(XVIII) -chengamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chenga) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechenga -ochenga m-mi(III/IV) -ochenga -yochenga ji-ma(V/VI) -lochenga -yochenga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochenga -vyochenga n(IX/X) -yochenga -zochenga u(XI) -ochenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochenga pa(XVI) -pochenga mu(XVIII) -mochenga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.