chenji

See also: chénjī

Japanese

Romanization

chenji

1. Rōmaji transcription of チェンジ

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English change.

Pronunciation

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Noun

chenji (n class, plural chenji)

1. change (small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination)

Verb

-chenji (infinitive kuchenji)

1. to change money

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chenji
Positive present -nachenji Subjunctive -chenji Negative -chenji Imperative singular chenji
Infinitives
Positive kuchenji Negative kutochenji
Imperatives
Singular chenji Plural chenjini
Tensed forms
Habitual huchenji Positive past positive subject concord + -lichenji Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchenji
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachenji) Singular Plural 1st person ninachenji/nachenji tunachenji 2nd person unachenji mnachenji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachenji wanachenji other classes positive subject concord + -nachenji
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chenji) Singular Plural 1st person sichenji hatuchenji 2nd person huchenji hamchenji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachenji hawachenji other classes negative subject concord + -chenji
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachenji Negative future negative subject concord + -tachenji
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chenji) Singular Plural 1st person nichenji tuchenji 2nd person uchenji mchenji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achenji wachenji other classes positive subject concord + -chenji
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichenji Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechenji Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechenji Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichenji Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichenji
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achenji) Singular Plural 1st person nachenji twachenji 2nd person wachenji mwachenji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achenji wachenji m-mi(III/IV) wachenji yachenji ji-ma(V/VI) lachenji yachenji ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachenji vyachenji n(IX/X) yachenji zachenji u(XI) wachenji see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachenji pa(XVI) pachenji mu(XVIII) mwachenji
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechenji "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachenji "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachenji "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichenji "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochenji Consecutive kachenji / positive subject concord + -kachenji Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachenji
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichenji -tuchenji 2nd person -kuchenji -wachenji/-kuchenjini/-wachenjini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchenji -wachenji m-mi(III/IV) -uchenji -ichenji ji-ma(V/VI) -lichenji -yachenji ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichenji -vichenji n(IX/X) -ichenji -zichenji u(XI) -uchenji see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchenji pa(XVI) -pachenji mu(XVIII) -muchenji Reflexive -jichenji
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chenji- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chenjiye -chenjio m-mi(III/IV) -chenjio -chenjiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -chenjilo -chenjiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chenjicho -chenjivyo n(IX/X) -chenjiyo -chenjizo u(XI) -chenjio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chenjiko pa(XVI) -chenjipo mu(XVIII) -chenjimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chenji) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechenji -ochenji m-mi(III/IV) -ochenji -yochenji ji-ma(V/VI) -lochenji -yochenji ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochenji -vyochenji n(IX/X) -yochenji -zochenji u(XI) -ochenji see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochenji pa(XVI) -pochenji mu(XVIII) -mochenji
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

References

• Dzahene-Quarshie, Josephine (2010) “English in Contact with Swahili: Enrichment or Threat?”, in Létünk‎^[1], volume 4, pages 55–74