chukua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chukua (infinitive kuchukua)

1. to take (into possession)
2. to carry, bring, take along

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chukua
Positive present -nachukua Subjunctive -chukue Negative -chukui Imperative singular chukua
Infinitives
Positive kuchukua Negative kutochukua
Imperatives
Singular chukua Plural chukueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchukua Positive past positive subject concord + -lichukua Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchukua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachukua) Singular Plural 1st person ninachukua/nachukua tunachukua 2nd person unachukua mnachukua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachukua wanachukua other classes positive subject concord + -nachukua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chukui) Singular Plural 1st person sichukui hatuchukui 2nd person huchukui hamchukui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachukui hawachukui other classes negative subject concord + -chukui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachukua Negative future negative subject concord + -tachukua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chukue) Singular Plural 1st person nichukue tuchukue 2nd person uchukue mchukue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achukue wachukue other classes positive subject concord + -chukue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichukue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechukua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechukua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichukua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichukua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achukua) Singular Plural 1st person nachukua twachukua 2nd person wachukua mwachukua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achukua wachukua m-mi(III/IV) wachukua yachukua ji-ma(V/VI) lachukua yachukua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachukua vyachukua n(IX/X) yachukua zachukua u(XI) wachukua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachukua pa(XVI) pachukua mu(XVIII) mwachukua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechukua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachukua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachukua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichukua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochukua Consecutive kachukua / positive subject concord + -kachukua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachukue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichukua -tuchukua 2nd person -kuchukua -wachukua/-kuchukueni/-wachukueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchukua -wachukua m-mi(III/IV) -uchukua -ichukua ji-ma(V/VI) -lichukua -yachukua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichukua -vichukua n(IX/X) -ichukua -zichukua u(XI) -uchukua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchukua pa(XVI) -pachukua mu(XVIII) -muchukua Reflexive -jichukua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chukua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chukuaye -chukuao m-mi(III/IV) -chukuao -chukuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chukualo -chukuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chukuacho -chukuavyo n(IX/X) -chukuayo -chukuazo u(XI) -chukuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chukuako pa(XVI) -chukuapo mu(XVIII) -chukuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chukua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechukua -ochukua m-mi(III/IV) -ochukua -yochukua ji-ma(V/VI) -lochukua -yochukua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochukua -vyochukua n(IX/X) -yochukua -zochukua u(XI) -ochukua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochukua pa(XVI) -pochukua mu(XVIII) -mochukua
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: -chukulia
  • Causative: -chukuza
  • Passive: -chukuliwa
  • Reciprocal: -chukuana
  • Stative: -chukulika