chwa

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French choix (“choice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃwa/

Noun

chwa

1. choice

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-còa.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Verb

-chwa (infinitive kuchwa)

1. (of the sun) to set, to go down

   Antonym: -cha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chwa
Positive present -nakuchwa Subjunctive -chwe Negative -chwi Imperative singular kuchwa
Infinitives
Positive kuchwa Negative kutokuchwa
Imperatives
Singular kuchwa Plural kuchweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchwa Positive past positive subject concord + -likuchwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakuchwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninakuchwa/nakuchwa tunakuchwa 2nd person unakuchwa mnakuchwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakuchwa wanakuchwa other classes positive subject concord + -nakuchwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chwi) Singular Plural 1st person sichwi hatuchwi 2nd person huchwi hamchwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachwi hawachwi other classes negative subject concord + -chwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takuchwa Negative future negative subject concord + -takuchwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chwe) Singular Plural 1st person nichwe tuchwe 2nd person uchwe mchwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achwe wachwe other classes positive subject concord + -chwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekuchwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekuchwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikuchwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikuchwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achwa) Singular Plural 1st person nachwa twachwa 2nd person wachwa mwachwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achwa wachwa m-mi(III/IV) wachwa yachwa ji-ma(V/VI) lachwa yachwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachwa vyachwa n(IX/X) yachwa zachwa u(XI) wachwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachwa pa(XVI) pachwa mu(XVIII) mwachwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekuchwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakuchwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokuchwa Consecutive kachwa / positive subject concord + -kachwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichwa -tuchwa 2nd person -kuchwa -wachwa/-kuchweni/-wachweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchwa -wachwa m-mi(III/IV) -uchwa -ichwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lichwa -yachwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichwa -vichwa n(IX/X) -ichwa -zichwa u(XI) -uchwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchwa pa(XVI) -pachwa mu(XVIII) -muchwa Reflexive -jichwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chwaye -chwao m-mi(III/IV) -chwao -chwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chwalo -chwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chwacho -chwavyo n(IX/X) -chwayo -chwazo u(XI) -chwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chwako pa(XVI) -chwapo mu(XVIII) -chwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kuchwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekuchwa -okuchwa m-mi(III/IV) -okuchwa -yokuchwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lokuchwa -yokuchwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokuchwa -vyokuchwa n(IX/X) -yokuchwa -zokuchwa u(XI) -okuchwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokuchwa pa(XVI) -pokuchwa mu(XVIII) -mokuchwa
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: -chwea