chafya

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Noun

chafya (n class, no plural)

1. sneezing

Verb

-chafya (infinitive kuchafya)

1. to sneeze

   Synonym: -piga chafya

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chafya
Positive present -nachafya Subjunctive -chafye Negative -chafyi Imperative singular chafya
Infinitives
Positive kuchafya Negative kutochafya
Imperatives
Singular chafya Plural chafyeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchafya Positive past positive subject concord + -lichafya Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchafya
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachafya) Singular Plural 1st person ninachafya/nachafya tunachafya 2nd person unachafya mnachafya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachafya wanachafya other classes positive subject concord + -nachafya
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chafyi) Singular Plural 1st person sichafyi hatuchafyi 2nd person huchafyi hamchafyi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachafyi hawachafyi other classes negative subject concord + -chafyi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachafya Negative future negative subject concord + -tachafya
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chafye) Singular Plural 1st person nichafye tuchafye 2nd person uchafye mchafye 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achafye wachafye other classes positive subject concord + -chafye
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichafye Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechafya Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechafya Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichafya Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichafya
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achafya) Singular Plural 1st person nachafya twachafya 2nd person wachafya mwachafya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achafya wachafya m-mi(III/IV) wachafya yachafya ji-ma(V/VI) lachafya yachafya ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachafya vyachafya n(IX/X) yachafya zachafya u(XI) wachafya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachafya pa(XVI) pachafya mu(XVIII) mwachafya
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechafya "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachafya "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachafya "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichafya "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochafya Consecutive kachafya / positive subject concord + -kachafya Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachafye
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichafya -tuchafya 2nd person -kuchafya -wachafya/-kuchafyeni/-wachafyeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchafya -wachafya m-mi(III/IV) -uchafya -ichafya ji-ma(V/VI) -lichafya -yachafya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichafya -vichafya n(IX/X) -ichafya -zichafya u(XI) -uchafya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchafya pa(XVI) -pachafya mu(XVIII) -muchafya Reflexive -jichafya
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chafya- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chafyaye -chafyao m-mi(III/IV) -chafyao -chafyayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chafyalo -chafyayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chafyacho -chafyavyo n(IX/X) -chafyayo -chafyazo u(XI) -chafyao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chafyako pa(XVI) -chafyapo mu(XVIII) -chafyamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chafya) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechafya -ochafya m-mi(III/IV) -ochafya -yochafya ji-ma(V/VI) -lochafya -yochafya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochafya -vyochafya n(IX/X) -yochafya -zochafya u(XI) -ochafya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochafya pa(XVI) -pochafya mu(XVIII) -mochafya
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.