chakaa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chakaa (infinitive kuchakaa)

1. to wear out
2. to lose strength

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chakaa
Positive present -nachakaa Subjunctive -chakae Negative -chakai Imperative singular chakaa
Infinitives
Positive kuchakaa Negative kutochakaa
Imperatives
Singular chakaa Plural chakaeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchakaa Positive past positive subject concord + -lichakaa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchakaa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachakaa) Singular Plural 1st person ninachakaa/nachakaa tunachakaa 2nd person unachakaa mnachakaa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachakaa wanachakaa other classes positive subject concord + -nachakaa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chakai) Singular Plural 1st person sichakai hatuchakai 2nd person huchakai hamchakai 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachakai hawachakai other classes negative subject concord + -chakai
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachakaa Negative future negative subject concord + -tachakaa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chakae) Singular Plural 1st person nichakae tuchakae 2nd person uchakae mchakae 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achakae wachakae other classes positive subject concord + -chakae
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichakae Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechakaa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechakaa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichakaa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichakaa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achakaa) Singular Plural 1st person nachakaa twachakaa 2nd person wachakaa mwachakaa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achakaa wachakaa m-mi(III/IV) wachakaa yachakaa ji-ma(V/VI) lachakaa yachakaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachakaa vyachakaa n(IX/X) yachakaa zachakaa u(XI) wachakaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachakaa pa(XVI) pachakaa mu(XVIII) mwachakaa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechakaa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachakaa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachakaa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichakaa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochakaa Consecutive kachakaa / positive subject concord + -kachakaa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachakae
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichakaa -tuchakaa 2nd person -kuchakaa -wachakaa/-kuchakaeni/-wachakaeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchakaa -wachakaa m-mi(III/IV) -uchakaa -ichakaa ji-ma(V/VI) -lichakaa -yachakaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichakaa -vichakaa n(IX/X) -ichakaa -zichakaa u(XI) -uchakaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchakaa pa(XVI) -pachakaa mu(XVIII) -muchakaa Reflexive -jichakaa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chakaa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chakaaye -chakaao m-mi(III/IV) -chakaao -chakaayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chakaalo -chakaayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chakaacho -chakaavyo n(IX/X) -chakaayo -chakaazo u(XI) -chakaao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chakaako pa(XVI) -chakaapo mu(XVIII) -chakaamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chakaa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechakaa -ochakaa m-mi(III/IV) -ochakaa -yochakaa ji-ma(V/VI) -lochakaa -yochakaa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochakaa -vyochakaa n(IX/X) -yochakaa -zochakaa u(XI) -ochakaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochakaa pa(XVI) -pochakaa mu(XVIII) -mochakaa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Other derivations:
  • chakavu (“worn out, shabby, old”)