chuana

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Adjective

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chuana f

  1. feminine singular of chuán

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-chuana (infinitive kuchuana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -chua: to compete, to conflict

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -chuana
Positive present -nachuana
Subjunctive -chuane
Negative -chuani
Imperative singular chuana
Infinitives
Positive kuchuana
Negative kutochuana
Imperatives
Singular chuana
Plural chuaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchuana
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichuana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchuana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachuana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachuana/nachuana tunachuana
2nd person unachuana mnachuana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachuana wanachuana
other classes positive subject concord + -nachuana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chuani)
Singular Plural
1st person sichuani hatuchuani
2nd person huchuani hamchuani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachuani hawachuani
other classes negative subject concord + -chuani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachuana
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachuana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chuane)
Singular Plural
1st person nichuane tuchuane
2nd person uchuane mchuane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achuane wachuane
other classes positive subject concord + -chuane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichuane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechuana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechuana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichuana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichuana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achuana)
Singular Plural
1st person nachuana twachuana
2nd person wachuana mwachuana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achuana wachuana
m-mi(III/IV) wachuana yachuana
ji-ma(V/VI) lachuana yachuana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachuana vyachuana
n(IX/X) yachuana zachuana
u(XI) wachuana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachuana
pa(XVI) pachuana
mu(XVIII) mwachuana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechuana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachuana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachuana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichuana
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochuana
Consecutive kachuana / positive subject concord + -kachuana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachuane
Object concord
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -chuana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chuanaye -chuanao
m-mi(III/IV) -chuanao -chuanayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chuanalo -chuanayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chuanacho -chuanavyo
n(IX/X) -chuanayo -chuanazo
u(XI) -chuanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chuanako
pa(XVI) -chuanapo
mu(XVIII) -chuanamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -chuana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechuana -ochuana
m-mi(III/IV) -ochuana -yochuana
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochuana -yochuana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochuana -vyochuana
n(IX/X) -yochuana -zochuana
u(XI) -ochuana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochuana
pa(XVI) -pochuana
mu(XVIII) -mochuana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.