chunguza

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-chunguza (infinitive kuchunguza)

  1. Causative form of -chungua:
    1. to investigate (to inquire into, study)
    2. to examine, research

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -chunguza
Positive present -nachunguza
Subjunctive -chunguze
Negative -chunguzi
Imperative singular chunguza
Infinitives
Positive kuchunguza
Negative kutochunguza
Imperatives
Singular chunguza
Plural chunguzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchunguza
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichunguza
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchunguza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachunguza)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachunguza/nachunguza tunachunguza
2nd person unachunguza mnachunguza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachunguza wanachunguza
other classes positive subject concord + -nachunguza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chunguzi)
Singular Plural
1st person sichunguzi hatuchunguzi
2nd person huchunguzi hamchunguzi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachunguzi hawachunguzi
other classes negative subject concord + -chunguzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachunguza
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachunguza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chunguze)
Singular Plural
1st person nichunguze tuchunguze
2nd person uchunguze mchunguze
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achunguze wachunguze
other classes positive subject concord + -chunguze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichunguze
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechunguza
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechunguza
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichunguza
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichunguza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achunguza)
Singular Plural
1st person nachunguza twachunguza
2nd person wachunguza mwachunguza
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achunguza wachunguza
m-mi(III/IV) wachunguza yachunguza
ji-ma(V/VI) lachunguza yachunguza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachunguza vyachunguza
n(IX/X) yachunguza zachunguza
u(XI) wachunguza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachunguza
pa(XVI) pachunguza
mu(XVIII) mwachunguza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechunguza
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachunguza
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachunguza
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichunguza
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochunguza
Consecutive kachunguza / positive subject concord + -kachunguza
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachunguze
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichunguza -tuchunguza
2nd person -kuchunguza -wachunguza/-kuchunguzeni/-wachunguzeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchunguza -wachunguza
m-mi(III/IV) -uchunguza -ichunguza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichunguza -yachunguza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichunguza -vichunguza
n(IX/X) -ichunguza -zichunguza
u(XI) -uchunguza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchunguza
pa(XVI) -pachunguza
mu(XVIII) -muchunguza
Reflexive -jichunguza
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chunguza- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chunguzaye -chunguzao
m-mi(III/IV) -chunguzao -chunguzayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chunguzalo -chunguzayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chunguzacho -chunguzavyo
n(IX/X) -chunguzayo -chunguzazo
u(XI) -chunguzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chunguzako
pa(XVI) -chunguzapo
mu(XVIII) -chunguzamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chunguza)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechunguza -ochunguza
m-mi(III/IV) -ochunguza -yochunguza
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochunguza -yochunguza
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochunguza -vyochunguza
n(IX/X) -yochunguza -zochunguza
u(XI) -ochunguza see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochunguza
pa(XVI) -pochunguza
mu(XVIII) -mochunguza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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