achiana

Swahili

Verb

-achiana (infinitive kuachiana)

1. Reciprocal form of -achia

Conjugation

Conjugation of -achiana
Positive present -naachiana Subjunctive -achiane Negative -achiani Imperative singular achiana
Infinitives
Positive kuachiana Negative kutoachiana
Imperatives
Singular achiana Plural achianeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huachiana Positive past positive subject concord + -liachiana Negative past negative subject concord + -kuachiana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naachiana) Singular Plural 1st person ninaachiana/naachiana tunaachiana 2nd person unaachiana mnaachiana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaachiana wanaachiana other classes positive subject concord + -naachiana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -achiani) Singular Plural 1st person siachiani hatuachiani 2nd person huachiani hamwachiani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haachiani hawaachiani other classes negative subject concord + -achiani
Positive future positive subject concord + -taachiana Negative future negative subject concord + -taachiana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -achiane) Singular Plural 1st person niachiane tuachiane 2nd person uachiane mwachiane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aachiane waachiane other classes positive subject concord + -achiane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siachiane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeachiana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeachiana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliachiana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliachiana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aachiana) Singular Plural 1st person naachiana twaachiana 2nd person waachiana mwaachiana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aachiana waachiana m-mi(III/IV) waachiana yaachiana ji-ma(V/VI) laachiana yaachiana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaachiana vyaachiana n(IX/X) yaachiana zaachiana u(XI) waachiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaachiana pa(XVI) paachiana mu(XVIII) mwaachiana
Perfect positive subject concord + -meachiana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaachiana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaachiana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiachiana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoachiana Consecutive kaachiana / positive subject concord + -kaachiana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaachiane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -achiana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -achianaye -achianao m-mi(III/IV) -achianao -achianayo ji-ma(V/VI) -achianalo -achianayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -achianacho -achianavyo n(IX/X) -achianayo -achianazo u(XI) -achianao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -achianako pa(XVI) -achianapo mu(XVIII) -achianamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -achiana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeachiana -oachiana m-mi(III/IV) -oachiana -yoachiana ji-ma(V/VI) -loachiana -yoachiana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choachiana -vyoachiana n(IX/X) -yoachiana -zoachiana u(XI) -oachiana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koachiana pa(XVI) -poachiana mu(XVIII) -moachiana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.