chukuana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chukuana (infinitive kuchukuana)

1. Reciprocal form of -chukua

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chukuana
Positive present -nachukuana Subjunctive -chukuane Negative -chukuani Imperative singular chukuana
Infinitives
Positive kuchukuana Negative kutochukuana
Imperatives
Singular chukuana Plural chukuaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchukuana Positive past positive subject concord + -lichukuana Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchukuana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachukuana) Singular Plural 1st person ninachukuana/nachukuana tunachukuana 2nd person unachukuana mnachukuana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachukuana wanachukuana other classes positive subject concord + -nachukuana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chukuani) Singular Plural 1st person sichukuani hatuchukuani 2nd person huchukuani hamchukuani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachukuani hawachukuani other classes negative subject concord + -chukuani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachukuana Negative future negative subject concord + -tachukuana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chukuane) Singular Plural 1st person nichukuane tuchukuane 2nd person uchukuane mchukuane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achukuane wachukuane other classes positive subject concord + -chukuane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichukuane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechukuana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechukuana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichukuana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichukuana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achukuana) Singular Plural 1st person nachukuana twachukuana 2nd person wachukuana mwachukuana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achukuana wachukuana m-mi(III/IV) wachukuana yachukuana ji-ma(V/VI) lachukuana yachukuana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachukuana vyachukuana n(IX/X) yachukuana zachukuana u(XI) wachukuana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachukuana pa(XVI) pachukuana mu(XVIII) mwachukuana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechukuana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachukuana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachukuana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichukuana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochukuana Consecutive kachukuana / positive subject concord + -kachukuana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachukuane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -chukuana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chukuanaye -chukuanao m-mi(III/IV) -chukuanao -chukuanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chukuanalo -chukuanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chukuanacho -chukuanavyo n(IX/X) -chukuanayo -chukuanazo u(XI) -chukuanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chukuanako pa(XVI) -chukuanapo mu(XVIII) -chukuanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -chukuana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechukuana -ochukuana m-mi(III/IV) -ochukuana -yochukuana ji-ma(V/VI) -lochukuana -yochukuana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochukuana -vyochukuana n(IX/X) -yochukuana -zochukuana u(XI) -ochukuana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochukuana pa(XVI) -pochukuana mu(XVIII) -mochukuana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.