chaguza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chaguza (infinitive kuchaguza)

1. Causative form of -chagua

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chaguza
Positive present -nachaguza Subjunctive -chaguze Negative -chaguzi Imperative singular chaguza
Infinitives
Positive kuchaguza Negative kutochaguza
Imperatives
Singular chaguza Plural chaguzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchaguza Positive past positive subject concord + -lichaguza Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchaguza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachaguza) Singular Plural 1st person ninachaguza/nachaguza tunachaguza 2nd person unachaguza mnachaguza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachaguza wanachaguza other classes positive subject concord + -nachaguza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chaguzi) Singular Plural 1st person sichaguzi hatuchaguzi 2nd person huchaguzi hamchaguzi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachaguzi hawachaguzi other classes negative subject concord + -chaguzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachaguza Negative future negative subject concord + -tachaguza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chaguze) Singular Plural 1st person nichaguze tuchaguze 2nd person uchaguze mchaguze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achaguze wachaguze other classes positive subject concord + -chaguze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichaguze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechaguza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechaguza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichaguza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichaguza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achaguza) Singular Plural 1st person nachaguza twachaguza 2nd person wachaguza mwachaguza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achaguza wachaguza m-mi(III/IV) wachaguza yachaguza ji-ma(V/VI) lachaguza yachaguza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachaguza vyachaguza n(IX/X) yachaguza zachaguza u(XI) wachaguza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachaguza pa(XVI) pachaguza mu(XVIII) mwachaguza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechaguza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachaguza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachaguza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichaguza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochaguza Consecutive kachaguza / positive subject concord + -kachaguza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachaguze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichaguza -tuchaguza 2nd person -kuchaguza -wachaguza/-kuchaguzeni/-wachaguzeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchaguza -wachaguza m-mi(III/IV) -uchaguza -ichaguza ji-ma(V/VI) -lichaguza -yachaguza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichaguza -vichaguza n(IX/X) -ichaguza -zichaguza u(XI) -uchaguza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchaguza pa(XVI) -pachaguza mu(XVIII) -muchaguza Reflexive -jichaguza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chaguza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chaguzaye -chaguzao m-mi(III/IV) -chaguzao -chaguzayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chaguzalo -chaguzayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chaguzacho -chaguzavyo n(IX/X) -chaguzayo -chaguzazo u(XI) -chaguzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chaguzako pa(XVI) -chaguzapo mu(XVIII) -chaguzamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chaguza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechaguza -ochaguza m-mi(III/IV) -ochaguza -yochaguza ji-ma(V/VI) -lochaguza -yochaguza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochaguza -vyochaguza n(IX/X) -yochaguza -zochaguza u(XI) -ochaguza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochaguza pa(XVI) -pochaguza mu(XVIII) -mochaguza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.