changamsha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-changamsha (infinitive kuchangamsha)

1. to excite, to stimulate
2. to cheer up

Conjugation

Conjugation of -changamsha
Positive present -nachangamsha Subjunctive -changamshe Negative -changamshi Imperative singular changamsha
Infinitives
Positive kuchangamsha Negative kutochangamsha
Imperatives
Singular changamsha Plural changamsheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchangamsha Positive past positive subject concord + -lichangamsha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchangamsha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachangamsha) Singular Plural 1st person ninachangamsha/nachangamsha tunachangamsha 2nd person unachangamsha mnachangamsha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachangamsha wanachangamsha other classes positive subject concord + -nachangamsha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -changamshi) Singular Plural 1st person sichangamshi hatuchangamshi 2nd person huchangamshi hamchangamshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachangamshi hawachangamshi other classes negative subject concord + -changamshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachangamsha Negative future negative subject concord + -tachangamsha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -changamshe) Singular Plural 1st person nichangamshe tuchangamshe 2nd person uchangamshe mchangamshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achangamshe wachangamshe other classes positive subject concord + -changamshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichangamshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechangamsha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechangamsha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichangamsha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichangamsha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achangamsha) Singular Plural 1st person nachangamsha twachangamsha 2nd person wachangamsha mwachangamsha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achangamsha wachangamsha m-mi(III/IV) wachangamsha yachangamsha ji-ma(V/VI) lachangamsha yachangamsha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachangamsha vyachangamsha n(IX/X) yachangamsha zachangamsha u(XI) wachangamsha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachangamsha pa(XVI) pachangamsha mu(XVIII) mwachangamsha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechangamsha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachangamsha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachangamsha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichangamsha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochangamsha Consecutive kachangamsha / positive subject concord + -kachangamsha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachangamshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichangamsha -tuchangamsha 2nd person -kuchangamsha -wachangamsha/-kuchangamsheni/-wachangamsheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchangamsha -wachangamsha m-mi(III/IV) -uchangamsha -ichangamsha ji-ma(V/VI) -lichangamsha -yachangamsha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichangamsha -vichangamsha n(IX/X) -ichangamsha -zichangamsha u(XI) -uchangamsha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchangamsha pa(XVI) -pachangamsha mu(XVIII) -muchangamsha Reflexive -jichangamsha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -changamsha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -changamshaye -changamshao m-mi(III/IV) -changamshao -changamshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -changamshalo -changamshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -changamshacho -changamshavyo n(IX/X) -changamshayo -changamshazo u(XI) -changamshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -changamshako pa(XVI) -changamshapo mu(XVIII) -changamshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -changamsha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechangamsha -ochangamsha m-mi(III/IV) -ochangamsha -yochangamsha ji-ma(V/VI) -lochangamsha -yochangamsha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochangamsha -vyochangamsha n(IX/X) -yochangamsha -zochangamsha u(XI) -ochangamsha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochangamsha pa(XVI) -pochangamsha mu(XVIII) -mochangamsha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.