changanua

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Swahili[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Verb[edit]

-changanua (infinitive kuchanganua)

  1. to break into components
  2. to analyse

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of -changanua
Positive present -nachanganua
Subjunctive -changanue
Negative -changanui
Imperative singular changanua
Infinitives
Positive kuchanganua
Negative kutochanganua
Imperatives
Singular changanua
Plural changanueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchanganua
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichanganua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchanganua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachanganua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachanganua/nachanganua tunachanganua
2nd person unachanganua mnachanganua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachanganua wanachanganua
other classes positive subject concord + -nachanganua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -changanui)
Singular Plural
1st person sichanganui hatuchanganui
2nd person huchanganui hamchanganui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachanganui hawachanganui
other classes negative subject concord + -changanui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachanganua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachanganua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -changanue)
Singular Plural
1st person nichanganue tuchanganue
2nd person uchanganue mchanganue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achanganue wachanganue
other classes positive subject concord + -changanue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichanganue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechanganua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechanganua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichanganua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichanganua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achanganua)
Singular Plural
1st person nachanganua twachanganua
2nd person wachanganua mwachanganua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achanganua wachanganua
m-mi(III/IV) wachanganua yachanganua
ji-ma(V/VI) lachanganua yachanganua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachanganua vyachanganua
n(IX/X) yachanganua zachanganua
u(XI) wachanganua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachanganua
pa(XVI) pachanganua
mu(XVIII) mwachanganua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechanganua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachanganua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachanganua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichanganua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochanganua
Consecutive kachanganua / positive subject concord + -kachanganua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachanganue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichanganua -tuchanganua
2nd person -kuchanganua -wachanganua/-kuchanganueni/-wachanganueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchanganua -wachanganua
m-mi(III/IV) -uchanganua -ichanganua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichanganua -yachanganua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichanganua -vichanganua
n(IX/X) -ichanganua -zichanganua
u(XI) -uchanganua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchanganua
pa(XVI) -pachanganua
mu(XVIII) -muchanganua
Reflexive -jichanganua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -changanua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -changanuaye -changanuao
m-mi(III/IV) -changanuao -changanuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -changanualo -changanuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -changanuacho -changanuavyo
n(IX/X) -changanuayo -changanuazo
u(XI) -changanuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -changanuako
pa(XVI) -changanuapo
mu(XVIII) -changanuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -changanua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechanganua -ochanganua
m-mi(III/IV) -ochanganua -yochanganua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochanganua -yochanganua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochanganua -vyochanganua
n(IX/X) -yochanganua -zochanganua
u(XI) -ochanganua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochanganua
pa(XVI) -pochanganua
mu(XVIII) -mochanganua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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