chanika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chanika (infinitive kuchanika)

1. Stative form of -chana: to be torn

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chanika
Positive present -nachanika Subjunctive -chanike Negative -chaniki Imperative singular chanika
Infinitives
Positive kuchanika Negative kutochanika
Imperatives
Singular chanika Plural chanikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchanika Positive past positive subject concord + -lichanika Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchanika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachanika) Singular Plural 1st person ninachanika/nachanika tunachanika 2nd person unachanika mnachanika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachanika wanachanika other classes positive subject concord + -nachanika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chaniki) Singular Plural 1st person sichaniki hatuchaniki 2nd person huchaniki hamchaniki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachaniki hawachaniki other classes negative subject concord + -chaniki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachanika Negative future negative subject concord + -tachanika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chanike) Singular Plural 1st person nichanike tuchanike 2nd person uchanike mchanike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achanike wachanike other classes positive subject concord + -chanike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichanike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechanika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechanika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichanika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichanika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achanika) Singular Plural 1st person nachanika twachanika 2nd person wachanika mwachanika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achanika wachanika m-mi(III/IV) wachanika yachanika ji-ma(V/VI) lachanika yachanika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachanika vyachanika n(IX/X) yachanika zachanika u(XI) wachanika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachanika pa(XVI) pachanika mu(XVIII) mwachanika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechanika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachanika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachanika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichanika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochanika Consecutive kachanika / positive subject concord + -kachanika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachanike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichanika -tuchanika 2nd person -kuchanika -wachanika/-kuchanikeni/-wachanikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchanika -wachanika m-mi(III/IV) -uchanika -ichanika ji-ma(V/VI) -lichanika -yachanika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichanika -vichanika n(IX/X) -ichanika -zichanika u(XI) -uchanika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchanika pa(XVI) -pachanika mu(XVIII) -muchanika Reflexive -jichanika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chanika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chanikaye -chanikao m-mi(III/IV) -chanikao -chanikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chanikalo -chanikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chanikacho -chanikavyo n(IX/X) -chanikayo -chanikazo u(XI) -chanikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chanikako pa(XVI) -chanikapo mu(XVIII) -chanikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chanika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechanika -ochanika m-mi(III/IV) -ochanika -yochanika ji-ma(V/VI) -lochanika -yochanika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochanika -vyochanika n(IX/X) -yochanika -zochanika u(XI) -ochanika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochanika pa(XVI) -pochanika mu(XVIII) -mochanika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.