chanwa

Swahili

Verb

-chanwa (infinitive kuchanwa)

1. Passive form of -chana: to be combed
   • 1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 3:

     […] na kichwa chake kiwazi kilituonyesha nywele zilizochanwa na kupasuliwa njia katikati.

     […] and his uncovered head showed us combed hair with a middle part.

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chanwa
Positive present -nachanwa Subjunctive -chanwe Negative -chanwi Imperative singular chanwa
Infinitives
Positive kuchanwa Negative kutochanwa
Imperatives
Singular chanwa Plural chanweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchanwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lichanwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchanwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachanwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninachanwa/nachanwa tunachanwa 2nd person unachanwa mnachanwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachanwa wanachanwa other classes positive subject concord + -nachanwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chanwi) Singular Plural 1st person sichanwi hatuchanwi 2nd person huchanwi hamchanwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachanwi hawachanwi other classes negative subject concord + -chanwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachanwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tachanwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chanwe) Singular Plural 1st person nichanwe tuchanwe 2nd person uchanwe mchanwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achanwe wachanwe other classes positive subject concord + -chanwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichanwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechanwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechanwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichanwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichanwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achanwa) Singular Plural 1st person nachanwa twachanwa 2nd person wachanwa mwachanwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achanwa wachanwa m-mi(III/IV) wachanwa yachanwa ji-ma(V/VI) lachanwa yachanwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachanwa vyachanwa n(IX/X) yachanwa zachanwa u(XI) wachanwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachanwa pa(XVI) pachanwa mu(XVIII) mwachanwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechanwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachanwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachanwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichanwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochanwa Consecutive kachanwa / positive subject concord + -kachanwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachanwe Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -chanwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chanwaye -chanwao m-mi(III/IV) -chanwao -chanwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chanwalo -chanwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chanwacho -chanwavyo n(IX/X) -chanwayo -chanwazo u(XI) -chanwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chanwako pa(XVI) -chanwapo mu(XVIII) -chanwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -chanwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechanwa -ochanwa m-mi(III/IV) -ochanwa -yochanwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lochanwa -yochanwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochanwa -vyochanwa n(IX/X) -yochanwa -zochanwa u(XI) -ochanwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochanwa pa(XVI) -pochanwa mu(XVIII) -mochanwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.