chapua

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-chapua (infinitive kuchapua)

  1. to accelerate

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -chapua
Positive present -nachapua
Subjunctive -chapue
Negative -chapui
Imperative singular chapua
Infinitives
Positive kuchapua
Negative kutochapua
Imperatives
Singular chapua
Plural chapueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchapua
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichapua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchapua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachapua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachapua/nachapua tunachapua
2nd person unachapua mnachapua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachapua wanachapua
other classes positive subject concord + -nachapua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chapui)
Singular Plural
1st person sichapui hatuchapui
2nd person huchapui hamchapui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachapui hawachapui
other classes negative subject concord + -chapui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachapua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachapua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chapue)
Singular Plural
1st person nichapue tuchapue
2nd person uchapue mchapue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achapue wachapue
other classes positive subject concord + -chapue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichapue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechapua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechapua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichapua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichapua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achapua)
Singular Plural
1st person nachapua twachapua
2nd person wachapua mwachapua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achapua wachapua
m-mi(III/IV) wachapua yachapua
ji-ma(V/VI) lachapua yachapua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachapua vyachapua
n(IX/X) yachapua zachapua
u(XI) wachapua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachapua
pa(XVI) pachapua
mu(XVIII) mwachapua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechapua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachapua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachapua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichapua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochapua
Consecutive kachapua / positive subject concord + -kachapua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachapue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichapua -tuchapua
2nd person -kuchapua -wachapua/-kuchapueni/-wachapueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchapua -wachapua
m-mi(III/IV) -uchapua -ichapua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichapua -yachapua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichapua -vichapua
n(IX/X) -ichapua -zichapua
u(XI) -uchapua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchapua
pa(XVI) -pachapua
mu(XVIII) -muchapua
Reflexive -jichapua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chapua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chapuaye -chapuao
m-mi(III/IV) -chapuao -chapuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chapualo -chapuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chapuacho -chapuavyo
n(IX/X) -chapuayo -chapuazo
u(XI) -chapuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chapuako
pa(XVI) -chapuapo
mu(XVIII) -chapuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chapua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechapua -ochapua
m-mi(III/IV) -ochapua -yochapua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochapua -yochapua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochapua -vyochapua
n(IX/X) -yochapua -zochapua
u(XI) -ochapua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochapua
pa(XVI) -pochapua
mu(XVIII) -mochapua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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