chonga

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃonɡa/ [ˈt͡ʃõŋ.ɡa]
• Rhymes: -onɡa
• Syllabification: chon‧ga

Noun

chonga f (plural chongas)

1. female equivalent of chongo

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-chonga (infinitive kuchonga)

1. to carve
2. to sharpen

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chonga
Positive present -nachonga Subjunctive -chonge Negative -chongi Imperative singular chonga
Infinitives
Positive kuchonga Negative kutochonga
Imperatives
Singular chonga Plural chongeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchonga Positive past positive subject concord + -lichonga Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchonga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachonga) Singular Plural 1st person ninachonga/nachonga tunachonga 2nd person unachonga mnachonga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachonga wanachonga other classes positive subject concord + -nachonga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chongi) Singular Plural 1st person sichongi hatuchongi 2nd person huchongi hamchongi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachongi hawachongi other classes negative subject concord + -chongi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachonga Negative future negative subject concord + -tachonga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chonge) Singular Plural 1st person nichonge tuchonge 2nd person uchonge mchonge 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achonge wachonge other classes positive subject concord + -chonge
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichonge Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechonga Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechonga Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichonga Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichonga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achonga) Singular Plural 1st person nachonga twachonga 2nd person wachonga mwachonga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achonga wachonga m-mi(III/IV) wachonga yachonga ji-ma(V/VI) lachonga yachonga ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachonga vyachonga n(IX/X) yachonga zachonga u(XI) wachonga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachonga pa(XVI) pachonga mu(XVIII) mwachonga
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechonga "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachonga "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachonga "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichonga "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochonga Consecutive kachonga / positive subject concord + -kachonga Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachonge
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichonga -tuchonga 2nd person -kuchonga -wachonga/-kuchongeni/-wachongeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchonga -wachonga m-mi(III/IV) -uchonga -ichonga ji-ma(V/VI) -lichonga -yachonga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichonga -vichonga n(IX/X) -ichonga -zichonga u(XI) -uchonga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchonga pa(XVI) -pachonga mu(XVIII) -muchonga Reflexive -jichonga
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chonga- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chongaye -chongao m-mi(III/IV) -chongao -chongayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chongalo -chongayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chongacho -chongavyo n(IX/X) -chongayo -chongazo u(XI) -chongao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chongako pa(XVI) -chongapo mu(XVIII) -chongamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chonga) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechonga -ochonga m-mi(III/IV) -ochonga -yochonga ji-ma(V/VI) -lochonga -yochonga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochonga -vyochonga n(IX/X) -yochonga -zochonga u(XI) -ochonga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochonga pa(XVI) -pochonga mu(XVIII) -mochonga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -chongea
  • Passive: -chongwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • mchongaji (“sculptor”)
  • uchongaji

Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-chonga^?

1. (transitive) to pick

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.