chunguza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chunguza (infinitive kuchunguza)

1. Causative form of -chungua:
   1. to investigate (to inquire into, study)
   2. to examine, research

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chunguza
Positive present -nachunguza Subjunctive -chunguze Negative -chunguzi Imperative singular chunguza
Infinitives
Positive kuchunguza Negative kutochunguza
Imperatives
Singular chunguza Plural chunguzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchunguza Positive past positive subject concord + -lichunguza Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchunguza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachunguza) Singular Plural 1st person ninachunguza/nachunguza tunachunguza 2nd person unachunguza mnachunguza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachunguza wanachunguza other classes positive subject concord + -nachunguza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chunguzi) Singular Plural 1st person sichunguzi hatuchunguzi 2nd person huchunguzi hamchunguzi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachunguzi hawachunguzi other classes negative subject concord + -chunguzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachunguza Negative future negative subject concord + -tachunguza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chunguze) Singular Plural 1st person nichunguze tuchunguze 2nd person uchunguze mchunguze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achunguze wachunguze other classes positive subject concord + -chunguze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichunguze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechunguza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechunguza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichunguza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichunguza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achunguza) Singular Plural 1st person nachunguza twachunguza 2nd person wachunguza mwachunguza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achunguza wachunguza m-mi(III/IV) wachunguza yachunguza ji-ma(V/VI) lachunguza yachunguza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachunguza vyachunguza n(IX/X) yachunguza zachunguza u(XI) wachunguza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachunguza pa(XVI) pachunguza mu(XVIII) mwachunguza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechunguza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachunguza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachunguza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichunguza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochunguza Consecutive kachunguza / positive subject concord + -kachunguza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachunguze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichunguza -tuchunguza 2nd person -kuchunguza -wachunguza/-kuchunguzeni/-wachunguzeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchunguza -wachunguza m-mi(III/IV) -uchunguza -ichunguza ji-ma(V/VI) -lichunguza -yachunguza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichunguza -vichunguza n(IX/X) -ichunguza -zichunguza u(XI) -uchunguza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchunguza pa(XVI) -pachunguza mu(XVIII) -muchunguza Reflexive -jichunguza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chunguza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chunguzaye -chunguzao m-mi(III/IV) -chunguzao -chunguzayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chunguzalo -chunguzayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chunguzacho -chunguzavyo n(IX/X) -chunguzayo -chunguzazo u(XI) -chunguzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chunguzako pa(XVI) -chunguzapo mu(XVIII) -chunguzamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chunguza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechunguza -ochunguza m-mi(III/IV) -ochunguza -yochunguza ji-ma(V/VI) -lochunguza -yochunguza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochunguza -vyochunguza n(IX/X) -yochunguza -zochunguza u(XI) -ochunguza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochunguza pa(XVI) -pochunguza mu(XVIII) -mochunguza
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: -chunguzia
  • Passive: -chunguzwa
  • Reciprocal: -chunguzana

• Nominal derivations:
  • mchunguzi (“investigator, researcher”)
  • uchunguzi (“investigation, research”)