Swahili
Verb
-achiana (infinitive kuachiana)
- Reciprocal form of -achia
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -achiana
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| Positive present
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-naachiana
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| Subjunctive
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-achiane
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| Negative
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-achiani
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| Imperative singular
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achiana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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achiana
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| Plural
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achianeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huachiana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liachiana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuachiana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naachiana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaachiana/naachiana
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tunaachiana
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| 2nd person
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unaachiana
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mnaachiana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaachiana
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wanaachiana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naachiana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -achiani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siachiani
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hatuachiani
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| 2nd person
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huachiani
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hamwachiani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haachiani
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hawaachiani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -achiani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taachiana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taachiana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -achiane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niachiane
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tuachiane
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| 2nd person
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uachiane
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mwachiane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aachiane
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waachiane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -achiane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siachiane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeachiana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeachiana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliachiana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliachiana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aachiana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naachiana
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twaachiana
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| 2nd person
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waachiana
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mwaachiana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aachiana
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waachiana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waachiana
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yaachiana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laachiana
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yaachiana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaachiana
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vyaachiana
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| n(IX/X)
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yaachiana
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zaachiana
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| u(XI)
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waachiana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaachiana
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| pa(XVI)
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paachiana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaachiana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meachiana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaachiana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaachiana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiachiana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoachiana
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| Consecutive
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kaachiana / positive subject concord + -kaachiana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaachiane
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| Object concord
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—
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -achiana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-achianaye
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-achianao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-achianao
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-achianayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-achianalo
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-achianayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-achianacho
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-achianavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-achianayo
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-achianazo
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| u(XI)
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-achianao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-achianako
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| pa(XVI)
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-achianapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-achianamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -achiana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeachiana
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-oachiana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oachiana
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-yoachiana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loachiana
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-yoachiana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choachiana
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-vyoachiana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoachiana
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-zoachiana
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| u(XI)
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-oachiana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koachiana
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| pa(XVI)
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-poachiana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moachiana
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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