Swahili
Verb
-changishana (infinitive kuchangishana)
- Reciprocal form of -changisha
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -changishana
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| Positive present
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-nachangishana
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| Subjunctive
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-changishane
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| Negative
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-changishani
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| Imperative singular
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changishana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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changishana
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| Plural
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changishaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchangishana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichangishana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchangishana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachangishana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachangishana/nachangishana
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tunachangishana
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| 2nd person
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unachangishana
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mnachangishana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachangishana
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wanachangishana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachangishana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -changishani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichangishani
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hatuchangishani
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| 2nd person
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huchangishani
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hamchangishani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachangishani
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hawachangishani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -changishani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachangishana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachangishana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -changishane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichangishane
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tuchangishane
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| 2nd person
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uchangishane
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mchangishane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achangishane
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wachangishane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -changishane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichangishane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechangishana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechangishana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichangishana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichangishana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achangishana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachangishana
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twachangishana
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| 2nd person
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wachangishana
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mwachangishana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achangishana
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wachangishana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachangishana
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yachangishana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachangishana
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yachangishana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachangishana
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vyachangishana
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| n(IX/X)
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yachangishana
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zachangishana
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| u(XI)
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wachangishana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachangishana
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| pa(XVI)
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pachangishana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachangishana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechangishana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachangishana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachangishana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichangishana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochangishana
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| Consecutive
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kachangishana / positive subject concord + -kachangishana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachangishane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -changishana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-changishanaye
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-changishanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-changishanao
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-changishanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-changishanalo
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-changishanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-changishanacho
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-changishanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-changishanayo
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-changishanazo
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| u(XI)
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-changishanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-changishanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-changishanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-changishanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -changishana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechangishana
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-ochangishana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochangishana
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-yochangishana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochangishana
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-yochangishana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochangishana
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-vyochangishana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochangishana
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-zochangishana
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| u(XI)
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-ochangishana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochangishana
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochangishana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochangishana
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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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