Japanese
Romanization
chenji
- Rōmaji transcription of チェンジ
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English change.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
chenji class IX (plural chenji class X)
- change (small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination)
Verb
-chenji (infinitive kuchenji)
- to change money
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chenji
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| Positive present
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-nachenji
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| Subjunctive
|
-chenji
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| Negative
|
-chenji
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| Imperative singular
|
chenji
|
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
chenji
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| Plural
|
chenjini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huchenji
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lichenji
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchenji
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachenji)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
ninachenji/nachenji
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tunachenji
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| 2nd person
|
unachenji
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mnachenji
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
anachenji
|
wanachenji
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nachenji
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chenji)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichenji
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hatuchenji
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| 2nd person
|
huchenji
|
hamchenji
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachenji
|
hawachenji
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chenji
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tachenji
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tachenji
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chenji)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nichenji
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tuchenji
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| 2nd person
|
uchenji
|
mchenji
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| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
achenji
|
wachenji
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| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -chenji
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichenji
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechenji
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechenji
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichenji
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichenji
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achenji)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
nachenji
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twachenji
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| 2nd person
|
wachenji
|
mwachenji
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
achenji
|
wachenji
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachenji
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yachenji
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachenji
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yachenji
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachenji
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vyachenji
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| n(IX/X)
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yachenji
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zachenji
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| u(XI)
|
wachenji
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachenji
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| pa(XVI)
|
pachenji
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachenji
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechenji
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachenji
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachenji
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichenji
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochenji
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| Consecutive
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kachenji / positive subject concord + -kachenji
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachenji
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nichenji
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-tuchenji
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| 2nd person
|
-kuchenji
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-wachenji/-kuchenjini/-wachenjini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchenji
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-wachenji
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchenji
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-ichenji
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichenji
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-yachenji
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichenji
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-vichenji
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichenji
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-zichenji
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| u(XI)
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-uchenji
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchenji
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachenji
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchenji
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| Reflexive
|
-jichenji
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chenji- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chenjiye
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-chenjio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chenjio
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-chenjiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chenjilo
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-chenjiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chenjicho
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-chenjivyo
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| n(IX/X)
|
-chenjiyo
|
-chenjizo
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| u(XI)
|
-chenjio
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-chenjiko
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| pa(XVI)
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-chenjipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chenjimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chenji)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechenji
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-ochenji
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochenji
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-yochenji
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochenji
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-yochenji
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochenji
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-vyochenji
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochenji
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-zochenji
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| u(XI)
|
-ochenji
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kochenji
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pochenji
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mochenji
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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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References
- ^ Batibo, Herman M. (2002) “The Evolution of the Kiswahili Syllable Structure”, in South African Journal of African Language[1], volume 22, number 1, →DOI, page 4 of 1-10
- ^ Dzahene-Quarshie, Josephine (2010) “English in Contact with Swahili: Enrichment or Threat?”, in Létünk[2], volume 4, page 63 of 55–74