Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chorwa (infinitive kuchorwa)
- Passive form of -chora: to be drawn
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chorwa
|
| Positive present
|
-nachorwa
|
| Subjunctive
|
-chorwe
|
| Negative
|
-chorwi
|
| Imperative singular
|
chorwa
|
|
| Infinitives
|
|
|
| Imperatives
|
| Singular
|
chorwa
|
| Plural
|
chorweni
|
|
| Tensed forms
|
| Habitual
|
huchorwa
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lichorwa
|
| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuchorwa
|
|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachorwa)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninachorwa/nachorwa
|
tunachorwa
|
| 2nd person
|
unachorwa
|
mnachorwa
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anachorwa
|
wanachorwa
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nachorwa
|
|
| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chorwi)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
sichorwi
|
hatuchorwi
|
| 2nd person
|
huchorwi
|
hamchorwi
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hachorwi
|
hawachorwi
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -chorwi
|
|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tachorwa
|
| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tachorwa
|
|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chorwe)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nichorwe
|
tuchorwe
|
| 2nd person
|
uchorwe
|
mchorwe
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
achorwe
|
wachorwe
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -chorwe
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sichorwe
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngechorwa
|
| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singechorwa
|
| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalichorwa
|
| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalichorwa
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achorwa)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nachorwa
|
twachorwa
|
| 2nd person
|
wachorwa
|
mwachorwa
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
achorwa
|
wachorwa
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wachorwa
|
yachorwa
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lachorwa
|
yachorwa
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chachorwa
|
vyachorwa
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yachorwa
|
zachorwa
|
| u(XI)
|
wachorwa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwachorwa
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
pachorwa
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
mwachorwa
|
|
|
| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mechorwa
|
| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshachorwa
|
| "Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -jachorwa
|
| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kichorwa
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipochorwa
|
| Consecutive
|
kachorwa / positive subject concord + -kachorwa
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kachorwe
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nichorwa
|
-tuchorwa
|
| 2nd person
|
-kuchorwa
|
-wachorwa/-kuchorweni/-wachorweni
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mchorwa
|
-wachorwa
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-uchorwa
|
-ichorwa
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lichorwa
|
-yachorwa
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kichorwa
|
-vichorwa
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-ichorwa
|
-zichorwa
|
| u(XI)
|
-uchorwa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuchorwa
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-pachorwa
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-muchorwa
|
|
| Reflexive
|
-jichorwa
|
|
| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chorwa- + relative marker)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-chorwaye
|
-chorwao
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-chorwao
|
-chorwayo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-chorwalo
|
-chorwayo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chorwacho
|
-chorwavyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-chorwayo
|
-chorwazo
|
| u(XI)
|
-chorwao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-chorwako
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-chorwapo
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-chorwamo
|
|
|
| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chorwa)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yechorwa
|
-ochorwa
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ochorwa
|
-yochorwa
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lochorwa
|
-yochorwa
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chochorwa
|
-vyochorwa
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yochorwa
|
-zochorwa
|
| u(XI)
|
-ochorwa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kochorwa
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-pochorwa
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-mochorwa
|
|
|
|
| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
|