Spanish
Adjective
chuana f
- feminine singular of chuán
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chuana (infinitive kuchuana)
- Reciprocal form of -chua: to compete, to conflict
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chuana
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| Positive present
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-nachuana
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| Subjunctive
|
-chuane
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| Negative
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-chuani
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| Imperative singular
|
chuana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
chuana
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| Plural
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chuaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchuana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichuana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchuana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachuana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachuana/nachuana
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tunachuana
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| 2nd person
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unachuana
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mnachuana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachuana
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wanachuana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachuana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chuani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichuani
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hatuchuani
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| 2nd person
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huchuani
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hamchuani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachuani
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hawachuani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chuani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachuana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachuana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chuane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichuane
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tuchuane
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| 2nd person
|
uchuane
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mchuane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
achuane
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wachuane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chuane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichuane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechuana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechuana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichuana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichuana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achuana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachuana
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twachuana
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| 2nd person
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wachuana
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mwachuana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
achuana
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wachuana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachuana
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yachuana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachuana
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yachuana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachuana
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vyachuana
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| n(IX/X)
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yachuana
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zachuana
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| u(XI)
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wachuana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachuana
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| pa(XVI)
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pachuana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachuana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechuana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachuana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachuana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichuana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochuana
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| Consecutive
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kachuana / positive subject concord + -kachuana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachuane
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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 + -chuana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chuanaye
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-chuanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chuanao
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-chuanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chuanalo
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-chuanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chuanacho
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-chuanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chuanayo
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-chuanazo
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| u(XI)
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-chuanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chuanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chuanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chuanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -chuana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechuana
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-ochuana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochuana
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-yochuana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochuana
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-yochuana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochuana
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-vyochuana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochuana
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-zochuana
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| u(XI)
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-ochuana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochuana
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochuana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochuana
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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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