Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chukua (infinitive kuchukua)
- to take (into possession)
- to carry, bring, take along
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chukua
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| Positive present
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-nachukua
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| Subjunctive
|
-chukue
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| Negative
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-chukui
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| Imperative singular
|
chukua
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
chukua
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| Plural
|
chukueni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchukua
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lichukua
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuchukua
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachukua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachukua/nachukua
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tunachukua
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| 2nd person
|
unachukua
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mnachukua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachukua
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wanachukua
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachukua
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chukui)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichukui
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hatuchukui
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| 2nd person
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huchukui
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hamchukui
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachukui
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hawachukui
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chukui
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tachukua
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachukua
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chukue)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichukue
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tuchukue
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| 2nd person
|
uchukue
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mchukue
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
achukue
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wachukue
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chukue
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichukue
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechukua
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechukua
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichukua
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichukua
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achukua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachukua
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twachukua
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| 2nd person
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wachukua
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mwachukua
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
achukua
|
wachukua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachukua
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yachukua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lachukua
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yachukua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chachukua
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vyachukua
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| n(IX/X)
|
yachukua
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zachukua
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| u(XI)
|
wachukua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwachukua
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| pa(XVI)
|
pachukua
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachukua
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechukua
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachukua
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachukua
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichukua
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochukua
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| Consecutive
|
kachukua / positive subject concord + -kachukua
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachukue
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nichukua
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-tuchukua
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| 2nd person
|
-kuchukua
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-wachukua/-kuchukueni/-wachukueni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mchukua
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-wachukua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchukua
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-ichukua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichukua
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-yachukua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichukua
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-vichukua
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichukua
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-zichukua
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| u(XI)
|
-uchukua
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuchukua
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pachukua
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchukua
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| Reflexive
|
-jichukua
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chukua- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chukuaye
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-chukuao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chukuao
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-chukuayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chukualo
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-chukuayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chukuacho
|
-chukuavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chukuayo
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-chukuazo
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| u(XI)
|
-chukuao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chukuako
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| pa(XVI)
|
-chukuapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chukuamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chukua)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechukua
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-ochukua
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochukua
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-yochukua
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochukua
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-yochukua
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochukua
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-vyochukua
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochukua
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-zochukua
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| u(XI)
|
-ochukua
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kochukua
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pochukua
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mochukua
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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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Derived terms