Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chukuana (infinitive kuchukuana)
- Reciprocal form of -chukua
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chukuana
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| Positive present
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-nachukuana
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| Subjunctive
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-chukuane
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| Negative
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-chukuani
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| Imperative singular
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chukuana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chukuana
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| Plural
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chukuaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchukuana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichukuana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchukuana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachukuana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachukuana/nachukuana
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tunachukuana
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| 2nd person
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unachukuana
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mnachukuana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachukuana
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wanachukuana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachukuana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chukuani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichukuani
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hatuchukuani
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| 2nd person
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huchukuani
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hamchukuani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachukuani
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hawachukuani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chukuani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachukuana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachukuana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chukuane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichukuane
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tuchukuane
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| 2nd person
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uchukuane
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mchukuane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achukuane
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wachukuane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chukuane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichukuane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechukuana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechukuana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichukuana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichukuana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achukuana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachukuana
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twachukuana
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| 2nd person
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wachukuana
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mwachukuana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achukuana
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wachukuana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachukuana
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yachukuana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachukuana
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yachukuana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachukuana
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vyachukuana
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| n(IX/X)
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yachukuana
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zachukuana
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| u(XI)
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wachukuana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachukuana
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| pa(XVI)
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pachukuana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachukuana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechukuana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachukuana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachukuana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichukuana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochukuana
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| Consecutive
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kachukuana / positive subject concord + -kachukuana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachukuane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -chukuana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chukuanaye
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-chukuanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chukuanao
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-chukuanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chukuanalo
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-chukuanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chukuanacho
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-chukuanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chukuanayo
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-chukuanazo
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| u(XI)
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-chukuanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chukuanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chukuanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chukuanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -chukuana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechukuana
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-ochukuana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochukuana
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-yochukuana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochukuana
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-yochukuana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochukuana
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-vyochukuana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochukuana
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-zochukuana
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| u(XI)
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-ochukuana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochukuana
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochukuana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochukuana
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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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