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chanua
chanua
Swahili
Verb
chanua
Conjugation
affirmative conjugation of chanua
| infinitive | kuchanua | |||||||||
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| singular person | ||||||||||
| 1st person mimi |
2nd person wewe |
3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m) |
Class 3 (m) |
Class 5 (ji) |
Class 7 (ki) |
Class 9 (n) |
Class 11/14 (u) |
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| indicative | general | nachanua | wachanua | achanua | wachanua | lachanua | chachanua | yachanua | wachanua | |
| progressive | ninachanua | unachanua | anachanua | unachanua | linachanua | kinachanua | inachanua | unachanua | ||
| habitual | huchanua | |||||||||
| past | nilichanua | ulichanua | alichanua | ulichanua | lilichanua | kilichanua | ilichanua | ulichanua | ||
| perfect | nimechanua | umechanua | amechanua | umechanua | limechanua | kimechanua | imechanua | umechanua | ||
| future | nitachanua | utachanua | atachanua | utachanua | litachanua | kitachanua | itachanua | utachanua | ||
| consecutive | nikachanua | ukachanua | akachanua | ukachanua | likachanua | kikachanua | ikachanua | ukachanua | ||
| conditional | present | ningechanua | ungechanua | angechanua | ungechanua | lingechanua | kingechanua | ingechanua | ungechanua | |
| past | ningalichanua | ungalichanua | angalichanua | ungalichanua | lingalichanua | kingalichanua | ingalichanua | ungalichanua | ||
| subjunctive | general | nichanue | uchanue | achanue | uchanue | lichanue | kichanue | ichanue | uchanue | |
| consecutive | nikachanue | ukachanue | akachanue | ukachanue | likachanue | kikachanue | ikachanue | ukachanue | ||
| comitative | nikichanua | ukichanua | akichanua | ukichanua | likichanua | kikichanua | ikichanua | ukichanua | ||
| imperative | chanua! __chanue!‡ |
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| plural person | ||||||||||
| 1st person sisi |
2nd person ninyi |
3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa) |
Class 4 (mi) |
Class 6 (ma) |
Class 8 (vi) |
Class 10 (n) |
Class 10 (n)† |
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| indicative | general | twachanua | mwachanua | wachanua | yachanua | yachanua | vyachanua | zachanua | zachanua | |
| progressive | tunachanua | mnachanua | wanachanua | inachanua | yanachanua | vinachanua | zinachanua | zinachanua | ||
| habitual | huchanua | |||||||||
| past | tulichanua | mlichanua | walichanua | ilichanua | yalichanua | vilichanua | zilichanua | zilichanua | ||
| perfect | tumechanua | mmechanua | wamechanua | imechanua | yamechanua | vimechanua | zimechanua | zimechanua | ||
| future | tutachanua | mtachanua | watachanua | itachanua | yatachanua | vitachanua | zitachanua | zitachanua | ||
| consecutive | tukachanua | mkachanua | wakachanua | ikachanua | yakachanua | vikachanua | zikachanua | zikachanua | ||
| conditional | present | tungechanua | mngechanua | wangechanua | ingechanua | yangechanua | vingechanua | zingechanua | zingechanua | |
| past | tungalichanua | mngalichanua | wangalichanua | ingalichanua | yangalichanua | vingalichanua | zingalichanua | zingalichanua | ||
| subjunctive | general | tuchanue | mchanue | wachanue | ichanue | yachanue | vichanue | zichanue | zichanue | |
| consecutive | tukachanue | mkachanue | wakachanue | ikachanue | yakachanue | vikachanue | zikachanue | zikachanue | ||
| comitative | tukichanua | mkichanua | wakichanua | ikichanua | yakichanua | vikichanua | zikichanua | zikichanua | ||
| imperative | tuchanue | chanueni! __chanueni!‡ |
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†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form
negative conjugation of chanua
| infinitive | kutochanua or kutokuchanua | |||||||||
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| singular person | ||||||||||
| 1st person mimi |
2nd person wewe |
3rd person/Class 1 yeye/(m) |
Class 3 (m) |
Class 5 (ji) |
Class 7 (ki) |
Class 9 (n) |
Class 11/14 (u) |
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| indicative | general | sichanui | huchanui | hachanui | hauchanui | halichanui | hakichanui | haichanui | hauchanui | |
| progressive | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | ||
| habitual | Use General Form | |||||||||
| past | sikuchanua | hukuchanua | hakuchanua | haukuchanua | halikuchanua | hakikuchanua | haikuchanua | haukuchanua | ||
| perfect | sijachanua | hujachanua | hajachanua | haujachanua | halijachanua | hakijachanua | haijachanua | haujachanua | ||
| future | sitachanua | hutachanua | hatachanua | hautachanua | halitachanua | hakitachanua | haitachanua | hautachanua | ||
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| conditional | present | nisingechanua | usingechanua | asingechanua | usingechanua | lisingechanua | kisingechanua | isingechanua | usingechanua | |
| past | nisingalichanua | usingalichanua | asingalichanua | usingalichanua | lisingalichanua | kisingalichanua | isingalichanua | usingalichanua | ||
| subjunctive | general | nisichanue | usichanue | asichanue | usichanue | lisichanue | kisichanue | isichanue | usichanue | |
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| comitative | nisipochanua | usipochanua | asipochanua | usipochanua | lisipochanua | kisipochanua | isipochanua | usipochanua | ||
| imperative | usichanue!‡ | |||||||||
| plural person | ||||||||||
| 1st person sisi |
2nd person ninyi |
3rd person/Class 2 wao/(wa) |
Class 4 (mi) |
Class 6 (ma) |
Class 8 (vi) |
Class 10 (n) |
Class 10 (n)† |
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| indicative | general | hatuchanui | hamchanui | hawachanui | haichanui | hayachanui | havichanui | hazichanui | hazichanui | |
| progressive | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | Use General Form | ||
| habitual | Use General Form | |||||||||
| past | hatukuchanua | hamkuchanua | hawakuchanua | haikuchanua | hayakuchanua | havikuchanua | hazikuchanua | hazikuchanua | ||
| perfect | hatujachanua | hamjachanua | hawajachanua | haijachanua | hayajachanua | havijachanua | hazijachanua | hazijachanua | ||
| future | hatutachanua | hamtachanua | hawatachanua | haitachanua | hayatachanua | havitachanua | hazitachanua | hazitachanua | ||
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| conditional | present | tusingechanua | msingechanua | wasingechanua | isingechanua | yasingechanua | visingechanua | zisingechanua | zisingechanua | |
| past | tusingalichanua | msingalichanua | wasingalichanua | isingalichanua | yasingalichanua | visingalichanua | zisingalichanua | zisingalichanua | ||
| subjunctive | general | tusichanue | msichanue | wasichanue | isichanue | yasichanue | visichanue | zisichanue | zisichanue | |
| consecutive | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | Use Subjunctive Form | ||
| comitative | tusipochanua | msipochanua | wasipochanua | isipochanua | yasipochanua | visipochanua | zisipochanua | zisipochanua | ||
| imperative | tusichanue | msichanue!‡ | ||||||||
†Plural for Class 11 nouns only; No plural for identical nouns of Class 14 that share the same affix
‡Imperatives that take an object use the second form
Derived terms
- chanuo