chwa

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Haitian Creole

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Etymology

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From French choix (choice).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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chwa

  1. choice

Swahili

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-còa.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-chwa (infinitive kuchwa)

  1. (of the sun) to set, to go down
    Antonym: -cha

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -chwa
Positive present -nakuchwa
Subjunctive -chwe
Negative -chwi
Imperative singular kuchwa
Infinitives
Positive kuchwa
Negative kutokuchwa
Imperatives
Singular kuchwa
Plural kuchweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -likuchwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakuchwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakuchwa/nakuchwa tunakuchwa
2nd person unakuchwa mnakuchwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakuchwa wanakuchwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nakuchwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sichwi hatuchwi
2nd person huchwi hamchwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachwi hawachwi
other classes negative subject concord + -chwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takuchwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -takuchwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nichwe tuchwe
2nd person uchwe mchwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achwe wachwe
other classes positive subject concord + -chwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekuchwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekuchwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikuchwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikuchwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nachwa twachwa
2nd person wachwa mwachwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achwa wachwa
m-mi(III/IV) wachwa yachwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lachwa yachwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachwa vyachwa
n(IX/X) yachwa zachwa
u(XI) wachwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachwa
pa(XVI) pachwa
mu(XVIII) mwachwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekuchwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakuchwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokuchwa
Consecutive kachwa / positive subject concord + -kachwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichwa -tuchwa
2nd person -kuchwa -wachwa/-kuchweni/-wachweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchwa -wachwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uchwa -ichwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichwa -yachwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichwa -vichwa
n(IX/X) -ichwa -zichwa
u(XI) -uchwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchwa
pa(XVI) -pachwa
mu(XVIII) -muchwa
Reflexive -jichwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chwaye -chwao
m-mi(III/IV) -chwao -chwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chwalo -chwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chwacho -chwavyo
n(IX/X) -chwayo -chwazo
u(XI) -chwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chwako
pa(XVI) -chwapo
mu(XVIII) -chwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kuchwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekuchwa -okuchwa
m-mi(III/IV) -okuchwa -yokuchwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokuchwa -yokuchwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokuchwa -vyokuchwa
n(IX/X) -yokuchwa -zokuchwa
u(XI) -okuchwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokuchwa
pa(XVI) -pokuchwa
mu(XVIII) -mokuchwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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