achana

Portuguese

Verb

achana

1. inflection of achanar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-achana (infinitive kuachana)

1. Reciprocal form of -acha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -achana
Positive present -naachana Subjunctive -achane Negative -achani Imperative singular achana
Infinitives
Positive kuachana Negative kutoachana
Imperatives
Singular achana Plural achaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huachana Positive past positive subject concord + -liachana Negative past negative subject concord + -kuachana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naachana) Singular Plural 1st person ninaachana/naachana tunaachana 2nd person unaachana mnaachana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaachana wanaachana other classes positive subject concord + -naachana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -achani) Singular Plural 1st person siachani hatuachani 2nd person huachani hamwachani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haachani hawaachani other classes negative subject concord + -achani
Positive future positive subject concord + -taachana Negative future negative subject concord + -taachana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -achane) Singular Plural 1st person niachane tuachane 2nd person uachane mwachane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aachane waachane other classes positive subject concord + -achane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siachane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeachana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeachana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliachana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliachana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aachana) Singular Plural 1st person naachana twaachana 2nd person waachana mwaachana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aachana waachana m-mi(III/IV) waachana yaachana ji-ma(V/VI) laachana yaachana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaachana vyaachana n(IX/X) yaachana zaachana u(XI) waachana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaachana pa(XVI) paachana mu(XVIII) mwaachana
Perfect positive subject concord + -meachana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaachana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaachana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiachana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoachana Consecutive kaachana / positive subject concord + -kaachana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaachane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -achana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -achanaye -achanao m-mi(III/IV) -achanao -achanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -achanalo -achanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -achanacho -achanavyo n(IX/X) -achanayo -achanazo u(XI) -achanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -achanako pa(XVI) -achanapo mu(XVIII) -achanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -achana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeachana -oachana m-mi(III/IV) -oachana -yoachana ji-ma(V/VI) -loachana -yoachana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choachana -vyoachana n(IX/X) -yoachana -zoachana u(XI) -oachana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koachana pa(XVI) -poachana mu(XVIII) -moachana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.