achia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-achia (infinitive kuachia)

1. Applicative form of -acha: to leave to
   • 1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 5:

     […] wao wamekufa na kuniachia, tuseme labda, chakula changu tu.

     […] they died and left me, let's maybe say, just my food.

2. to release from

Conjugation

Conjugation of -achia
Positive present -naachia Subjunctive -achie Negative -achii Imperative singular achia
Infinitives
Positive kuachia Negative kutoachia
Imperatives
Singular achia Plural achieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huachia Positive past positive subject concord + -liachia Negative past negative subject concord + -kuachia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naachia) Singular Plural 1st person ninaachia/naachia tunaachia 2nd person unaachia mnaachia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaachia wanaachia other classes positive subject concord + -naachia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -achii) Singular Plural 1st person siachii hatuachii 2nd person huachii hamwachii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haachii hawaachii other classes negative subject concord + -achii
Positive future positive subject concord + -taachia Negative future negative subject concord + -taachia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -achie) Singular Plural 1st person niachie tuachie 2nd person uachie mwachie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aachie waachie other classes positive subject concord + -achie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siachie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeachia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeachia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliachia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliachia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aachia) Singular Plural 1st person naachia twaachia 2nd person waachia mwaachia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aachia waachia m-mi(III/IV) waachia yaachia ji-ma(V/VI) laachia yaachia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaachia vyaachia n(IX/X) yaachia zaachia u(XI) waachia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaachia pa(XVI) paachia mu(XVIII) mwaachia
Perfect positive subject concord + -meachia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaachia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaachia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiachia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoachia Consecutive kaachia / positive subject concord + -kaachia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaachie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niachia -tuachia 2nd person -kuachia -waachia/-kuachieni/-waachieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwachia -waachia m-mi(III/IV) -uachia -iachia ji-ma(V/VI) -liachia -yaachia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiachia -viachia n(IX/X) -iachia -ziachia u(XI) -uachia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuachia pa(XVI) -paachia mu(XVIII) -muachia Reflexive -jiachia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -achia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -achiaye -achiao m-mi(III/IV) -achiao -achiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -achialo -achiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -achiacho -achiavyo n(IX/X) -achiayo -achiazo u(XI) -achiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -achiako pa(XVI) -achiapo mu(XVIII) -achiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -achia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeachia -oachia m-mi(III/IV) -oachia -yoachia ji-ma(V/VI) -loachia -yoachia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choachia -vyoachia n(IX/X) -yoachia -zoachia u(XI) -oachia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koachia pa(XVI) -poachia mu(XVIII) -moachia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -achilia
  • Reciprocal: -achiana