chaji

See also: chājī, chájī, and chájǐ

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English charge.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chaji (infinitive kuchaji)

1. to charge (to add energy to)

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chaji
Positive present -nachaji Subjunctive -chaji Negative -chaji Imperative singular chaji
Infinitives
Positive kuchaji Negative kutochaji
Imperatives
Singular chaji Plural chajini
Tensed forms
Habitual huchaji Positive past positive subject concord + -lichaji Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchaji
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachaji) Singular Plural 1st person ninachaji/nachaji tunachaji 2nd person unachaji mnachaji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachaji wanachaji other classes positive subject concord + -nachaji
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chaji) Singular Plural 1st person sichaji hatuchaji 2nd person huchaji hamchaji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachaji hawachaji other classes negative subject concord + -chaji
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachaji Negative future negative subject concord + -tachaji
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chaji) Singular Plural 1st person nichaji tuchaji 2nd person uchaji mchaji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achaji wachaji other classes positive subject concord + -chaji
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichaji Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechaji Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechaji Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichaji Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichaji
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achaji) Singular Plural 1st person nachaji twachaji 2nd person wachaji mwachaji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achaji wachaji m-mi(III/IV) wachaji yachaji ji-ma(V/VI) lachaji yachaji ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachaji vyachaji n(IX/X) yachaji zachaji u(XI) wachaji see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachaji pa(XVI) pachaji mu(XVIII) mwachaji
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechaji "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachaji "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachaji "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichaji "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochaji Consecutive kachaji / positive subject concord + -kachaji Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachaji
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichaji -tuchaji 2nd person -kuchaji -wachaji/-kuchajini/-wachajini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchaji -wachaji m-mi(III/IV) -uchaji -ichaji ji-ma(V/VI) -lichaji -yachaji ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichaji -vichaji n(IX/X) -ichaji -zichaji u(XI) -uchaji see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchaji pa(XVI) -pachaji mu(XVIII) -muchaji Reflexive -jichaji
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chaji- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chajiye -chajio m-mi(III/IV) -chajio -chajiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -chajilo -chajiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chajicho -chajivyo n(IX/X) -chajiyo -chajizo u(XI) -chajio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chajiko pa(XVI) -chajipo mu(XVIII) -chajimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chaji) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechaji -ochaji m-mi(III/IV) -ochaji -yochaji ji-ma(V/VI) -lochaji -yochaji ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochaji -vyochaji n(IX/X) -yochaji -zochaji u(XI) -ochaji see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochaji pa(XVI) -pochaji mu(XVIII) -mochaji
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Related terms

• chaja (“charger”)