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chakachua

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-chakachua (infinitive kuchakachua)

  1. to siphon petrol
  2. to embezzle

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -chakachua
Positive present -nachakachua
Subjunctive -chakachue
Negative -chakachui
Imperative singular chakachua
Infinitives
Positive kuchakachua
Negative kutochakachua
Imperatives
Singular chakachua
Plural chakachueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchakachua
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichakachua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchakachua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachakachua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachakachua/nachakachua tunachakachua
2nd person unachakachua mnachakachua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachakachua wanachakachua
other classes positive subject concord + -nachakachua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chakachui)
Singular Plural
1st person sichakachui hatuchakachui
2nd person huchakachui hamchakachui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachakachui hawachakachui
other classes negative subject concord + -chakachui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachakachua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachakachua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chakachue)
Singular Plural
1st person nichakachue tuchakachue
2nd person uchakachue mchakachue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achakachue wachakachue
other classes positive subject concord + -chakachue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichakachue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechakachua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechakachua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichakachua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichakachua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achakachua)
Singular Plural
1st person nachakachua twachakachua
2nd person wachakachua mwachakachua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achakachua wachakachua
m-mi(III/IV) wachakachua yachakachua
ji-ma(V/VI) lachakachua yachakachua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachakachua vyachakachua
n(IX/X) yachakachua zachakachua
u(XI) wachakachua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachakachua
pa(XVI) pachakachua
mu(XVIII) mwachakachua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechakachua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachakachua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachakachua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichakachua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochakachua
Consecutive kachakachua / positive subject concord + -kachakachua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachakachue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichakachua -tuchakachua
2nd person -kuchakachua -wachakachua/-kuchakachueni/-wachakachueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchakachua -wachakachua
m-mi(III/IV) -uchakachua -ichakachua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichakachua -yachakachua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichakachua -vichakachua
n(IX/X) -ichakachua -zichakachua
u(XI) -uchakachua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchakachua
pa(XVI) -pachakachua
mu(XVIII) -muchakachua
Reflexive -jichakachua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chakachua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chakachuaye -chakachuao
m-mi(III/IV) -chakachuao -chakachuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chakachualo -chakachuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chakachuacho -chakachuavyo
n(IX/X) -chakachuayo -chakachuazo
u(XI) -chakachuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chakachuako
pa(XVI) -chakachuapo
mu(XVIII) -chakachuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chakachua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechakachua -ochakachua
m-mi(III/IV) -ochakachua -yochakachua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochakachua -yochakachua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochakachua -vyochakachua
n(IX/X) -yochakachua -zochakachua
u(XI) -ochakachua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochakachua
pa(XVI) -pochakachua
mu(XVIII) -mochakachua
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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