changanya

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-changanya (infinitive kuchanganya)

1. to mix, to combine
2. to confuse

Conjugation

Conjugation of -changanya
Positive present -nachanganya Subjunctive -changanye Negative -changanyi Imperative singular changanya
Infinitives
Positive kuchanganya Negative kutochanganya
Imperatives
Singular changanya Plural changanyeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchanganya Positive past positive subject concord + -lichanganya Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchanganya
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachanganya) Singular Plural 1st person ninachanganya/nachanganya tunachanganya 2nd person unachanganya mnachanganya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachanganya wanachanganya other classes positive subject concord + -nachanganya
Negative present (negative subject concord + -changanyi) Singular Plural 1st person sichanganyi hatuchanganyi 2nd person huchanganyi hamchanganyi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachanganyi hawachanganyi other classes negative subject concord + -changanyi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachanganya Negative future negative subject concord + -tachanganya
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -changanye) Singular Plural 1st person nichanganye tuchanganye 2nd person uchanganye mchanganye 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achanganye wachanganye other classes positive subject concord + -changanye
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichanganye Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechanganya Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechanganya Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichanganya Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichanganya
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achanganya) Singular Plural 1st person nachanganya twachanganya 2nd person wachanganya mwachanganya 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achanganya wachanganya m-mi(III/IV) wachanganya yachanganya ji-ma(V/VI) lachanganya yachanganya ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachanganya vyachanganya n(IX/X) yachanganya zachanganya u(XI) wachanganya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachanganya pa(XVI) pachanganya mu(XVIII) mwachanganya
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechanganya "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachanganya "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachanganya "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichanganya "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochanganya Consecutive kachanganya / positive subject concord + -kachanganya Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachanganye
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichanganya -tuchanganya 2nd person -kuchanganya -wachanganya/-kuchanganyeni/-wachanganyeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchanganya -wachanganya m-mi(III/IV) -uchanganya -ichanganya ji-ma(V/VI) -lichanganya -yachanganya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichanganya -vichanganya n(IX/X) -ichanganya -zichanganya u(XI) -uchanganya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchanganya pa(XVI) -pachanganya mu(XVIII) -muchanganya Reflexive -jichanganya
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -changanya- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -changanyaye -changanyao m-mi(III/IV) -changanyao -changanyayo ji-ma(V/VI) -changanyalo -changanyayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -changanyacho -changanyavyo n(IX/X) -changanyayo -changanyazo u(XI) -changanyao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -changanyako pa(XVI) -changanyapo mu(XVIII) -changanyamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -changanya) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechanganya -ochanganya m-mi(III/IV) -ochanganya -yochanganya ji-ma(V/VI) -lochanganya -yochanganya ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochanganya -vyochanganya n(IX/X) -yochanganya -zochanganya u(XI) -ochanganya see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochanganya pa(XVI) -pochanganya mu(XVIII) -mochanganya
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: -changanyia
  • Causative: -changanyisha
  • Passive: -changanywa
  • Reciprocal: -changanyana
  • Stative: -changanyika