changia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-changia (infinitive kuchangia)

1. Applicative form of -changa: to contribute, to collect for

Conjugation

Conjugation of -changia
Positive present -nachangia Subjunctive -changie Negative -changii Imperative singular changia
Infinitives
Positive kuchangia Negative kutochangia
Imperatives
Singular changia Plural changieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchangia Positive past positive subject concord + -lichangia Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchangia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachangia) Singular Plural 1st person ninachangia/nachangia tunachangia 2nd person unachangia mnachangia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachangia wanachangia other classes positive subject concord + -nachangia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -changii) Singular Plural 1st person sichangii hatuchangii 2nd person huchangii hamchangii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachangii hawachangii other classes negative subject concord + -changii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachangia Negative future negative subject concord + -tachangia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -changie) Singular Plural 1st person nichangie tuchangie 2nd person uchangie mchangie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achangie wachangie other classes positive subject concord + -changie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichangie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechangia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechangia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichangia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichangia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achangia) Singular Plural 1st person nachangia twachangia 2nd person wachangia mwachangia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achangia wachangia m-mi(III/IV) wachangia yachangia ji-ma(V/VI) lachangia yachangia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachangia vyachangia n(IX/X) yachangia zachangia u(XI) wachangia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachangia pa(XVI) pachangia mu(XVIII) mwachangia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechangia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachangia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachangia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichangia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochangia Consecutive kachangia / positive subject concord + -kachangia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachangie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichangia -tuchangia 2nd person -kuchangia -wachangia/-kuchangieni/-wachangieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchangia -wachangia m-mi(III/IV) -uchangia -ichangia ji-ma(V/VI) -lichangia -yachangia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichangia -vichangia n(IX/X) -ichangia -zichangia u(XI) -uchangia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchangia pa(XVI) -pachangia mu(XVIII) -muchangia Reflexive -jichangia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -changia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -changiaye -changiao m-mi(III/IV) -changiao -changiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -changialo -changiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -changiacho -changiavyo n(IX/X) -changiayo -changiazo u(XI) -changiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -changiako pa(XVI) -changiapo mu(XVIII) -changiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -changia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechangia -ochangia m-mi(III/IV) -ochangia -yochangia ji-ma(V/VI) -lochangia -yochangia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochangia -vyochangia n(IX/X) -yochangia -zochangia u(XI) -ochangia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochangia pa(XVI) -pochangia mu(XVIII) -mochangia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mchangiaji (“contributor”)
  • uchangiaji (“contributing”)