changua

English

Noun

changua (uncountable)

1. A Colombian breakfast soup made with milk and eggs.

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-changua (infinitive kuchangua)

1. Conversive form of -changa:
   1. to separate
   2. to dissect

Conjugation

Conjugation of -changua
Positive present -nachangua Subjunctive -changue Negative -changui Imperative singular changua
Infinitives
Positive kuchangua Negative kutochangua
Imperatives
Singular changua Plural changueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchangua Positive past positive subject concord + -lichangua Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchangua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachangua) Singular Plural 1st person ninachangua/nachangua tunachangua 2nd person unachangua mnachangua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachangua wanachangua other classes positive subject concord + -nachangua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -changui) Singular Plural 1st person sichangui hatuchangui 2nd person huchangui hamchangui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachangui hawachangui other classes negative subject concord + -changui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachangua Negative future negative subject concord + -tachangua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -changue) Singular Plural 1st person nichangue tuchangue 2nd person uchangue mchangue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achangue wachangue other classes positive subject concord + -changue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichangue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechangua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechangua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichangua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichangua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achangua) Singular Plural 1st person nachangua twachangua 2nd person wachangua mwachangua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achangua wachangua m-mi(III/IV) wachangua yachangua ji-ma(V/VI) lachangua yachangua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachangua vyachangua n(IX/X) yachangua zachangua u(XI) wachangua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachangua pa(XVI) pachangua mu(XVIII) mwachangua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechangua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachangua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachangua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichangua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochangua Consecutive kachangua / positive subject concord + -kachangua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachangue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichangua -tuchangua 2nd person -kuchangua -wachangua/-kuchangueni/-wachangueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchangua -wachangua m-mi(III/IV) -uchangua -ichangua ji-ma(V/VI) -lichangua -yachangua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichangua -vichangua n(IX/X) -ichangua -zichangua u(XI) -uchangua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchangua pa(XVI) -pachangua mu(XVIII) -muchangua Reflexive -jichangua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -changua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -changuaye -changuao m-mi(III/IV) -changuao -changuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -changualo -changuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -changuacho -changuavyo n(IX/X) -changuayo -changuazo u(XI) -changuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -changuako pa(XVI) -changuapo mu(XVIII) -changuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -changua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechangua -ochangua m-mi(III/IV) -ochangua -yochangua ji-ma(V/VI) -lochangua -yochangua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochangua -vyochangua n(IX/X) -yochangua -zochangua u(XI) -ochangua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochangua pa(XVI) -pochangua mu(XVIII) -mochangua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.