changwa

Swahili

Verb

-changwa (infinitive kuchangwa)

1. Passive form of -changa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -changwa
Positive present -nachangwa Subjunctive -changwe Negative -changwi Imperative singular changwa
Infinitives
Positive kuchangwa Negative kutochangwa
Imperatives
Singular changwa Plural changweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchangwa Positive past positive subject concord + -lichangwa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchangwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachangwa) Singular Plural 1st person ninachangwa/nachangwa tunachangwa 2nd person unachangwa mnachangwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachangwa wanachangwa other classes positive subject concord + -nachangwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -changwi) Singular Plural 1st person sichangwi hatuchangwi 2nd person huchangwi hamchangwi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachangwi hawachangwi other classes negative subject concord + -changwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachangwa Negative future negative subject concord + -tachangwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -changwe) Singular Plural 1st person nichangwe tuchangwe 2nd person uchangwe mchangwe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achangwe wachangwe other classes positive subject concord + -changwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichangwe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechangwa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechangwa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichangwa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichangwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achangwa) Singular Plural 1st person nachangwa twachangwa 2nd person wachangwa mwachangwa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achangwa wachangwa m-mi(III/IV) wachangwa yachangwa ji-ma(V/VI) lachangwa yachangwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachangwa vyachangwa n(IX/X) yachangwa zachangwa u(XI) wachangwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachangwa pa(XVI) pachangwa mu(XVIII) mwachangwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechangwa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachangwa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachangwa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichangwa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochangwa Consecutive kachangwa / positive subject concord + -kachangwa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachangwe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichangwa -tuchangwa 2nd person -kuchangwa -wachangwa/-kuchangweni/-wachangweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchangwa -wachangwa m-mi(III/IV) -uchangwa -ichangwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lichangwa -yachangwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichangwa -vichangwa n(IX/X) -ichangwa -zichangwa u(XI) -uchangwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchangwa pa(XVI) -pachangwa mu(XVIII) -muchangwa Reflexive -jichangwa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -changwa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -changwaye -changwao m-mi(III/IV) -changwao -changwayo ji-ma(V/VI) -changwalo -changwayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -changwacho -changwavyo n(IX/X) -changwayo -changwazo u(XI) -changwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -changwako pa(XVI) -changwapo mu(XVIII) -changwamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -changwa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechangwa -ochangwa m-mi(III/IV) -ochangwa -yochangwa ji-ma(V/VI) -lochangwa -yochangwa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochangwa -vyochangwa n(IX/X) -yochangwa -zochangwa u(XI) -ochangwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochangwa pa(XVI) -pochangwa mu(XVIII) -mochangwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.