chanua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chanua (infinitive kuchanua)

1. (of flowers) to blossom, to bud
2. to flourish
3. to comb

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chanua
Positive present -nachanua Subjunctive -chanue Negative -chanui Imperative singular chanua
Infinitives
Positive kuchanua Negative kutochanua
Imperatives
Singular chanua Plural chanueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchanua Positive past positive subject concord + -lichanua Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchanua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachanua) Singular Plural 1st person ninachanua/nachanua tunachanua 2nd person unachanua mnachanua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachanua wanachanua other classes positive subject concord + -nachanua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chanui) Singular Plural 1st person sichanui hatuchanui 2nd person huchanui hamchanui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachanui hawachanui other classes negative subject concord + -chanui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachanua Negative future negative subject concord + -tachanua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chanue) Singular Plural 1st person nichanue tuchanue 2nd person uchanue mchanue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achanue wachanue other classes positive subject concord + -chanue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichanue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechanua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechanua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichanua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichanua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achanua) Singular Plural 1st person nachanua twachanua 2nd person wachanua mwachanua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achanua wachanua m-mi(III/IV) wachanua yachanua ji-ma(V/VI) lachanua yachanua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachanua vyachanua n(IX/X) yachanua zachanua u(XI) wachanua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachanua pa(XVI) pachanua mu(XVIII) mwachanua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechanua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachanua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachanua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichanua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochanua Consecutive kachanua / positive subject concord + -kachanua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachanue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichanua -tuchanua 2nd person -kuchanua -wachanua/-kuchanueni/-wachanueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchanua -wachanua m-mi(III/IV) -uchanua -ichanua ji-ma(V/VI) -lichanua -yachanua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichanua -vichanua n(IX/X) -ichanua -zichanua u(XI) -uchanua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchanua pa(XVI) -pachanua mu(XVIII) -muchanua Reflexive -jichanua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chanua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chanuaye -chanuao m-mi(III/IV) -chanuao -chanuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chanualo -chanuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chanuacho -chanuavyo n(IX/X) -chanuayo -chanuazo u(XI) -chanuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chanuako pa(XVI) -chanuapo mu(XVIII) -chanuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chanua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechanua -ochanua m-mi(III/IV) -ochanua -yochanua ji-ma(V/VI) -lochanua -yochanua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochanua -vyochanua n(IX/X) -yochanua -zochanua u(XI) -ochanua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochanua pa(XVI) -pochanua mu(XVIII) -mochanua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Synonyms

• -bariki
• -sitawi

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • chanuo (“comb”)