chapua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chapua (infinitive kuchapua)

1. to accelerate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chapua
Positive present -nachapua Subjunctive -chapue Negative -chapui Imperative singular chapua
Infinitives
Positive kuchapua Negative kutochapua
Imperatives
Singular chapua Plural chapueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchapua Positive past positive subject concord + -lichapua Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchapua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachapua) Singular Plural 1st person ninachapua/nachapua tunachapua 2nd person unachapua mnachapua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachapua wanachapua other classes positive subject concord + -nachapua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chapui) Singular Plural 1st person sichapui hatuchapui 2nd person huchapui hamchapui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachapui hawachapui other classes negative subject concord + -chapui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachapua Negative future negative subject concord + -tachapua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chapue) Singular Plural 1st person nichapue tuchapue 2nd person uchapue mchapue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achapue wachapue other classes positive subject concord + -chapue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichapue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechapua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechapua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichapua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichapua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achapua) Singular Plural 1st person nachapua twachapua 2nd person wachapua mwachapua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achapua wachapua m-mi(III/IV) wachapua yachapua ji-ma(V/VI) lachapua yachapua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachapua vyachapua n(IX/X) yachapua zachapua u(XI) wachapua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachapua pa(XVI) pachapua mu(XVIII) mwachapua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechapua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachapua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachapua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichapua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochapua Consecutive kachapua / positive subject concord + -kachapua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachapue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichapua -tuchapua 2nd person -kuchapua -wachapua/-kuchapueni/-wachapueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchapua -wachapua m-mi(III/IV) -uchapua -ichapua ji-ma(V/VI) -lichapua -yachapua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichapua -vichapua n(IX/X) -ichapua -zichapua u(XI) -uchapua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchapua pa(XVI) -pachapua mu(XVIII) -muchapua Reflexive -jichapua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chapua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chapuaye -chapuao m-mi(III/IV) -chapuao -chapuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chapualo -chapuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chapuacho -chapuavyo n(IX/X) -chapuayo -chapuazo u(XI) -chapuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chapuako pa(XVI) -chapuapo mu(XVIII) -chapuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chapua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechapua -ochapua m-mi(III/IV) -ochapua -yochapua ji-ma(V/VI) -lochapua -yochapua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochapua -vyochapua n(IX/X) -yochapua -zochapua u(XI) -ochapua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochapua pa(XVI) -pochapua mu(XVIII) -mochapua
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:
  • kichapuzi (“accelerator”)
  • mchapuko (“acceleration”)