chinja

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chinja (infinitive kuchinja)

1. to slaughter

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chinja
Positive present -nachinja Subjunctive -chinje Negative -chinji Imperative singular chinja
Infinitives
Positive kuchinja Negative kutochinja
Imperatives
Singular chinja Plural chinjeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchinja Positive past positive subject concord + -lichinja Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchinja
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachinja) Singular Plural 1st person ninachinja/nachinja tunachinja 2nd person unachinja mnachinja 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachinja wanachinja other classes positive subject concord + -nachinja
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chinji) Singular Plural 1st person sichinji hatuchinji 2nd person huchinji hamchinji 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachinji hawachinji other classes negative subject concord + -chinji
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachinja Negative future negative subject concord + -tachinja
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chinje) Singular Plural 1st person nichinje tuchinje 2nd person uchinje mchinje 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achinje wachinje other classes positive subject concord + -chinje
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichinje Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechinja Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechinja Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichinja Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichinja
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achinja) Singular Plural 1st person nachinja twachinja 2nd person wachinja mwachinja 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achinja wachinja m-mi(III/IV) wachinja yachinja ji-ma(V/VI) lachinja yachinja ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachinja vyachinja n(IX/X) yachinja zachinja u(XI) wachinja see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachinja pa(XVI) pachinja mu(XVIII) mwachinja
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechinja "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachinja "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachinja "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichinja "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochinja Consecutive kachinja / positive subject concord + -kachinja Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachinje
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichinja -tuchinja 2nd person -kuchinja -wachinja/-kuchinjeni/-wachinjeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchinja -wachinja m-mi(III/IV) -uchinja -ichinja ji-ma(V/VI) -lichinja -yachinja ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichinja -vichinja n(IX/X) -ichinja -zichinja u(XI) -uchinja see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchinja pa(XVI) -pachinja mu(XVIII) -muchinja Reflexive -jichinja
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chinja- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chinjaye -chinjao m-mi(III/IV) -chinjao -chinjayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chinjalo -chinjayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chinjacho -chinjavyo n(IX/X) -chinjayo -chinjazo u(XI) -chinjao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chinjako pa(XVI) -chinjapo mu(XVIII) -chinjamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chinja) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechinja -ochinja m-mi(III/IV) -ochinja -yochinja ji-ma(V/VI) -lochinja -yochinja ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochinja -vyochinja n(IX/X) -yochinja -zochinja u(XI) -ochinja see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochinja pa(XVI) -pochinja mu(XVIII) -mochinja
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:
  • mchinjaji (“butcher”)
  • uchinjaji (“slaughter”)