chomachoma

Swahili

Etymology

Reduplication of -choma (“to stab”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chomachoma (infinitive kuchomachoma)

1. to peck

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chomachoma
Positive present -nachomachoma Subjunctive -chomachome Negative -chomachomi Imperative singular chomachoma
Infinitives
Positive kuchomachoma Negative kutochomachoma
Imperatives
Singular chomachoma Plural chomachomeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchomachoma Positive past positive subject concord + -lichomachoma Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchomachoma
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachomachoma) Singular Plural 1st person ninachomachoma/nachomachoma tunachomachoma 2nd person unachomachoma mnachomachoma 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachomachoma wanachomachoma other classes positive subject concord + -nachomachoma
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chomachomi) Singular Plural 1st person sichomachomi hatuchomachomi 2nd person huchomachomi hamchomachomi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachomachomi hawachomachomi other classes negative subject concord + -chomachomi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachomachoma Negative future negative subject concord + -tachomachoma
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chomachome) Singular Plural 1st person nichomachome tuchomachome 2nd person uchomachome mchomachome 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achomachome wachomachome other classes positive subject concord + -chomachome
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichomachome Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechomachoma Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechomachoma Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichomachoma Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichomachoma
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achomachoma) Singular Plural 1st person nachomachoma twachomachoma 2nd person wachomachoma mwachomachoma 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achomachoma wachomachoma m-mi(III/IV) wachomachoma yachomachoma ji-ma(V/VI) lachomachoma yachomachoma ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachomachoma vyachomachoma n(IX/X) yachomachoma zachomachoma u(XI) wachomachoma see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachomachoma pa(XVI) pachomachoma mu(XVIII) mwachomachoma
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechomachoma "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachomachoma "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachomachoma "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichomachoma "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochomachoma Consecutive kachomachoma / positive subject concord + -kachomachoma Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachomachome
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichomachoma -tuchomachoma 2nd person -kuchomachoma -wachomachoma/-kuchomachomeni/-wachomachomeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchomachoma -wachomachoma m-mi(III/IV) -uchomachoma -ichomachoma ji-ma(V/VI) -lichomachoma -yachomachoma ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichomachoma -vichomachoma n(IX/X) -ichomachoma -zichomachoma u(XI) -uchomachoma see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchomachoma pa(XVI) -pachomachoma mu(XVIII) -muchomachoma Reflexive -jichomachoma
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chomachoma- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chomachomaye -chomachomao m-mi(III/IV) -chomachomao -chomachomayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chomachomalo -chomachomayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chomachomacho -chomachomavyo n(IX/X) -chomachomayo -chomachomazo u(XI) -chomachomao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chomachomako pa(XVI) -chomachomapo mu(XVIII) -chomachomamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chomachoma) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechomachoma -ochomachoma m-mi(III/IV) -ochomachoma -yochomachoma ji-ma(V/VI) -lochomachoma -yochomachoma ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochomachoma -vyochomachoma n(IX/X) -yochomachoma -zochomachoma u(XI) -ochomachoma see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochomachoma pa(XVI) -pochomachoma mu(XVIII) -mochomachoma
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.