chukia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chukia (infinitive kuchukia)

1. to hate

   Synonym: -zira

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chukia
Positive present -nachukia Subjunctive -chukie Negative -chukii Imperative singular chukia
Infinitives
Positive kuchukia Negative kutochukia
Imperatives
Singular chukia Plural chukieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchukia Positive past positive subject concord + -lichukia Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchukia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachukia) Singular Plural 1st person ninachukia/nachukia tunachukia 2nd person unachukia mnachukia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachukia wanachukia other classes positive subject concord + -nachukia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chukii) Singular Plural 1st person sichukii hatuchukii 2nd person huchukii hamchukii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachukii hawachukii other classes negative subject concord + -chukii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachukia Negative future negative subject concord + -tachukia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chukie) Singular Plural 1st person nichukie tuchukie 2nd person uchukie mchukie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achukie wachukie other classes positive subject concord + -chukie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichukie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechukia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechukia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichukia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichukia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achukia) Singular Plural 1st person nachukia twachukia 2nd person wachukia mwachukia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achukia wachukia m-mi(III/IV) wachukia yachukia ji-ma(V/VI) lachukia yachukia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachukia vyachukia n(IX/X) yachukia zachukia u(XI) wachukia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachukia pa(XVI) pachukia mu(XVIII) mwachukia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechukia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachukia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachukia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichukia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochukia Consecutive kachukia / positive subject concord + -kachukia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachukie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichukia -tuchukia 2nd person -kuchukia -wachukia/-kuchukieni/-wachukieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchukia -wachukia m-mi(III/IV) -uchukia -ichukia ji-ma(V/VI) -lichukia -yachukia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichukia -vichukia n(IX/X) -ichukia -zichukia u(XI) -uchukia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchukia pa(XVI) -pachukia mu(XVIII) -muchukia Reflexive -jichukia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chukia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chukiaye -chukiao m-mi(III/IV) -chukiao -chukiayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chukialo -chukiayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chukiacho -chukiavyo n(IX/X) -chukiayo -chukiazo u(XI) -chukiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chukiako pa(XVI) -chukiapo mu(XVIII) -chukiamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chukia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechukia -ochukia m-mi(III/IV) -ochukia -yochukia ji-ma(V/VI) -lochukia -yochukia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochukia -vyochukia n(IX/X) -yochukia -zochukia u(XI) -ochukia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochukia pa(XVI) -pochukia mu(XVIII) -mochukia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -chukiza
  • Passive: -chukiwa
  • Reciprocal: -chukiana
  • Stative: -chukika

• Nominal derivations:
  • chuki (“hatred”)
  • machukio (“hatred”)