chukulia

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chukulia (infinitive kuchukulia)

1. Applicative form of -chukua: to take for

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chukulia
Positive present -nachukulia Subjunctive -chukulie Negative -chukulii Imperative singular chukulia
Infinitives
Positive kuchukulia Negative kutochukulia
Imperatives
Singular chukulia Plural chukulieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchukulia Positive past positive subject concord + -lichukulia Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchukulia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachukulia) Singular Plural 1st person ninachukulia/nachukulia tunachukulia 2nd person unachukulia mnachukulia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachukulia wanachukulia other classes positive subject concord + -nachukulia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chukulii) Singular Plural 1st person sichukulii hatuchukulii 2nd person huchukulii hamchukulii 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachukulii hawachukulii other classes negative subject concord + -chukulii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachukulia Negative future negative subject concord + -tachukulia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chukulie) Singular Plural 1st person nichukulie tuchukulie 2nd person uchukulie mchukulie 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achukulie wachukulie other classes positive subject concord + -chukulie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichukulie Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechukulia Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechukulia Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichukulia Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichukulia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achukulia) Singular Plural 1st person nachukulia twachukulia 2nd person wachukulia mwachukulia 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achukulia wachukulia m-mi(III/IV) wachukulia yachukulia ji-ma(V/VI) lachukulia yachukulia ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachukulia vyachukulia n(IX/X) yachukulia zachukulia u(XI) wachukulia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachukulia pa(XVI) pachukulia mu(XVIII) mwachukulia
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechukulia "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachukulia "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachukulia "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichukulia "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochukulia Consecutive kachukulia / positive subject concord + -kachukulia Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachukulie
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichukulia -tuchukulia 2nd person -kuchukulia -wachukulia/-kuchukulieni/-wachukulieni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchukulia -wachukulia m-mi(III/IV) -uchukulia -ichukulia ji-ma(V/VI) -lichukulia -yachukulia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichukulia -vichukulia n(IX/X) -ichukulia -zichukulia u(XI) -uchukulia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchukulia pa(XVI) -pachukulia mu(XVIII) -muchukulia Reflexive -jichukulia
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chukulia- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chukuliaye -chukuliao m-mi(III/IV) -chukuliao -chukuliayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chukulialo -chukuliayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chukuliacho -chukuliavyo n(IX/X) -chukuliayo -chukuliazo u(XI) -chukuliao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chukuliako pa(XVI) -chukuliapo mu(XVIII) -chukuliamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chukulia) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechukulia -ochukulia m-mi(III/IV) -ochukulia -yochukulia ji-ma(V/VI) -lochukulia -yochukulia ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochukulia -vyochukulia n(IX/X) -yochukulia -zochukulia u(XI) -ochukulia see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochukulia pa(XVI) -pochukulia mu(XVIII) -mochukulia
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:
  • Reciprocal: -chukuliana (“to take for each other”)