chukuza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chukuza (infinitive kuchukuza)

1. Causative form of -chukua

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chukuza
Positive present -nachukuza Subjunctive -chukuze Negative -chukuzi Imperative singular chukuza
Infinitives
Positive kuchukuza Negative kutochukuza
Imperatives
Singular chukuza Plural chukuzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchukuza Positive past positive subject concord + -lichukuza Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchukuza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachukuza) Singular Plural 1st person ninachukuza/nachukuza tunachukuza 2nd person unachukuza mnachukuza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachukuza wanachukuza other classes positive subject concord + -nachukuza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chukuzi) Singular Plural 1st person sichukuzi hatuchukuzi 2nd person huchukuzi hamchukuzi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachukuzi hawachukuzi other classes negative subject concord + -chukuzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachukuza Negative future negative subject concord + -tachukuza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chukuze) Singular Plural 1st person nichukuze tuchukuze 2nd person uchukuze mchukuze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achukuze wachukuze other classes positive subject concord + -chukuze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichukuze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechukuza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechukuza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichukuza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichukuza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achukuza) Singular Plural 1st person nachukuza twachukuza 2nd person wachukuza mwachukuza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achukuza wachukuza m-mi(III/IV) wachukuza yachukuza ji-ma(V/VI) lachukuza yachukuza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachukuza vyachukuza n(IX/X) yachukuza zachukuza u(XI) wachukuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachukuza pa(XVI) pachukuza mu(XVIII) mwachukuza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechukuza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachukuza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachukuza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichukuza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochukuza Consecutive kachukuza / positive subject concord + -kachukuza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachukuze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichukuza -tuchukuza 2nd person -kuchukuza -wachukuza/-kuchukuzeni/-wachukuzeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchukuza -wachukuza m-mi(III/IV) -uchukuza -ichukuza ji-ma(V/VI) -lichukuza -yachukuza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichukuza -vichukuza n(IX/X) -ichukuza -zichukuza u(XI) -uchukuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchukuza pa(XVI) -pachukuza mu(XVIII) -muchukuza Reflexive -jichukuza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chukuza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chukuzaye -chukuzao m-mi(III/IV) -chukuzao -chukuzayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chukuzalo -chukuzayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chukuzacho -chukuzavyo n(IX/X) -chukuzayo -chukuzazo u(XI) -chukuzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chukuzako pa(XVI) -chukuzapo mu(XVIII) -chukuzamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chukuza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechukuza -ochukuza m-mi(III/IV) -ochukuza -yochukuza ji-ma(V/VI) -lochukuza -yochukuza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochukuza -vyochukuza n(IX/X) -yochukuza -zochukuza u(XI) -ochukuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochukuza pa(XVI) -pochukuza mu(XVIII) -mochukuza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.