chungua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chungua (infinitive kuchungua)

1. to examine, inspect
2. to investigate, inquire

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chungua
Positive present -nachungua Subjunctive -chungue Negative -chungui Imperative singular chungua
Infinitives
Positive kuchungua Negative kutochungua
Imperatives
Singular chungua Plural chungueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchungua Positive past positive subject concord + -lichungua Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchungua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachungua) Singular Plural 1st person ninachungua/nachungua tunachungua 2nd person unachungua mnachungua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachungua wanachungua other classes positive subject concord + -nachungua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chungui) Singular Plural 1st person sichungui hatuchungui 2nd person huchungui hamchungui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachungui hawachungui other classes negative subject concord + -chungui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachungua Negative future negative subject concord + -tachungua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chungue) Singular Plural 1st person nichungue tuchungue 2nd person uchungue mchungue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achungue wachungue other classes positive subject concord + -chungue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichungue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechungua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechungua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichungua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichungua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achungua) Singular Plural 1st person nachungua twachungua 2nd person wachungua mwachungua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achungua wachungua m-mi(III/IV) wachungua yachungua ji-ma(V/VI) lachungua yachungua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachungua vyachungua n(IX/X) yachungua zachungua u(XI) wachungua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachungua pa(XVI) pachungua mu(XVIII) mwachungua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechungua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachungua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachungua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichungua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochungua Consecutive kachungua / positive subject concord + -kachungua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachungue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichungua -tuchungua 2nd person -kuchungua -wachungua/-kuchungueni/-wachungueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchungua -wachungua m-mi(III/IV) -uchungua -ichungua ji-ma(V/VI) -lichungua -yachungua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichungua -vichungua n(IX/X) -ichungua -zichungua u(XI) -uchungua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchungua pa(XVI) -pachungua mu(XVIII) -muchungua Reflexive -jichungua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chungua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chunguaye -chunguao m-mi(III/IV) -chunguao -chunguayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chungualo -chunguayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chunguacho -chunguavyo n(IX/X) -chunguayo -chunguazo u(XI) -chunguao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chunguako pa(XVI) -chunguapo mu(XVIII) -chunguamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chungua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechungua -ochungua m-mi(III/IV) -ochungua -yochungua ji-ma(V/VI) -lochungua -yochungua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochungua -vyochungua n(IX/X) -yochungua -zochungua u(XI) -ochungua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochungua pa(XVI) -pochungua mu(XVIII) -mochungua
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: -chunguza