chakachua

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chakachua (infinitive kuchakachua)

1. to siphon petrol
2. to embezzle

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chakachua
Positive present -nachakachua Subjunctive -chakachue Negative -chakachui Imperative singular chakachua
Infinitives
Positive kuchakachua Negative kutochakachua
Imperatives
Singular chakachua Plural chakachueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchakachua Positive past positive subject concord + -lichakachua Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchakachua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachakachua) Singular Plural 1st person ninachakachua/nachakachua tunachakachua 2nd person unachakachua mnachakachua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachakachua wanachakachua other classes positive subject concord + -nachakachua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chakachui) Singular Plural 1st person sichakachui hatuchakachui 2nd person huchakachui hamchakachui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachakachui hawachakachui other classes negative subject concord + -chakachui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachakachua Negative future negative subject concord + -tachakachua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chakachue) Singular Plural 1st person nichakachue tuchakachue 2nd person uchakachue mchakachue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achakachue wachakachue other classes positive subject concord + -chakachue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichakachue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechakachua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechakachua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichakachua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichakachua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achakachua) Singular Plural 1st person nachakachua twachakachua 2nd person wachakachua mwachakachua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achakachua wachakachua m-mi(III/IV) wachakachua yachakachua ji-ma(V/VI) lachakachua yachakachua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachakachua vyachakachua n(IX/X) yachakachua zachakachua u(XI) wachakachua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachakachua pa(XVI) pachakachua mu(XVIII) mwachakachua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechakachua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachakachua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachakachua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichakachua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochakachua Consecutive kachakachua / positive subject concord + -kachakachua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachakachue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichakachua -tuchakachua 2nd person -kuchakachua -wachakachua/-kuchakachueni/-wachakachueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchakachua -wachakachua m-mi(III/IV) -uchakachua -ichakachua ji-ma(V/VI) -lichakachua -yachakachua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichakachua -vichakachua n(IX/X) -ichakachua -zichakachua u(XI) -uchakachua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchakachua pa(XVI) -pachakachua mu(XVIII) -muchakachua Reflexive -jichakachua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chakachua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chakachuaye -chakachuao m-mi(III/IV) -chakachuao -chakachuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chakachualo -chakachuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chakachuacho -chakachuavyo n(IX/X) -chakachuayo -chakachuazo u(XI) -chakachuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chakachuako pa(XVI) -chakachuapo mu(XVIII) -chakachuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chakachua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechakachua -ochakachua m-mi(III/IV) -ochakachua -yochakachua ji-ma(V/VI) -lochakachua -yochakachua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochakachua -vyochakachua n(IX/X) -yochakachua -zochakachua u(XI) -ochakachua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochakachua pa(XVI) -pochakachua mu(XVIII) -mochakachua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • uchakachuaji