chukiza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chukiza (infinitive kuchukiza)

1. Causative form of -chukia: to be disgusting, to be repulsive

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chukiza
Positive present -nachukiza Subjunctive -chukize Negative -chukizi Imperative singular chukiza
Infinitives
Positive kuchukiza Negative kutochukiza
Imperatives
Singular chukiza Plural chukizeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchukiza Positive past positive subject concord + -lichukiza Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchukiza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachukiza) Singular Plural 1st person ninachukiza/nachukiza tunachukiza 2nd person unachukiza mnachukiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachukiza wanachukiza other classes positive subject concord + -nachukiza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chukizi) Singular Plural 1st person sichukizi hatuchukizi 2nd person huchukizi hamchukizi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachukizi hawachukizi other classes negative subject concord + -chukizi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachukiza Negative future negative subject concord + -tachukiza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chukize) Singular Plural 1st person nichukize tuchukize 2nd person uchukize mchukize 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achukize wachukize other classes positive subject concord + -chukize
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichukize Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechukiza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechukiza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichukiza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichukiza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achukiza) Singular Plural 1st person nachukiza twachukiza 2nd person wachukiza mwachukiza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achukiza wachukiza m-mi(III/IV) wachukiza yachukiza ji-ma(V/VI) lachukiza yachukiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachukiza vyachukiza n(IX/X) yachukiza zachukiza u(XI) wachukiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachukiza pa(XVI) pachukiza mu(XVIII) mwachukiza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechukiza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachukiza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachukiza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichukiza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochukiza Consecutive kachukiza / positive subject concord + -kachukiza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachukize
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichukiza -tuchukiza 2nd person -kuchukiza -wachukiza/-kuchukizeni/-wachukizeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchukiza -wachukiza m-mi(III/IV) -uchukiza -ichukiza ji-ma(V/VI) -lichukiza -yachukiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichukiza -vichukiza n(IX/X) -ichukiza -zichukiza u(XI) -uchukiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchukiza pa(XVI) -pachukiza mu(XVIII) -muchukiza Reflexive -jichukiza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chukiza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chukizaye -chukizao m-mi(III/IV) -chukizao -chukizayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chukizalo -chukizayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chukizacho -chukizavyo n(IX/X) -chukizayo -chukizazo u(XI) -chukizao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chukizako pa(XVI) -chukizapo mu(XVIII) -chukizamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chukiza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechukiza -ochukiza m-mi(III/IV) -ochukiza -yochukiza ji-ma(V/VI) -lochukiza -yochukiza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochukiza -vyochukiza n(IX/X) -yochukiza -zochukiza u(XI) -ochukiza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochukiza pa(XVI) -pochukiza mu(XVIII) -mochukiza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.