Swahili
Verb
-fichuana (infinitive kufichuana)
- Reciprocal form of -fichua
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fichuana
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| Positive present
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-nafichuana
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| Subjunctive
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-fichuane
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| Negative
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-fichuani
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| Imperative singular
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fichuana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fichuana
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| Plural
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fichuaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufichuana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifichuana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufichuana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafichuana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafichuana/nafichuana
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tunafichuana
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| 2nd person
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unafichuana
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mnafichuana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafichuana
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wanafichuana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafichuana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fichuani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifichuani
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hatufichuani
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| 2nd person
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hufichuani
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hamfichuani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafichuani
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hawafichuani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fichuani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafichuana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafichuana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fichuane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifichuane
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tufichuane
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| 2nd person
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ufichuane
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mfichuane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afichuane
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wafichuane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fichuane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifichuane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefichuana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefichuana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifichuana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifichuana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afichuana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafichuana
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twafichuana
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| 2nd person
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wafichuana
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mwafichuana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afichuana
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wafichuana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafichuana
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yafichuana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafichuana
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yafichuana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafichuana
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vyafichuana
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| n(IX/X)
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yafichuana
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zafichuana
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| u(XI)
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wafichuana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafichuana
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| pa(XVI)
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pafichuana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafichuana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefichuana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafichuana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafichuana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifichuana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofichuana
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| Consecutive
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kafichuana / positive subject concord + -kafichuana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafichuane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -fichuana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fichuanaye
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-fichuanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fichuanao
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-fichuanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fichuanalo
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-fichuanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fichuanacho
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-fichuanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-fichuanayo
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-fichuanazo
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| u(XI)
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-fichuanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-fichuanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-fichuanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-fichuanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -fichuana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefichuana
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-ofichuana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofichuana
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-yofichuana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofichuana
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-yofichuana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofichuana
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-vyofichuana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofichuana
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-zofichuana
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| u(XI)
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-ofichuana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofichuana
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofichuana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofichuana
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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