chuana

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Adjective

chuana f

1. feminine singular of chuán

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chuana (infinitive kuchuana)

1. Reciprocal form of -chua: to compete, to conflict

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chuana
Positive present -nachuana Subjunctive -chuane Negative -chuani Imperative singular chuana
Infinitives
Positive kuchuana Negative kutochuana
Imperatives
Singular chuana Plural chuaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchuana Positive past positive subject concord + -lichuana Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchuana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachuana) Singular Plural 1st person ninachuana/nachuana tunachuana 2nd person unachuana mnachuana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachuana wanachuana other classes positive subject concord + -nachuana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chuani) Singular Plural 1st person sichuani hatuchuani 2nd person huchuani hamchuani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachuani hawachuani other classes negative subject concord + -chuani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachuana Negative future negative subject concord + -tachuana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chuane) Singular Plural 1st person nichuane tuchuane 2nd person uchuane mchuane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achuane wachuane other classes positive subject concord + -chuane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichuane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechuana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechuana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichuana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichuana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achuana) Singular Plural 1st person nachuana twachuana 2nd person wachuana mwachuana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achuana wachuana m-mi(III/IV) wachuana yachuana ji-ma(V/VI) lachuana yachuana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachuana vyachuana n(IX/X) yachuana zachuana u(XI) wachuana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachuana pa(XVI) pachuana mu(XVIII) mwachuana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechuana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachuana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachuana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichuana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochuana Consecutive kachuana / positive subject concord + -kachuana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachuane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -chuana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chuanaye -chuanao m-mi(III/IV) -chuanao -chuanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chuanalo -chuanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chuanacho -chuanavyo n(IX/X) -chuanayo -chuanazo u(XI) -chuanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chuanako pa(XVI) -chuanapo mu(XVIII) -chuanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -chuana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechuana -ochuana m-mi(III/IV) -ochuana -yochuana ji-ma(V/VI) -lochuana -yochuana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochuana -vyochuana n(IX/X) -yochuana -zochuana u(XI) -ochuana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochuana pa(XVI) -pochuana mu(XVIII) -mochuana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.