chanua

Swahili

Verb

-chanua (infinitive kuchanua)

  1. (of flowers) to blossom, to bud
  2. to flourish
  3. to comb

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chanua
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kuchanua kutochanua
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative chanua chanueni
Habitual huchanua
Complex finite forms
Polarity Persons Persons / Classes Classes
1st 2nd 3rd / M-wa M-mi Ma Ki-vi N U Ku Pa Mu
Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. / 1 Pl. / 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 / 14 15 / 17 16 18
Past
Positive nilichanua
nalichanua		 tulichanua
twalichanua		 ulichanua
walichanua		 mlichanua
mwalichanua		 alichanua walichanua ulichanua ilichanua lilichanua yalichanua kilichanua vilichanua ilichanua zilichanua ulichanua kulichanua palichanua mulichanua
Relative niliochanua
naliochanua		 tuliochanua
twaliochanua		 uliochanua
waliochanua		 mliochanua
mwaliochanua		 aliochanua waliochanua uliochanua iliochanua liliochanua yaliochanua kiliochanua viliochanua iliochanua ziliochanua uliochanua kuliochanua paliochanua muliochanua
Negative sikuchanua hatukuchanua hukuchanua hamkuchanua hakuchanua hawakuchanua haukuchanua haikuchanua halikuchanua hayakuchanua hakikuchanua havikuchanua haikuchanua hazikuchanua haukuchanua hakukuchanua hapakuchanua hamukuchanua
Present
Positive ninachanua
nachanua		 tunachanua unachanua mnachanua anachanua wanachanua unachanua inachanua linachanua yanachanua kinachanua vinachanua inachanua zinachanua unachanua kunachanua panachanua munachanua
Relative ninaochanua
naochanua		 tunaochanua unaochanua mnaochanua anaochanua wanaochanua unaochanua inaochanua linaochanua yanaochanua kinaochanua vinaochanua inaochanua zinaochanua unaochanua kunaochanua panaochanua munaochanua
Negative sichanui hatuchanui huchanui hamchanui hachanui hawachanui hauchanui haichanui halichanui hayachanui hakichanui havichanui haichanui hazichanui hauchanui hakuchanui hapachanui hamuchanui
Future
Positive nitachanua tutachanua utachanua mtachanua atachanua watachanua utachanua itachanua litachanua yatachanua kitachanua vitachanua itachanua zitachanua utachanua kutachanua patachanua mutachanua
Relative nitakaochanua tutakaochanua utakaochanua mtakaochanua atakaochanua watakaochanua utakaochanua itakaochanua litakaochanua yatakaochanua kitakaochanua vitakaochanua itakaochanua zitakaochanua utakaochanua kutakaochanua patakaochanua mutakaochanua
Negative sitachanua hatutachanua hutachanua hamtachanua hatachanua hawatachanua hautachanua haitachanua halitachanua hayatachanua hakitachanua havitachanua haitachanua hazitachanua hautachanua hakutachanua hapatachanua hamutachanua
Subjunctive
Positive nichanue tuchanue uchanue mchanue achanue wachanue uchanue ichanue lichanue yachanue kichanue vichanue ichanue zichanue uchanue kuchanue pachanue muchanue
Negative nisichanue tusichanue usichanue msichanue asichanue wasichanue usichanue isichanue lisichanue yasichanue kisichanue visichanue isichanue zisichanue usichanue kusichanue pasichanue musichanue
Present Conditional
Positive ningechanua tungechanua ungechanua mngechanua angechanua wangechanua ungechanua ingechanua lingechanua yangechanua kingechanua vingechanua ingechanua zingechanua ungechanua kungechanua pangechanua mungechanua
Negative nisingechanua
singechanua		 tusingechanua
hatungechanua		 usingechanua
hungechanua		 msingechanua
hamngechanua		 asingechanua
hangechanua		 wasingechanua
hawangechanua		 usingechanua
haungechanua		 isingechanua
haingechanua		 lisingechanua
halingechanua		 yasingechanua
hayangechanua		 kisingechanua
hakingechanua		 visingechanua
havingechanua		 isingechanua
haingechanua		 zisingechanua
hazingechanua		 usingechanua
haungechanua		 kusingechanua
hakungechanua		 pasingechanua
hapangechanua		 musingechanua
hamungechanua
Past Conditional
Positive ningalichanua tungalichanua ungalichanua mngalichanua angalichanua wangalichanua ungalichanua ingalichanua lingalichanua yangalichanua kingalichanua vingalichanua ingalichanua zingalichanua ungalichanua kungalichanua pangalichanua mungalichanua
Negative nisingalichanua
singalichanua		 tusingalichanua
hatungalichanua		 usingalichanua
hungalichanua		 msingalichanua
hamngalichanua		 asingalichanua
hangalichanua		 wasingalichanua
hawangalichanua		 usingalichanua
haungalichanua		 isingalichanua
haingalichanua		 lisingalichanua
halingalichanua		 yasingalichanua
hayangalichanua		 kisingalichanua
hakingalichanua		 visingalichanua
havingalichanua		 isingalichanua
haingalichanua		 zisingalichanua
hazingalichanua		 usingalichanua
haungalichanua		 kusingalichanua
hakungalichanua		 pasingalichanua
hapangalichanua		 musingalichanua
hamungalichanua
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningelichanua tungelichanua ungelichanua mngelichanua angelichanua wangelichanua ungelichanua ingelichanua lingelichanua yangelichanua kingelichanua vingelichanua ingelichanua zingelichanua ungelichanua kungelichanua pangelichanua mungelichanua
General Relative
Positive nichanuao tuchanuao uchanuao mchanuao achanuao wachanuao uchanuao ichanuao lichanuao yachanuao kichanuao vichanuao ichanuao zichanuao uchanuao kuchanuao pachanuao muchanuao
Negative nisiochanua tusiochanua usiochanua msiochanua asiochanua wasiochanua usiochanua isiochanua lisiochanua yasiochanua kisiochanua visiochanua isiochanua zisiochanua usiochanua kusiochanua pasiochanua musiochanua
Gnomic
Positive nachanua twachanua wachanua mwachanua achanua wachanua wachanua yachanua lachanua yachanua chachanua vyachanua yachanua zachanua wachanua kwachanua pachanua mwachanua
Perfect
Positive nimechanua tumechanua umechanua mmechanua amechanua wamechanua umechanua imechanua limechanua yamechanua kimechanua vimechanua imechanua zimechanua umechanua kumechanua pamechanua mumechanua
"Already"
Positive nimeshachanua tumeshachanua umeshachanua mmeshachanua ameshachanua wameshachanua umeshachanua imeshachanua limeshachanua yameshachanua kimeshachanua vimeshachanua imeshachanua zimeshachanua umeshachanua kumeshachanua pameshachanua mumeshachanua
"Not yet"
Negative sijachanua hatujachanua hujachanua hamjachanua hajachanua hawajachanua haujachanua haijachanua halijachanua hayajachanua hakijachanua havijachanua haijachanua hazijachanua haujachanua hakujachanua hapajachanua hamujachanua
"If/When"
Positive nikichanua tukichanua ukichanua mkichanua akichanua wakichanua ukichanua ikichanua likichanua yakichanua kikichanua vikichanua ikichanua zikichanua ukichanua kukichanua pakichanua mukichanua
"If not"
Negative nisipochanua tusipochanua usipochanua msipochanua asipochanua wasipochanua usipochanua isipochanua lisipochanua yasipochanua kisipochanua visipochanua isipochanua zisipochanua usipochanua kusipochanua pasipochanua musipochanua
Consecutive
Positive nikachanua tukachanua ukachanua mkachanua akachanua wakachanua ukachanua ikachanua likachanua yakachanua kikachanua vikachanua ikachanua zikachanua ukachanua kukachanua pakachanua mukachanua
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • chanuo
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