chuna

See also: chunua

Swahili

Verb

-chuna (infinitive kuchuna)

  1. to skin, flay; scrape off

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chuna
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kuchuna kutochuna
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative chuna chuneni
Habitual huchuna
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 nilichuna
nalichuna		 tulichuna
twalichuna		 ulichuna
walichuna		 mlichuna
mwalichuna		 alichuna walichuna ulichuna ilichuna lilichuna yalichuna kilichuna vilichuna ilichuna zilichuna ulichuna kulichuna palichuna mulichuna
Relative niliochuna
naliochuna		 tuliochuna
twaliochuna		 uliochuna
waliochuna		 mliochuna
mwaliochuna		 aliochuna waliochuna uliochuna iliochuna liliochuna yaliochuna kiliochuna viliochuna iliochuna ziliochuna uliochuna kuliochuna paliochuna muliochuna
Negative sikuchuna hatukuchuna hukuchuna hamkuchuna hakuchuna hawakuchuna haukuchuna haikuchuna halikuchuna hayakuchuna hakikuchuna havikuchuna haikuchuna hazikuchuna haukuchuna hakukuchuna hapakuchuna hamukuchuna
Present
Positive ninachuna
nachuna		 tunachuna unachuna mnachuna anachuna wanachuna unachuna inachuna linachuna yanachuna kinachuna vinachuna inachuna zinachuna unachuna kunachuna panachuna munachuna
Relative ninaochuna
naochuna		 tunaochuna unaochuna mnaochuna anaochuna wanaochuna unaochuna inaochuna linaochuna yanaochuna kinaochuna vinaochuna inaochuna zinaochuna unaochuna kunaochuna panaochuna munaochuna
Negative sichuni hatuchuni huchuni hamchuni hachuni hawachuni hauchuni haichuni halichuni hayachuni hakichuni havichuni haichuni hazichuni hauchuni hakuchuni hapachuni hamuchuni
Future
Positive nitachuna tutachuna utachuna mtachuna atachuna watachuna utachuna itachuna litachuna yatachuna kitachuna vitachuna itachuna zitachuna utachuna kutachuna patachuna mutachuna
Relative nitakaochuna tutakaochuna utakaochuna mtakaochuna atakaochuna watakaochuna utakaochuna itakaochuna litakaochuna yatakaochuna kitakaochuna vitakaochuna itakaochuna zitakaochuna utakaochuna kutakaochuna patakaochuna mutakaochuna
Negative sitachuna hatutachuna hutachuna hamtachuna hatachuna hawatachuna hautachuna haitachuna halitachuna hayatachuna hakitachuna havitachuna haitachuna hazitachuna hautachuna hakutachuna hapatachuna hamutachuna
Subjunctive
Positive nichune tuchune uchune mchune achune wachune uchune ichune lichune yachune kichune vichune ichune zichune uchune kuchune pachune muchune
Negative nisichune tusichune usichune msichune asichune wasichune usichune isichune lisichune yasichune kisichune visichune isichune zisichune usichune kusichune pasichune musichune
Present Conditional
Positive ningechuna tungechuna ungechuna mngechuna angechuna wangechuna ungechuna ingechuna lingechuna yangechuna kingechuna vingechuna ingechuna zingechuna ungechuna kungechuna pangechuna mungechuna
Negative nisingechuna
singechuna		 tusingechuna
hatungechuna		 usingechuna
hungechuna		 msingechuna
hamngechuna		 asingechuna
hangechuna		 wasingechuna
hawangechuna		 usingechuna
haungechuna		 isingechuna
haingechuna		 lisingechuna
halingechuna		 yasingechuna
hayangechuna		 kisingechuna
hakingechuna		 visingechuna
havingechuna		 isingechuna
haingechuna		 zisingechuna
hazingechuna		 usingechuna
haungechuna		 kusingechuna
hakungechuna		 pasingechuna
hapangechuna		 musingechuna
hamungechuna
Past Conditional
Positive ningalichuna tungalichuna ungalichuna mngalichuna angalichuna wangalichuna ungalichuna ingalichuna lingalichuna yangalichuna kingalichuna vingalichuna ingalichuna zingalichuna ungalichuna kungalichuna pangalichuna mungalichuna
Negative nisingalichuna
singalichuna		 tusingalichuna
hatungalichuna		 usingalichuna
hungalichuna		 msingalichuna
hamngalichuna		 asingalichuna
hangalichuna		 wasingalichuna
hawangalichuna		 usingalichuna
haungalichuna		 isingalichuna
haingalichuna		 lisingalichuna
halingalichuna		 yasingalichuna
hayangalichuna		 kisingalichuna
hakingalichuna		 visingalichuna
havingalichuna		 isingalichuna
haingalichuna		 zisingalichuna
hazingalichuna		 usingalichuna
haungalichuna		 kusingalichuna
hakungalichuna		 pasingalichuna
hapangalichuna		 musingalichuna
hamungalichuna
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningelichuna tungelichuna ungelichuna mngelichuna angelichuna wangelichuna ungelichuna ingelichuna lingelichuna yangelichuna kingelichuna vingelichuna ingelichuna zingelichuna ungelichuna kungelichuna pangelichuna mungelichuna
General Relative
Positive nichunao tuchunao uchunao mchunao achunao wachunao uchunao ichunao lichunao yachunao kichunao vichunao ichunao zichunao uchunao kuchunao pachunao muchunao
Negative nisiochuna tusiochuna usiochuna msiochuna asiochuna wasiochuna usiochuna isiochuna lisiochuna yasiochuna kisiochuna visiochuna isiochuna zisiochuna usiochuna kusiochuna pasiochuna musiochuna
Gnomic
Positive nachuna twachuna wachuna mwachuna achuna wachuna wachuna yachuna lachuna yachuna chachuna vyachuna yachuna zachuna wachuna kwachuna pachuna mwachuna
Perfect
Positive nimechuna tumechuna umechuna mmechuna amechuna wamechuna umechuna imechuna limechuna yamechuna kimechuna vimechuna imechuna zimechuna umechuna kumechuna pamechuna mumechuna
"Already"
Positive nimeshachuna tumeshachuna umeshachuna mmeshachuna ameshachuna wameshachuna umeshachuna imeshachuna limeshachuna yameshachuna kimeshachuna vimeshachuna imeshachuna zimeshachuna umeshachuna kumeshachuna pameshachuna mumeshachuna
"Not yet"
Negative sijachuna hatujachuna hujachuna hamjachuna hajachuna hawajachuna haujachuna haijachuna halijachuna hayajachuna hakijachuna havijachuna haijachuna hazijachuna haujachuna hakujachuna hapajachuna hamujachuna
"If/When"
Positive nikichuna tukichuna ukichuna mkichuna akichuna wakichuna ukichuna ikichuna likichuna yakichuna kikichuna vikichuna ikichuna zikichuna ukichuna kukichuna pakichuna mukichuna
"If not"
Negative nisipochuna tusipochuna usipochuna msipochuna asipochuna wasipochuna usipochuna isipochuna lisipochuna yasipochuna kisipochuna visipochuna isipochuna zisipochuna usipochuna kusipochuna pasipochuna musipochuna
Consecutive
Positive nikachuna tukachuna ukachuna mkachuna akachuna wakachuna ukachuna ikachuna likachuna yakachuna kikachuna vikachuna ikachuna zikachuna ukachuna kukachuna pakachuna mukachuna
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.
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