chongea

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Verb

-chongea (infinitive kuchongea)

1. Applicative form of -chonga

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chongea
Positive present -nachongea Subjunctive -chongee Negative -chongei Imperative singular chongea
Infinitives
Positive kuchongea Negative kutochongea
Imperatives
Singular chongea Plural chongeeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchongea Positive past positive subject concord + -lichongea Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchongea
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachongea) Singular Plural 1st person ninachongea/nachongea tunachongea 2nd person unachongea mnachongea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachongea wanachongea other classes positive subject concord + -nachongea
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chongei) Singular Plural 1st person sichongei hatuchongei 2nd person huchongei hamchongei 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachongei hawachongei other classes negative subject concord + -chongei
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachongea Negative future negative subject concord + -tachongea
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chongee) Singular Plural 1st person nichongee tuchongee 2nd person uchongee mchongee 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achongee wachongee other classes positive subject concord + -chongee
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichongee Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechongea Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechongea Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichongea Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichongea
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achongea) Singular Plural 1st person nachongea twachongea 2nd person wachongea mwachongea 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achongea wachongea m-mi(III/IV) wachongea yachongea ji-ma(V/VI) lachongea yachongea ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachongea vyachongea n(IX/X) yachongea zachongea u(XI) wachongea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachongea pa(XVI) pachongea mu(XVIII) mwachongea
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechongea "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachongea "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachongea "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichongea "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochongea Consecutive kachongea / positive subject concord + -kachongea Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachongee
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichongea -tuchongea 2nd person -kuchongea -wachongea/-kuchongeeni/-wachongeeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchongea -wachongea m-mi(III/IV) -uchongea -ichongea ji-ma(V/VI) -lichongea -yachongea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichongea -vichongea n(IX/X) -ichongea -zichongea u(XI) -uchongea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchongea pa(XVI) -pachongea mu(XVIII) -muchongea Reflexive -jichongea
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chongea- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chongeaye -chongeao m-mi(III/IV) -chongeao -chongeayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chongealo -chongeayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chongeacho -chongeavyo n(IX/X) -chongeayo -chongeazo u(XI) -chongeao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chongeako pa(XVI) -chongeapo mu(XVIII) -chongeamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chongea) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechongea -ochongea m-mi(III/IV) -ochongea -yochongea ji-ma(V/VI) -lochongea -yochongea ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochongea -vyochongea n(IX/X) -yochongea -zochongea u(XI) -ochongea see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochongea pa(XVI) -pochongea mu(XVIII) -mochongea
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • kichongeo (“sharpener”)