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chuna

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See also: chunua

Swahili

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-chuna (infinitive kuchuna)

  1. to skin, flay; scrape off

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -chuna
Positive present -nachuna
Subjunctive -chune
Negative -chuni
Imperative singular chuna
Infinitives
Positive kuchuna
Negative kutochuna
Imperatives
Singular chuna
Plural chuneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchuna
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichuna
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchuna
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachuna)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachuna/nachuna tunachuna
2nd person unachuna mnachuna
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachuna wanachuna
other classes positive subject concord + -nachuna
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chuni)
Singular Plural
1st person sichuni hatuchuni
2nd person huchuni hamchuni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachuni hawachuni
other classes negative subject concord + -chuni
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachuna
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachuna
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chune)
Singular Plural
1st person nichune tuchune
2nd person uchune mchune
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achune wachune
other classes positive subject concord + -chune
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichune
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechuna
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechuna
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichuna
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichuna
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achuna)
Singular Plural
1st person nachuna twachuna
2nd person wachuna mwachuna
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achuna wachuna
m-mi(III/IV) wachuna yachuna
ji-ma(V/VI) lachuna yachuna
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachuna vyachuna
n(IX/X) yachuna zachuna
u(XI) wachuna see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachuna
pa(XVI) pachuna
mu(XVIII) mwachuna
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechuna
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachuna
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachuna
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichuna
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochuna
Consecutive kachuna / positive subject concord + -kachuna
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachune
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichuna -tuchuna
2nd person -kuchuna -wachuna/-kuchuneni/-wachuneni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchuna -wachuna
m-mi(III/IV) -uchuna -ichuna
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichuna -yachuna
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichuna -vichuna
n(IX/X) -ichuna -zichuna
u(XI) -uchuna see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchuna
pa(XVI) -pachuna
mu(XVIII) -muchuna
Reflexive -jichuna
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chuna- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chunaye -chunao
m-mi(III/IV) -chunao -chunayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chunalo -chunayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chunacho -chunavyo
n(IX/X) -chunayo -chunazo
u(XI) -chunao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chunako
pa(XVI) -chunapo
mu(XVIII) -chunamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chuna)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechuna -ochuna
m-mi(III/IV) -ochuna -yochuna
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochuna -yochuna
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochuna -vyochuna
n(IX/X) -yochuna -zochuna
u(XI) -ochuna see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochuna
pa(XVI) -pochuna
mu(XVIII) -mochuna
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.