chenjua

Swahili

Verb

-chenjua (infinitive kuchenjua)

  1. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) to sift
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) to refine, process

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chenjua
Positive present -nachenjua
Subjunctive -chenjue
Negative -chenjui
Imperative singular chenjua
Infinitives
Positive kuchenjua
Negative kutochenjua
Imperatives
Singular chenjua
Plural chenjueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchenjua
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichenjua
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchenjua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachenjua)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachenjua/nachenjua tunachenjua
2nd person unachenjua mnachenjua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachenjua wanachenjua
other classes positive subject concord + -nachenjua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chenjui)
Singular Plural
1st person sichenjui hatuchenjui
2nd person huchenjui hamchenjui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachenjui hawachenjui
other classes negative subject concord + -chenjui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachenjua
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachenjua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chenjue)
Singular Plural
1st person nichenjue tuchenjue
2nd person uchenjue mchenjue
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achenjue wachenjue
other classes positive subject concord + -chenjue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichenjue
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechenjua
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechenjua
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichenjua
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichenjua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achenjua)
Singular Plural
1st person nachenjua twachenjua
2nd person wachenjua mwachenjua
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achenjua wachenjua
m-mi(III/IV) wachenjua yachenjua
ji-ma(V/VI) lachenjua yachenjua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachenjua vyachenjua
n(IX/X) yachenjua zachenjua
u(XI) wachenjua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachenjua
pa(XVI) pachenjua
mu(XVIII) mwachenjua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechenjua
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachenjua
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachenjua
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichenjua
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochenjua
Consecutive kachenjua / positive subject concord + -kachenjua
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachenjue
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichenjua -tuchenjua
2nd person -kuchenjua -wachenjua/-kuchenjueni/-wachenjueni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchenjua -wachenjua
m-mi(III/IV) -uchenjua -ichenjua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichenjua -yachenjua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichenjua -vichenjua
n(IX/X) -ichenjua -zichenjua
u(XI) -uchenjua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchenjua
pa(XVI) -pachenjua
mu(XVIII) -muchenjua
Reflexive -jichenjua
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chenjua- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chenjuaye -chenjuao
m-mi(III/IV) -chenjuao -chenjuayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chenjualo -chenjuayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chenjuacho -chenjuavyo
n(IX/X) -chenjuayo -chenjuazo
u(XI) -chenjuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chenjuako
pa(XVI) -chenjuapo
mu(XVIII) -chenjuamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chenjua)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechenjua -ochenjua
m-mi(III/IV) -ochenjua -yochenjua
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochenjua -yochenjua
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochenjua -vyochenjua
n(IX/X) -yochenjua -zochenjua
u(XI) -ochenjua see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochenjua
pa(XVI) -pochenjua
mu(XVIII) -mochenjua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms