chuna

See also: chunua

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chuna (infinitive kuchuna)

1. to skin, flay; scrape off

Conjugation

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.