changika

Swahili

Verb

-changika (infinitive kuchangika)

1. Stative form of -changa

Conjugation

Conjugation of -changika
Positive present -nachangika Subjunctive -changike Negative -changiki Imperative singular changika
Infinitives
Positive kuchangika Negative kutochangika
Imperatives
Singular changika Plural changikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchangika Positive past positive subject concord + -lichangika Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchangika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachangika) Singular Plural 1st person ninachangika/nachangika tunachangika 2nd person unachangika mnachangika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachangika wanachangika other classes positive subject concord + -nachangika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -changiki) Singular Plural 1st person sichangiki hatuchangiki 2nd person huchangiki hamchangiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachangiki hawachangiki other classes negative subject concord + -changiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachangika Negative future negative subject concord + -tachangika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -changike) Singular Plural 1st person nichangike tuchangike 2nd person uchangike mchangike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achangike wachangike other classes positive subject concord + -changike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichangike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechangika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechangika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichangika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichangika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achangika) Singular Plural 1st person nachangika twachangika 2nd person wachangika mwachangika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achangika wachangika m-mi(III/IV) wachangika yachangika ji-ma(V/VI) lachangika yachangika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachangika vyachangika n(IX/X) yachangika zachangika u(XI) wachangika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachangika pa(XVI) pachangika mu(XVIII) mwachangika
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechangika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachangika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachangika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichangika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochangika Consecutive kachangika / positive subject concord + -kachangika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachangike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichangika -tuchangika 2nd person -kuchangika -wachangika/-kuchangikeni/-wachangikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchangika -wachangika m-mi(III/IV) -uchangika -ichangika ji-ma(V/VI) -lichangika -yachangika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichangika -vichangika n(IX/X) -ichangika -zichangika u(XI) -uchangika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchangika pa(XVI) -pachangika mu(XVIII) -muchangika Reflexive -jichangika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -changika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -changikaye -changikao m-mi(III/IV) -changikao -changikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -changikalo -changikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -changikacho -changikavyo n(IX/X) -changikayo -changikazo u(XI) -changikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -changikako pa(XVI) -changikapo mu(XVIII) -changikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -changika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechangika -ochangika m-mi(III/IV) -ochangika -yochangika ji-ma(V/VI) -lochangika -yochangika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochangika -vyochangika n(IX/X) -yochangika -zochangika u(XI) -ochangika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochangika pa(XVI) -pochangika mu(XVIII) -mochangika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.