charaza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-charaza (infinitive kucharaza)

1. to beat

Conjugation

Conjugation of -charaza
Positive present -nacharaza Subjunctive -charaze Negative -charazi Imperative singular charaza
Infinitives
Positive kucharaza Negative kutocharaza
Imperatives
Singular charaza Plural charazeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hucharaza Positive past positive subject concord + -licharaza Negative past negative subject concord + -kucharaza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nacharaza) Singular Plural 1st person ninacharaza/nacharaza tunacharaza 2nd person unacharaza mnacharaza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anacharaza wanacharaza other classes positive subject concord + -nacharaza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -charazi) Singular Plural 1st person sicharazi hatucharazi 2nd person hucharazi hamcharazi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hacharazi hawacharazi other classes negative subject concord + -charazi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tacharaza Negative future negative subject concord + -tacharaza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -charaze) Singular Plural 1st person nicharaze tucharaze 2nd person ucharaze mcharaze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) acharaze wacharaze other classes positive subject concord + -charaze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sicharaze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngecharaza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singecharaza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalicharaza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalicharaza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -acharaza) Singular Plural 1st person nacharaza twacharaza 2nd person wacharaza mwacharaza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) acharaza wacharaza m-mi(III/IV) wacharaza yacharaza ji-ma(V/VI) lacharaza yacharaza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chacharaza vyacharaza n(IX/X) yacharaza zacharaza u(XI) wacharaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwacharaza pa(XVI) pacharaza mu(XVIII) mwacharaza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mecharaza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshacharaza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jacharaza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kicharaza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipocharaza Consecutive kacharaza / positive subject concord + -kacharaza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kacharaze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nicharaza -tucharaza 2nd person -kucharaza -wacharaza/-kucharazeni/-wacharazeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mcharaza -wacharaza m-mi(III/IV) -ucharaza -icharaza ji-ma(V/VI) -licharaza -yacharaza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kicharaza -vicharaza n(IX/X) -icharaza -zicharaza u(XI) -ucharaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kucharaza pa(XVI) -pacharaza mu(XVIII) -mucharaza Reflexive -jicharaza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -charaza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -charazaye -charazao m-mi(III/IV) -charazao -charazayo ji-ma(V/VI) -charazalo -charazayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -charazacho -charazavyo n(IX/X) -charazayo -charazazo u(XI) -charazao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -charazako pa(XVI) -charazapo mu(XVIII) -charazamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -charaza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yecharaza -ocharaza m-mi(III/IV) -ocharaza -yocharaza ji-ma(V/VI) -locharaza -yocharaza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chocharaza -vyocharaza n(IX/X) -yocharaza -zocharaza u(XI) -ocharaza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kocharaza pa(XVI) -pocharaza mu(XVIII) -mocharaza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.