chuuza

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chuuza (infinitive kuchuuza)

1. to hawk, to peddle

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chuuza
Positive present -nachuuza Subjunctive -chuuze Negative -chuuzi Imperative singular chuuza
Infinitives
Positive kuchuuza Negative kutochuuza
Imperatives
Singular chuuza Plural chuuzeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchuuza Positive past positive subject concord + -lichuuza Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchuuza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachuuza) Singular Plural 1st person ninachuuza/nachuuza tunachuuza 2nd person unachuuza mnachuuza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachuuza wanachuuza other classes positive subject concord + -nachuuza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chuuzi) Singular Plural 1st person sichuuzi hatuchuuzi 2nd person huchuuzi hamchuuzi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachuuzi hawachuuzi other classes negative subject concord + -chuuzi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachuuza Negative future negative subject concord + -tachuuza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chuuze) Singular Plural 1st person nichuuze tuchuuze 2nd person uchuuze mchuuze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achuuze wachuuze other classes positive subject concord + -chuuze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichuuze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechuuza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechuuza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichuuza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichuuza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achuuza) Singular Plural 1st person nachuuza twachuuza 2nd person wachuuza mwachuuza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achuuza wachuuza m-mi(III/IV) wachuuza yachuuza ji-ma(V/VI) lachuuza yachuuza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachuuza vyachuuza n(IX/X) yachuuza zachuuza u(XI) wachuuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachuuza pa(XVI) pachuuza mu(XVIII) mwachuuza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechuuza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachuuza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachuuza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichuuza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochuuza Consecutive kachuuza / positive subject concord + -kachuuza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachuuze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichuuza -tuchuuza 2nd person -kuchuuza -wachuuza/-kuchuuzeni/-wachuuzeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchuuza -wachuuza m-mi(III/IV) -uchuuza -ichuuza ji-ma(V/VI) -lichuuza -yachuuza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichuuza -vichuuza n(IX/X) -ichuuza -zichuuza u(XI) -uchuuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchuuza pa(XVI) -pachuuza mu(XVIII) -muchuuza Reflexive -jichuuza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chuuza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chuuzaye -chuuzao m-mi(III/IV) -chuuzao -chuuzayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chuuzalo -chuuzayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chuuzacho -chuuzavyo n(IX/X) -chuuzayo -chuuzazo u(XI) -chuuzao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chuuzako pa(XVI) -chuuzapo mu(XVIII) -chuuzamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chuuza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechuuza -ochuuza m-mi(III/IV) -ochuuza -yochuuza ji-ma(V/VI) -lochuuza -yochuuza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochuuza -vyochuuza n(IX/X) -yochuuza -zochuuza u(XI) -ochuuza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochuuza pa(XVI) -pochuuza mu(XVIII) -mochuuza
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mchuuzi
  • uchuuzi