chaji

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See also: chājī, chájī, and chájǐ

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English charge.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-chaji (infinitive kuchaji)

  1. to charge (to add energy to)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -chaji
Positive present -nachaji
Subjunctive -chaji
Negative -chaji
Imperative singular chaji
Infinitives
Positive kuchaji
Negative kutochaji
Imperatives
Singular chaji
Plural chajini
Tensed forms
Habitual huchaji
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichaji
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchaji
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachaji)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachaji/nachaji tunachaji
2nd person unachaji mnachaji
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachaji wanachaji
other classes positive subject concord + -nachaji
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chaji)
Singular Plural
1st person sichaji hatuchaji
2nd person huchaji hamchaji
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachaji hawachaji
other classes negative subject concord + -chaji
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachaji
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachaji
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chaji)
Singular Plural
1st person nichaji tuchaji
2nd person uchaji mchaji
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achaji wachaji
other classes positive subject concord + -chaji
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichaji
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechaji
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechaji
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichaji
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichaji
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achaji)
Singular Plural
1st person nachaji twachaji
2nd person wachaji mwachaji
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achaji wachaji
m-mi(III/IV) wachaji yachaji
ji-ma(V/VI) lachaji yachaji
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachaji vyachaji
n(IX/X) yachaji zachaji
u(XI) wachaji see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachaji
pa(XVI) pachaji
mu(XVIII) mwachaji
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechaji
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachaji
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachaji
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichaji
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochaji
Consecutive kachaji / positive subject concord + -kachaji
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachaji
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichaji -tuchaji
2nd person -kuchaji -wachaji/-kuchajini/-wachajini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchaji -wachaji
m-mi(III/IV) -uchaji -ichaji
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichaji -yachaji
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichaji -vichaji
n(IX/X) -ichaji -zichaji
u(XI) -uchaji see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchaji
pa(XVI) -pachaji
mu(XVIII) -muchaji
Reflexive -jichaji
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chaji- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chajiye -chajio
m-mi(III/IV) -chajio -chajiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chajilo -chajiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chajicho -chajivyo
n(IX/X) -chajiyo -chajizo
u(XI) -chajio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chajiko
pa(XVI) -chajipo
mu(XVIII) -chajimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chaji)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechaji -ochaji
m-mi(III/IV) -ochaji -yochaji
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochaji -yochaji
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochaji -vyochaji
n(IX/X) -yochaji -zochaji
u(XI) -ochaji see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochaji
pa(XVI) -pochaji
mu(XVIII) -mochaji
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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