chuna

chuna

See also: chunua

Swahili

Verb

-chuna (infinitive kuchuna)

1. to skin, flay; scrape off

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chuna
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kuchuna							kutochuna
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					chuna							chuneni
Habitual					huchuna
Complex finite forms
Polarity	Persons				Persons / Classes		Classes
	1st		2nd		3rd / M-wa		M-mi		Ma		Ki-vi		N		U	Ku	Pa	Mu
	Sg.	Pl.	Sg.	Pl.	Sg. / 1	Pl. / 2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11 / 14	15 / 17	16	18
Past Positive nilichuna nalichuna tulichuna twalichuna ulichuna walichuna mlichuna mwalichuna alichuna walichuna ulichuna ilichuna lilichuna yalichuna kilichuna vilichuna ilichuna zilichuna ulichuna kulichuna palichuna mulichuna Relative niliochuna naliochuna tuliochuna twaliochuna uliochuna waliochuna mliochuna mwaliochuna aliochuna waliochuna uliochuna iliochuna liliochuna yaliochuna kiliochuna viliochuna iliochuna ziliochuna uliochuna kuliochuna paliochuna muliochuna Negative sikuchuna hatukuchuna hukuchuna hamkuchuna hakuchuna hawakuchuna haukuchuna haikuchuna halikuchuna hayakuchuna hakikuchuna havikuchuna haikuchuna hazikuchuna haukuchuna hakukuchuna hapakuchuna hamukuchuna
Present Positive ninachuna nachuna tunachuna unachuna mnachuna anachuna wanachuna unachuna inachuna linachuna yanachuna kinachuna vinachuna inachuna zinachuna unachuna kunachuna panachuna munachuna Relative ninaochuna naochuna tunaochuna unaochuna mnaochuna anaochuna wanaochuna unaochuna inaochuna linaochuna yanaochuna kinaochuna vinaochuna inaochuna zinaochuna unaochuna kunaochuna panaochuna munaochuna Negative sichuni hatuchuni huchuni hamchuni hachuni hawachuni hauchuni haichuni halichuni hayachuni hakichuni havichuni haichuni hazichuni hauchuni hakuchuni hapachuni hamuchuni
Future Positive nitachuna tutachuna utachuna mtachuna atachuna watachuna utachuna itachuna litachuna yatachuna kitachuna vitachuna itachuna zitachuna utachuna kutachuna patachuna mutachuna Relative nitakaochuna tutakaochuna utakaochuna mtakaochuna atakaochuna watakaochuna utakaochuna itakaochuna litakaochuna yatakaochuna kitakaochuna vitakaochuna itakaochuna zitakaochuna utakaochuna kutakaochuna patakaochuna mutakaochuna Negative sitachuna hatutachuna hutachuna hamtachuna hatachuna hawatachuna hautachuna haitachuna halitachuna hayatachuna hakitachuna havitachuna haitachuna hazitachuna hautachuna hakutachuna hapatachuna hamutachuna
Subjunctive Positive nichune tuchune uchune mchune achune wachune uchune ichune lichune yachune kichune vichune ichune zichune uchune kuchune pachune muchune Negative nisichune tusichune usichune msichune asichune wasichune usichune isichune lisichune yasichune kisichune visichune isichune zisichune usichune kusichune pasichune musichune
Present Conditional Positive ningechuna tungechuna ungechuna mngechuna angechuna wangechuna ungechuna ingechuna lingechuna yangechuna kingechuna vingechuna ingechuna zingechuna ungechuna kungechuna pangechuna mungechuna Negative nisingechuna singechuna tusingechuna hatungechuna usingechuna hungechuna msingechuna hamngechuna asingechuna hangechuna wasingechuna hawangechuna usingechuna haungechuna isingechuna haingechuna lisingechuna halingechuna yasingechuna hayangechuna kisingechuna hakingechuna visingechuna havingechuna isingechuna haingechuna zisingechuna hazingechuna usingechuna haungechuna kusingechuna hakungechuna pasingechuna hapangechuna musingechuna hamungechuna
Past Conditional Positive ningalichuna tungalichuna ungalichuna mngalichuna angalichuna wangalichuna ungalichuna ingalichuna lingalichuna yangalichuna kingalichuna vingalichuna ingalichuna zingalichuna ungalichuna kungalichuna pangalichuna mungalichuna Negative nisingalichuna singalichuna tusingalichuna hatungalichuna usingalichuna hungalichuna msingalichuna hamngalichuna asingalichuna hangalichuna wasingalichuna hawangalichuna usingalichuna haungalichuna isingalichuna haingalichuna lisingalichuna halingalichuna yasingalichuna hayangalichuna kisingalichuna hakingalichuna visingalichuna havingalichuna isingalichuna haingalichuna zisingalichuna hazingalichuna usingalichuna haungalichuna kusingalichuna hakungalichuna pasingalichuna hapangalichuna musingalichuna hamungalichuna
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelichuna tungelichuna ungelichuna mngelichuna angelichuna wangelichuna ungelichuna ingelichuna lingelichuna yangelichuna kingelichuna vingelichuna ingelichuna zingelichuna ungelichuna kungelichuna pangelichuna mungelichuna
General Relative Positive nichunao tuchunao uchunao mchunao achunao wachunao uchunao ichunao lichunao yachunao kichunao vichunao ichunao zichunao uchunao kuchunao pachunao muchunao Negative nisiochuna tusiochuna usiochuna msiochuna asiochuna wasiochuna usiochuna isiochuna lisiochuna yasiochuna kisiochuna visiochuna isiochuna zisiochuna usiochuna kusiochuna pasiochuna musiochuna
Gnomic Positive nachuna twachuna wachuna mwachuna achuna wachuna wachuna yachuna lachuna yachuna chachuna vyachuna yachuna zachuna wachuna kwachuna pachuna mwachuna
Perfect Positive nimechuna tumechuna umechuna mmechuna amechuna wamechuna umechuna imechuna limechuna yamechuna kimechuna vimechuna imechuna zimechuna umechuna kumechuna pamechuna mumechuna
"Already" Positive nimeshachuna tumeshachuna umeshachuna mmeshachuna ameshachuna wameshachuna umeshachuna imeshachuna limeshachuna yameshachuna kimeshachuna vimeshachuna imeshachuna zimeshachuna umeshachuna kumeshachuna pameshachuna mumeshachuna
"Not yet" Negative sijachuna hatujachuna hujachuna hamjachuna hajachuna hawajachuna haujachuna haijachuna halijachuna hayajachuna hakijachuna havijachuna haijachuna hazijachuna haujachuna hakujachuna hapajachuna hamujachuna
"If/When" Positive nikichuna tukichuna ukichuna mkichuna akichuna wakichuna ukichuna ikichuna likichuna yakichuna kikichuna vikichuna ikichuna zikichuna ukichuna kukichuna pakichuna mukichuna
"If not" Negative nisipochuna tusipochuna usipochuna msipochuna asipochuna wasipochuna usipochuna isipochuna lisipochuna yasipochuna kisipochuna visipochuna isipochuna zisipochuna usipochuna kusipochuna pasipochuna musipochuna
Consecutive Positive nikachuna tukachuna ukachuna mkachuna akachuna wakachuna ukachuna ikachuna likachuna yakachuna kikachuna vikachuna ikachuna zikachuna ukachuna kukachuna pakachuna mukachuna
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.