changamka

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-changamka (infinitive kuchangamka)

1. to be happy, cheerful, excited

Conjugation

Conjugation of -changamka
Positive present -nachangamka Subjunctive -changamke Negative -changamki Imperative singular changamka
Infinitives
Positive kuchangamka Negative kutochangamka
Imperatives
Singular changamka Plural changamkeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchangamka Positive past positive subject concord + -lichangamka Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchangamka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachangamka) Singular Plural 1st person ninachangamka/nachangamka tunachangamka 2nd person unachangamka mnachangamka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachangamka wanachangamka other classes positive subject concord + -nachangamka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -changamki) Singular Plural 1st person sichangamki hatuchangamki 2nd person huchangamki hamchangamki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachangamki hawachangamki other classes negative subject concord + -changamki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachangamka Negative future negative subject concord + -tachangamka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -changamke) Singular Plural 1st person nichangamke tuchangamke 2nd person uchangamke mchangamke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achangamke wachangamke other classes positive subject concord + -changamke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichangamke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechangamka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechangamka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichangamka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichangamka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achangamka) Singular Plural 1st person nachangamka twachangamka 2nd person wachangamka mwachangamka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achangamka wachangamka m-mi(III/IV) wachangamka yachangamka ji-ma(V/VI) lachangamka yachangamka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachangamka vyachangamka n(IX/X) yachangamka zachangamka u(XI) wachangamka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachangamka pa(XVI) pachangamka mu(XVIII) mwachangamka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechangamka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachangamka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachangamka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichangamka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochangamka Consecutive kachangamka / positive subject concord + -kachangamka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachangamke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichangamka -tuchangamka 2nd person -kuchangamka -wachangamka/-kuchangamkeni/-wachangamkeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchangamka -wachangamka m-mi(III/IV) -uchangamka -ichangamka ji-ma(V/VI) -lichangamka -yachangamka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichangamka -vichangamka n(IX/X) -ichangamka -zichangamka u(XI) -uchangamka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchangamka pa(XVI) -pachangamka mu(XVIII) -muchangamka Reflexive -jichangamka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -changamka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -changamkaye -changamkao m-mi(III/IV) -changamkao -changamkayo ji-ma(V/VI) -changamkalo -changamkayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -changamkacho -changamkavyo n(IX/X) -changamkayo -changamkazo u(XI) -changamkao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -changamkako pa(XVI) -changamkapo mu(XVIII) -changamkamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -changamka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechangamka -ochangamka m-mi(III/IV) -ochangamka -yochangamka ji-ma(V/VI) -lochangamka -yochangamka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochangamka -vyochangamka n(IX/X) -yochangamka -zochangamka u(XI) -ochangamka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochangamka pa(XVI) -pochangamka mu(XVIII) -mochangamka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.