achama

Swahili

Verb

-achama (infinitive kuachama)

1. to gape

Conjugation

Conjugation of -achama
Positive present -naachama Subjunctive -achame Negative -achami Imperative singular achama
Infinitives
Positive kuachama Negative kutoachama
Imperatives
Singular achama Plural achameni
Tensed forms
Habitual huachama Positive past positive subject concord + -liachama Negative past negative subject concord + -kuachama
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naachama) Singular Plural 1st person ninaachama/naachama tunaachama 2nd person unaachama mnaachama 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaachama wanaachama other classes positive subject concord + -naachama
Negative present (negative subject concord + -achami) Singular Plural 1st person siachami hatuachami 2nd person huachami hamwachami 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haachami hawaachami other classes negative subject concord + -achami
Positive future positive subject concord + -taachama Negative future negative subject concord + -taachama
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -achame) Singular Plural 1st person niachame tuachame 2nd person uachame mwachame 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aachame waachame other classes positive subject concord + -achame
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siachame Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeachama Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeachama Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliachama Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliachama
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aachama) Singular Plural 1st person naachama twaachama 2nd person waachama mwaachama 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aachama waachama m-mi(III/IV) waachama yaachama ji-ma(V/VI) laachama yaachama ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaachama vyaachama n(IX/X) yaachama zaachama u(XI) waachama see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaachama pa(XVI) paachama mu(XVIII) mwaachama
Perfect positive subject concord + -meachama "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaachama "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaachama "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiachama "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoachama Consecutive kaachama / positive subject concord + -kaachama Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaachame
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niachama -tuachama 2nd person -kuachama -waachama/-kuachameni/-waachameni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwachama -waachama m-mi(III/IV) -uachama -iachama ji-ma(V/VI) -liachama -yaachama ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiachama -viachama n(IX/X) -iachama -ziachama u(XI) -uachama see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuachama pa(XVI) -paachama mu(XVIII) -muachama Reflexive -jiachama
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -achama- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -achamaye -achamao m-mi(III/IV) -achamao -achamayo ji-ma(V/VI) -achamalo -achamayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -achamacho -achamavyo n(IX/X) -achamayo -achamazo u(XI) -achamao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -achamako pa(XVI) -achamapo mu(XVIII) -achamamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -achama) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeachama -oachama m-mi(III/IV) -oachama -yoachama ji-ma(V/VI) -loachama -yoachama ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choachama -vyoachama n(IX/X) -yoachama -zoachama u(XI) -oachama see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koachama pa(XVI) -poachama mu(XVIII) -moachama
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.