chomachoma

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Reduplication of -choma (to stab).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-chomachoma (infinitive kuchomachoma)

  1. to peck

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -chomachoma
Positive present -nachomachoma
Subjunctive -chomachome
Negative -chomachomi
Imperative singular chomachoma
Infinitives
Positive kuchomachoma
Negative kutochomachoma
Imperatives
Singular chomachoma
Plural chomachomeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchomachoma
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichomachoma
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchomachoma
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachomachoma)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachomachoma/nachomachoma tunachomachoma
2nd person unachomachoma mnachomachoma
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachomachoma wanachomachoma
other classes positive subject concord + -nachomachoma
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chomachomi)
Singular Plural
1st person sichomachomi hatuchomachomi
2nd person huchomachomi hamchomachomi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachomachomi hawachomachomi
other classes negative subject concord + -chomachomi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachomachoma
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachomachoma
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chomachome)
Singular Plural
1st person nichomachome tuchomachome
2nd person uchomachome mchomachome
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achomachome wachomachome
other classes positive subject concord + -chomachome
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichomachome
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechomachoma
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechomachoma
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichomachoma
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichomachoma
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achomachoma)
Singular Plural
1st person nachomachoma twachomachoma
2nd person wachomachoma mwachomachoma
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achomachoma wachomachoma
m-mi(III/IV) wachomachoma yachomachoma
ji-ma(V/VI) lachomachoma yachomachoma
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachomachoma vyachomachoma
n(IX/X) yachomachoma zachomachoma
u(XI) wachomachoma see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachomachoma
pa(XVI) pachomachoma
mu(XVIII) mwachomachoma
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechomachoma
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachomachoma
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachomachoma
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichomachoma
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochomachoma
Consecutive kachomachoma / positive subject concord + -kachomachoma
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachomachome
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichomachoma -tuchomachoma
2nd person -kuchomachoma -wachomachoma/-kuchomachomeni/-wachomachomeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchomachoma -wachomachoma
m-mi(III/IV) -uchomachoma -ichomachoma
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichomachoma -yachomachoma
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichomachoma -vichomachoma
n(IX/X) -ichomachoma -zichomachoma
u(XI) -uchomachoma see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchomachoma
pa(XVI) -pachomachoma
mu(XVIII) -muchomachoma
Reflexive -jichomachoma
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chomachoma- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chomachomaye -chomachomao
m-mi(III/IV) -chomachomao -chomachomayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chomachomalo -chomachomayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chomachomacho -chomachomavyo
n(IX/X) -chomachomayo -chomachomazo
u(XI) -chomachomao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chomachomako
pa(XVI) -chomachomapo
mu(XVIII) -chomachomamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chomachoma)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechomachoma -ochomachoma
m-mi(III/IV) -ochomachoma -yochomachoma
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochomachoma -yochomachoma
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochomachoma -vyochomachoma
n(IX/X) -yochomachoma -zochomachoma
u(XI) -ochomachoma see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochomachoma
pa(XVI) -pochomachoma
mu(XVIII) -mochomachoma
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.