Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chunguza (infinitive kuchunguza)
- Causative form of -chungua:
- to investigate (to inquire into, study)
- to examine, research
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chunguza
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| Positive present
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-nachunguza
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| Subjunctive
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-chunguze
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| Negative
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-chunguzi
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| Imperative singular
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chunguza
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chunguza
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| Plural
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chunguzeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchunguza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichunguza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchunguza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachunguza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachunguza/nachunguza
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tunachunguza
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| 2nd person
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unachunguza
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mnachunguza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachunguza
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wanachunguza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachunguza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chunguzi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichunguzi
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hatuchunguzi
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| 2nd person
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huchunguzi
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hamchunguzi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachunguzi
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hawachunguzi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chunguzi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachunguza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachunguza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chunguze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichunguze
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tuchunguze
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| 2nd person
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uchunguze
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mchunguze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achunguze
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wachunguze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chunguze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichunguze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechunguza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechunguza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichunguza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichunguza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achunguza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachunguza
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twachunguza
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| 2nd person
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wachunguza
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mwachunguza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achunguza
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wachunguza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachunguza
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yachunguza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachunguza
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yachunguza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachunguza
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vyachunguza
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| n(IX/X)
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yachunguza
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zachunguza
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| u(XI)
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wachunguza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachunguza
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| pa(XVI)
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pachunguza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachunguza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechunguza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachunguza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachunguza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichunguza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochunguza
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| Consecutive
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kachunguza / positive subject concord + -kachunguza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachunguze
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-nichunguza
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-tuchunguza
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| 2nd person
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-kuchunguza
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-wachunguza/-kuchunguzeni/-wachunguzeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchunguza
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-wachunguza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchunguza
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-ichunguza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichunguza
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-yachunguza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichunguza
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-vichunguza
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichunguza
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-zichunguza
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| u(XI)
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-uchunguza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchunguza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachunguza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchunguza
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| Reflexive
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-jichunguza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chunguza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chunguzaye
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-chunguzao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chunguzao
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-chunguzayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chunguzalo
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-chunguzayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chunguzacho
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-chunguzavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chunguzayo
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-chunguzazo
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| u(XI)
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-chunguzao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chunguzako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chunguzapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chunguzamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chunguza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechunguza
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-ochunguza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochunguza
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-yochunguza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochunguza
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-yochunguza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochunguza
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-vyochunguza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochunguza
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-zochunguza
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| u(XI)
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-ochunguza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochunguza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochunguza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochunguza
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| 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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Derived terms
- Verbal derivations:
- Applicative: -chunguzia
- Passive: -chunguzwa
- Reciprocal: -chunguzana