Adjective
chua (plural chooto)
- white
References
- R. de Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016) Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48) (in Spanish), electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 43
Verb
-chua (infinitive kuchua)
- to rub
- (by extension) to quarrel
- (in reflexive forms) to masturbate
Conjugation
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Conjugation of -chua |
Positive present |
-nachua |
Subjunctive |
-chue |
Negative |
-chui |
Imperative singular |
chua |
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Infinitives |
Positive |
kuchua |
Negative |
kutochua |
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Imperatives |
Singular |
chua |
Plural |
chueni |
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Tensed forms |
Habitual |
huchua |
Positive past |
positive subject concord + -lichua |
Negative past |
negative subject concord + -kuchua |
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachua) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
ninachua/nachua |
tunachua |
2nd person |
unachua |
mnachua |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
anachua |
wanachua |
other classes |
positive subject concord + -nachua |
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -chui) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
sichui |
hatuchui |
2nd person |
huchui |
hamchui |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
hachui |
hawachui |
other classes |
negative subject concord + -chui |
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Positive future |
positive subject concord + -tachua |
Negative future |
negative subject concord + -tachua |
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chue) |
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Singular |
Plural |
1st person |
nichue |
tuchue |
2nd person |
uchue |
mchue |
3rd person |
m-wa(I/II) |
achue |
wachue |
other classes |
positive subject concord + -chue |
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Negative subjunctive |
positive subject concord + -sichue |
Positive present conditional |
positive subject concord + -ngechua |
Negative present conditional |
positive subject concord + -singechua |
Positive past conditional |
positive subject concord + -ngalichua |
Negative past conditional |
positive subject concord + -singalichua |
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Perfect |
positive subject concord + -mechua |
"Already" |
positive subject concord + -meshachua |
"Not yet" |
negative subject concord + -jachua |
"If/When" |
positive subject concord + -kichua |
"If not" |
positive subject concord + -sipochua |
Consecutive |
kachua / positive subject concord + -kachua |
Consecutive subjunctive |
positive subject concord + -kachue |
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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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Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *ɟɔːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟuʔ (“sour”); cognates include Khmer ជូរ (cuu), Khasi jew. This term displays an unexpected tone.
Adjective
chua • (䣷)
- sour; acid; vinegary
dưa muối chua- sour pickled vegetables
thích ăn chua- to like sour food
- having acidic soil
Đồng chua nước mặn.- The field is acidic with saltwater.
bón vôi để khử chua- to fertilize with lime to mitigate acidity
- sour-smelling; smelling of acid or vinegar
mùi chua bỗng rượu- the sour smell of fermented wine
- (of a voice) shrill
giọng chua như mẻ- a voice shrill as fermented rice