cheka

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Adjective

cheka

  1. clever
  2. skillful

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-cèka.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-cheka (infinitive kucheka)

  1. to laugh

Conjugation

Conjugation of -cheka
Positive present -nacheka
Subjunctive -cheke
Negative -cheki
Imperative singular cheka
Infinitives
Positive kucheka
Negative kutocheka
Imperatives
Singular cheka
Plural chekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hucheka
Positive past positive subject concord + -licheka
Negative past negative subject concord + -kucheka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nacheka)
Singular Plural
1st person ninacheka/nacheka tunacheka
2nd person unacheka mnacheka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anacheka wanacheka
other classes positive subject concord + -nacheka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -cheki)
Singular Plural
1st person sicheki hatucheki
2nd person hucheki hamcheki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hacheki hawacheki
other classes negative subject concord + -cheki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tacheka
Negative future negative subject concord + -tacheka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -cheke)
Singular Plural
1st person nicheke tucheke
2nd person ucheke mcheke
3rd person m-wa(I/II) acheke wacheke
other classes positive subject concord + -cheke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sicheke
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngecheka
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singecheka
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalicheka
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalicheka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -acheka)
Singular Plural
1st person nacheka twacheka
2nd person wacheka mwacheka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) acheka wacheka
m-mi(III/IV) wacheka yacheka
ji-ma(V/VI) lacheka yacheka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chacheka vyacheka
n(IX/X) yacheka zacheka
u(XI) wacheka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwacheka
pa(XVI) pacheka
mu(XVIII) mwacheka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mecheka
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshacheka
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jacheka
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kicheka
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipocheka
Consecutive kacheka / positive subject concord + -kacheka
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kacheke
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nicheka -tucheka
2nd person -kucheka -wacheka/-kuchekeni/-wachekeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mcheka -wacheka
m-mi(III/IV) -ucheka -icheka
ji-ma(V/VI) -licheka -yacheka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kicheka -vicheka
n(IX/X) -icheka -zicheka
u(XI) -ucheka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kucheka
pa(XVI) -pacheka
mu(XVIII) -mucheka
Reflexive -jicheka
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -cheka- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chekaye -chekao
m-mi(III/IV) -chekao -chekayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chekalo -chekayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chekacho -chekavyo
n(IX/X) -chekayo -chekazo
u(XI) -chekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chekako
pa(XVI) -chekapo
mu(XVIII) -chekamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -cheka)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yecheka -ocheka
m-mi(III/IV) -ocheka -yocheka
ji-ma(V/VI) -locheka -yocheka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chocheka -vyocheka
n(IX/X) -yocheka -zocheka
u(XI) -ocheka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kocheka
pa(XVI) -pocheka
mu(XVIII) -mocheka
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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