chekwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chekwa (infinitive kuchekwa)

  1. Passive form of -cheka: to be laughed at

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chekwa
Positive present -nachekwa
Subjunctive -chekwe
Negative -chekwi
Imperative singular chekwa
Infinitives
Positive kuchekwa
Negative kutochekwa
Imperatives
Singular chekwa
Plural chekweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchekwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichekwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchekwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachekwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachekwa/nachekwa tunachekwa
2nd person unachekwa mnachekwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachekwa wanachekwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nachekwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chekwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sichekwi hatuchekwi
2nd person huchekwi hamchekwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachekwi hawachekwi
other classes negative subject concord + -chekwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachekwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachekwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chekwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nichekwe tuchekwe
2nd person uchekwe mchekwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achekwe wachekwe
other classes positive subject concord + -chekwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichekwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechekwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechekwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichekwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichekwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achekwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nachekwa twachekwa
2nd person wachekwa mwachekwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achekwa wachekwa
m-mi(III/IV) wachekwa yachekwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lachekwa yachekwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachekwa vyachekwa
n(IX/X) yachekwa zachekwa
u(XI) wachekwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachekwa
pa(XVI) pachekwa
mu(XVIII) mwachekwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechekwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachekwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachekwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichekwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochekwa
Consecutive kachekwa / positive subject concord + -kachekwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachekwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichekwa -tuchekwa
2nd person -kuchekwa -wachekwa/-kuchekweni/-wachekweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchekwa -wachekwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uchekwa -ichekwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichekwa -yachekwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichekwa -vichekwa
n(IX/X) -ichekwa -zichekwa
u(XI) -uchekwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchekwa
pa(XVI) -pachekwa
mu(XVIII) -muchekwa
Reflexive -jichekwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chekwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chekwaye -chekwao
m-mi(III/IV) -chekwao -chekwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chekwalo -chekwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chekwacho -chekwavyo
n(IX/X) -chekwayo -chekwazo
u(XI) -chekwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chekwako
pa(XVI) -chekwapo
mu(XVIII) -chekwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chekwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechekwa -ochekwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ochekwa -yochekwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochekwa -yochekwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochekwa -vyochekwa
n(IX/X) -yochekwa -zochekwa
u(XI) -ochekwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochekwa
pa(XVI) -pochekwa
mu(XVIII) -mochekwa
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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