chemshwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chemshwa (infinitive kuchemshwa)

  1. Passive form of -chemsha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chemshwa
Positive present -nachemshwa
Subjunctive -chemshwe
Negative -chemshwi
Imperative singular chemshwa
Infinitives
Positive kuchemshwa
Negative kutochemshwa
Imperatives
Singular chemshwa
Plural chemshweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchemshwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichemshwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchemshwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachemshwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachemshwa/nachemshwa tunachemshwa
2nd person unachemshwa mnachemshwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachemshwa wanachemshwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nachemshwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chemshwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sichemshwi hatuchemshwi
2nd person huchemshwi hamchemshwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachemshwi hawachemshwi
other classes negative subject concord + -chemshwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachemshwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachemshwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chemshwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nichemshwe tuchemshwe
2nd person uchemshwe mchemshwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achemshwe wachemshwe
other classes positive subject concord + -chemshwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichemshwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechemshwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechemshwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichemshwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichemshwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achemshwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nachemshwa twachemshwa
2nd person wachemshwa mwachemshwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achemshwa wachemshwa
m-mi(III/IV) wachemshwa yachemshwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lachemshwa yachemshwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachemshwa vyachemshwa
n(IX/X) yachemshwa zachemshwa
u(XI) wachemshwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachemshwa
pa(XVI) pachemshwa
mu(XVIII) mwachemshwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechemshwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachemshwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachemshwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichemshwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochemshwa
Consecutive kachemshwa / positive subject concord + -kachemshwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachemshwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichemshwa -tuchemshwa
2nd person -kuchemshwa -wachemshwa/-kuchemshweni/-wachemshweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchemshwa -wachemshwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uchemshwa -ichemshwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichemshwa -yachemshwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichemshwa -vichemshwa
n(IX/X) -ichemshwa -zichemshwa
u(XI) -uchemshwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchemshwa
pa(XVI) -pachemshwa
mu(XVIII) -muchemshwa
Reflexive -jichemshwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chemshwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chemshwaye -chemshwao
m-mi(III/IV) -chemshwao -chemshwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chemshwalo -chemshwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chemshwacho -chemshwavyo
n(IX/X) -chemshwayo -chemshwazo
u(XI) -chemshwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chemshwako
pa(XVI) -chemshwapo
mu(XVIII) -chemshwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chemshwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechemshwa -ochemshwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ochemshwa -yochemshwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochemshwa -yochemshwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochemshwa -vyochemshwa
n(IX/X) -yochemshwa -zochemshwa
u(XI) -ochemshwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochemshwa
pa(XVI) -pochemshwa
mu(XVIII) -mochemshwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.