chezeka

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chezeka (infinitive kuchezeka)

  1. Stative form of -cheza: to be playable

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chezeka
Positive present -nachezeka
Subjunctive -chezeke
Negative -chezeki
Imperative singular chezeka
Infinitives
Positive kuchezeka
Negative kutochezeka
Imperatives
Singular chezeka
Plural chezekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchezeka
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichezeka
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchezeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachezeka)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachezeka/nachezeka tunachezeka
2nd person unachezeka mnachezeka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachezeka wanachezeka
other classes positive subject concord + -nachezeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chezeki)
Singular Plural
1st person sichezeki hatuchezeki
2nd person huchezeki hamchezeki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachezeki hawachezeki
other classes negative subject concord + -chezeki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachezeka
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachezeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chezeke)
Singular Plural
1st person nichezeke tuchezeke
2nd person uchezeke mchezeke
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achezeke wachezeke
other classes positive subject concord + -chezeke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichezeke
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechezeka
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechezeka
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichezeka
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichezeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achezeka)
Singular Plural
1st person nachezeka twachezeka
2nd person wachezeka mwachezeka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achezeka wachezeka
m-mi(III/IV) wachezeka yachezeka
ji-ma(V/VI) lachezeka yachezeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachezeka vyachezeka
n(IX/X) yachezeka zachezeka
u(XI) wachezeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachezeka
pa(XVI) pachezeka
mu(XVIII) mwachezeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechezeka
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachezeka
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachezeka
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichezeka
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochezeka
Consecutive kachezeka / positive subject concord + -kachezeka
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachezeke
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichezeka -tuchezeka
2nd person -kuchezeka -wachezeka/-kuchezekeni/-wachezekeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchezeka -wachezeka
m-mi(III/IV) -uchezeka -ichezeka
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichezeka -yachezeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichezeka -vichezeka
n(IX/X) -ichezeka -zichezeka
u(XI) -uchezeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchezeka
pa(XVI) -pachezeka
mu(XVIII) -muchezeka
Reflexive -jichezeka
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chezeka- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chezekaye -chezekao
m-mi(III/IV) -chezekao -chezekayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chezekalo -chezekayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chezekacho -chezekavyo
n(IX/X) -chezekayo -chezekazo
u(XI) -chezekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chezekako
pa(XVI) -chezekapo
mu(XVIII) -chezekamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chezeka)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechezeka -ochezeka
m-mi(III/IV) -ochezeka -yochezeka
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochezeka -yochezeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochezeka -vyochezeka
n(IX/X) -yochezeka -zochezeka
u(XI) -ochezeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochezeka
pa(XVI) -pochezeka
mu(XVIII) -mochezeka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.