chekwa

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.