chekea

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-chekea (infinitive kuchekea)

  1. Applicative form of -cheka: to laugh at

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -chekea
Positive present -nachekea
Subjunctive -chekee
Negative -chekei
Imperative singular chekea
Infinitives
Positive kuchekea
Negative kutochekea
Imperatives
Singular chekea
Plural chekeeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchekea
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichekea
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchekea
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachekea)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachekea/nachekea tunachekea
2nd person unachekea mnachekea
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachekea wanachekea
other classes positive subject concord + -nachekea
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chekei)
Singular Plural
1st person sichekei hatuchekei
2nd person huchekei hamchekei
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachekei hawachekei
other classes negative subject concord + -chekei
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachekea
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachekea
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chekee)
Singular Plural
1st person nichekee tuchekee
2nd person uchekee mchekee
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achekee wachekee
other classes positive subject concord + -chekee
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichekee
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechekea
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechekea
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichekea
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichekea
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achekea)
Singular Plural
1st person nachekea twachekea
2nd person wachekea mwachekea
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achekea wachekea
m-mi(III/IV) wachekea yachekea
ji-ma(V/VI) lachekea yachekea
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachekea vyachekea
n(IX/X) yachekea zachekea
u(XI) wachekea see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachekea
pa(XVI) pachekea
mu(XVIII) mwachekea
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechekea
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachekea
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachekea
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichekea
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochekea
Consecutive kachekea / positive subject concord + -kachekea
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachekee
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichekea -tuchekea
2nd person -kuchekea -wachekea/-kuchekeeni/-wachekeeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchekea -wachekea
m-mi(III/IV) -uchekea -ichekea
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichekea -yachekea
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichekea -vichekea
n(IX/X) -ichekea -zichekea
u(XI) -uchekea see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchekea
pa(XVI) -pachekea
mu(XVIII) -muchekea
Reflexive -jichekea
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chekea- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chekeaye -chekeao
m-mi(III/IV) -chekeao -chekeayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chekealo -chekeayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chekeacho -chekeavyo
n(IX/X) -chekeayo -chekeazo
u(XI) -chekeao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chekeako
pa(XVI) -chekeapo
mu(XVIII) -chekeamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chekea)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechekea -ochekea
m-mi(III/IV) -ochekea -yochekea
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochekea -yochekea
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochekea -vyochekea
n(IX/X) -yochekea -zochekea
u(XI) -ochekea see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochekea
pa(XVI) -pochekea
mu(XVIII) -mochekea
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.