chezwa

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

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-chezwa (infinitive kuchezwa)

  1. Passive form of -cheza: to be played

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -chezwa
Positive present -nachezwa
Subjunctive -chezwe
Negative -chezwi
Imperative singular chezwa
Infinitives
Positive kuchezwa
Negative kutochezwa
Imperatives
Singular chezwa
Plural chezweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchezwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichezwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchezwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachezwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachezwa/nachezwa tunachezwa
2nd person unachezwa mnachezwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachezwa wanachezwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nachezwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chezwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sichezwi hatuchezwi
2nd person huchezwi hamchezwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachezwi hawachezwi
other classes negative subject concord + -chezwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachezwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachezwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chezwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nichezwe tuchezwe
2nd person uchezwe mchezwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achezwe wachezwe
other classes positive subject concord + -chezwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichezwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechezwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechezwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichezwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichezwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achezwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nachezwa twachezwa
2nd person wachezwa mwachezwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achezwa wachezwa
m-mi(III/IV) wachezwa yachezwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lachezwa yachezwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachezwa vyachezwa
n(IX/X) yachezwa zachezwa
u(XI) wachezwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachezwa
pa(XVI) pachezwa
mu(XVIII) mwachezwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechezwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachezwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachezwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichezwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochezwa
Consecutive kachezwa / positive subject concord + -kachezwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachezwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichezwa -tuchezwa
2nd person -kuchezwa -wachezwa/-kuchezweni/-wachezweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchezwa -wachezwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uchezwa -ichezwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichezwa -yachezwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichezwa -vichezwa
n(IX/X) -ichezwa -zichezwa
u(XI) -uchezwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchezwa
pa(XVI) -pachezwa
mu(XVIII) -muchezwa
Reflexive -jichezwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chezwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chezwaye -chezwao
m-mi(III/IV) -chezwao -chezwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chezwalo -chezwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chezwacho -chezwavyo
n(IX/X) -chezwayo -chezwazo
u(XI) -chezwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chezwako
pa(XVI) -chezwapo
mu(XVIII) -chezwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chezwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechezwa -ochezwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ochezwa -yochezwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochezwa -yochezwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochezwa -vyochezwa
n(IX/X) -yochezwa -zochezwa
u(XI) -ochezwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochezwa
pa(XVI) -pochezwa
mu(XVIII) -mochezwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.