chekesha

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-chekesha (infinitive kuchekesha)

  1. Causative form of -cheka: to joke, to kid

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -chekesha
Positive present -nachekesha
Subjunctive -chekeshe
Negative -chekeshi
Imperative singular chekesha
Infinitives
Positive kuchekesha
Negative kutochekesha
Imperatives
Singular chekesha
Plural chekesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchekesha
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichekesha
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchekesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachekesha)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachekesha/nachekesha tunachekesha
2nd person unachekesha mnachekesha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachekesha wanachekesha
other classes positive subject concord + -nachekesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chekeshi)
Singular Plural
1st person sichekeshi hatuchekeshi
2nd person huchekeshi hamchekeshi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachekeshi hawachekeshi
other classes negative subject concord + -chekeshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachekesha
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachekesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chekeshe)
Singular Plural
1st person nichekeshe tuchekeshe
2nd person uchekeshe mchekeshe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achekeshe wachekeshe
other classes positive subject concord + -chekeshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichekeshe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechekesha
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechekesha
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichekesha
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichekesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achekesha)
Singular Plural
1st person nachekesha twachekesha
2nd person wachekesha mwachekesha
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achekesha wachekesha
m-mi(III/IV) wachekesha yachekesha
ji-ma(V/VI) lachekesha yachekesha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachekesha vyachekesha
n(IX/X) yachekesha zachekesha
u(XI) wachekesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachekesha
pa(XVI) pachekesha
mu(XVIII) mwachekesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechekesha
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachekesha
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachekesha
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichekesha
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochekesha
Consecutive kachekesha / positive subject concord + -kachekesha
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachekeshe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichekesha -tuchekesha
2nd person -kuchekesha -wachekesha/-kuchekesheni/-wachekesheni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchekesha -wachekesha
m-mi(III/IV) -uchekesha -ichekesha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichekesha -yachekesha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichekesha -vichekesha
n(IX/X) -ichekesha -zichekesha
u(XI) -uchekesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchekesha
pa(XVI) -pachekesha
mu(XVIII) -muchekesha
Reflexive -jichekesha
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chekesha- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chekeshaye -chekeshao
m-mi(III/IV) -chekeshao -chekeshayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chekeshalo -chekeshayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chekeshacho -chekeshavyo
n(IX/X) -chekeshayo -chekeshazo
u(XI) -chekeshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chekeshako
pa(XVI) -chekeshapo
mu(XVIII) -chekeshamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chekesha)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechekesha -ochekesha
m-mi(III/IV) -ochekesha -yochekesha
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochekesha -yochekesha
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochekesha -vyochekesha
n(IX/X) -yochekesha -zochekesha
u(XI) -ochekesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochekesha
pa(XVI) -pochekesha
mu(XVIII) -mochekesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

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