checha

See also: chèchá

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-checha (infinitive kuchecha)

1. to contradict, criticise, object

Conjugation

Conjugation of -checha
Positive present -nachecha Subjunctive -cheche Negative -chechi Imperative singular checha
Infinitives
Positive kuchecha Negative kutochecha
Imperatives
Singular checha Plural checheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchecha Positive past positive subject concord + -lichecha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchecha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachecha) Singular Plural 1st person ninachecha/nachecha tunachecha 2nd person unachecha mnachecha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachecha wanachecha other classes positive subject concord + -nachecha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chechi) Singular Plural 1st person sichechi hatuchechi 2nd person huchechi hamchechi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachechi hawachechi other classes negative subject concord + -chechi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachecha Negative future negative subject concord + -tachecha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -cheche) Singular Plural 1st person nicheche tucheche 2nd person ucheche mcheche 3rd person m-wa(I/II) acheche wacheche other classes positive subject concord + -cheche
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sicheche Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechecha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechecha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichecha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichecha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achecha) Singular Plural 1st person nachecha twachecha 2nd person wachecha mwachecha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achecha wachecha m-mi(III/IV) wachecha yachecha ji-ma(V/VI) lachecha yachecha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachecha vyachecha n(IX/X) yachecha zachecha u(XI) wachecha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachecha pa(XVI) pachecha mu(XVIII) mwachecha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechecha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachecha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachecha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichecha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochecha Consecutive kachecha / positive subject concord + -kachecha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kacheche
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichecha -tuchecha 2nd person -kuchecha -wachecha/-kuchecheni/-wachecheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchecha -wachecha m-mi(III/IV) -uchecha -ichecha ji-ma(V/VI) -lichecha -yachecha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichecha -vichecha n(IX/X) -ichecha -zichecha u(XI) -uchecha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchecha pa(XVI) -pachecha mu(XVIII) -muchecha Reflexive -jichecha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -checha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chechaye -chechao m-mi(III/IV) -chechao -chechayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chechalo -chechayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chechacho -chechavyo n(IX/X) -chechayo -chechazo u(XI) -chechao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chechako pa(XVI) -chechapo mu(XVIII) -chechamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -checha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechecha -ochecha m-mi(III/IV) -ochecha -yochecha ji-ma(V/VI) -lochecha -yochecha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochecha -vyochecha n(IX/X) -yochecha -zochecha u(XI) -ochecha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochecha pa(XVI) -pochecha mu(XVIII) -mochecha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.