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-chekana (infinitive kuchekana)
- Reciprocal form of -cheka: to laugh with each other; to ridicule each other
Conjugation of -chekana
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Positive present
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-nachekana
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Subjunctive
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-chekane
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Negative
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-chekani
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Imperative singular
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chekana
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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huchekana
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichekana
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchekana
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachekana)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninachekana/nachekana
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tunachekana
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2nd person
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unachekana
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mnachekana
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachekana
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wanachekana
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachekana
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -chekani)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sichekani
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hatuchekani
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2nd person
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huchekani
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hamchekani
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachekani
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hawachekani
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -chekani
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachekana
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachekana
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chekane)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nichekane
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tuchekane
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2nd person
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uchekane
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mchekane
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achekane
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wachekane
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -chekane
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichekane
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechekana
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechekana
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichekana
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichekana
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechekana
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachekana
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachekana
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichekana
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochekana
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Consecutive
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kachekana / positive subject concord + -kachekana
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachekane
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Object concord
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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