chekana

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-chekana (infinitive kuchekana)

  1. Reciprocal form of -cheka: to laugh with each other; to ridicule each other

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -chekana
Positive present -nachekana
Subjunctive -chekane
Negative -chekani
Imperative singular chekana
Infinitives
Positive kuchekana
Negative kutochekana
Imperatives
Singular chekana
Plural chekaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchekana
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichekana
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchekana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachekana)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachekana/nachekana tunachekana
2nd person unachekana mnachekana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachekana wanachekana
other classes positive subject concord + -nachekana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chekani)
Singular Plural
1st person sichekani hatuchekani
2nd person huchekani hamchekani
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachekani hawachekani
other classes negative subject concord + -chekani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachekana
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachekana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chekane)
Singular Plural
1st person nichekane tuchekane
2nd person uchekane mchekane
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achekane wachekane
other classes positive subject concord + -chekane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichekane
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechekana
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechekana
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichekana
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichekana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achekana)
Singular Plural
1st person nachekana twachekana
2nd person wachekana mwachekana
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achekana wachekana
m-mi(III/IV) wachekana yachekana
ji-ma(V/VI) lachekana yachekana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachekana vyachekana
n(IX/X) yachekana zachekana
u(XI) wachekana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachekana
pa(XVI) pachekana
mu(XVIII) mwachekana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechekana
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachekana
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachekana
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichekana
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochekana
Consecutive kachekana / positive subject concord + -kachekana
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachekane
Object concord
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + -chekana- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chekanaye -chekanao
m-mi(III/IV) -chekanao -chekanayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chekanalo -chekanayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chekanacho -chekanavyo
n(IX/X) -chekanayo -chekanazo
u(XI) -chekanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chekanako
pa(XVI) -chekanapo
mu(XVIII) -chekanamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -chekana)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechekana -ochekana
m-mi(III/IV) -ochekana -yochekana
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochekana -yochekana
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochekana -vyochekana
n(IX/X) -yochekana -zochekana
u(XI) -ochekana see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochekana
pa(XVI) -pochekana
mu(XVIII) -mochekana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.