Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chekana (infinitive kuchekana)
- Reciprocal form of -cheka: to laugh with each other; to ridicule each other
Conjugation
| 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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| Singular
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chekana
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| Plural
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chekaneni
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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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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achekana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachekana
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twachekana
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| 2nd person
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wachekana
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mwachekana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achekana
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wachekana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachekana
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yachekana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachekana
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yachekana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachekana
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vyachekana
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| n(IX/X)
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yachekana
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zachekana
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| u(XI)
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wachekana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachekana
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| pa(XVI)
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pachekana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachekana
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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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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -chekana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chekanaye
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-chekanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chekanao
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-chekanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chekanalo
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-chekanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chekanacho
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-chekanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chekanayo
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-chekanazo
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| u(XI)
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-chekanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chekanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chekanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chekanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -chekana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechekana
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-ochekana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochekana
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-yochekana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochekana
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-yochekana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochekana
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-vyochekana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochekana
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-zochekana
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| u(XI)
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-ochekana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochekana
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochekana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochekana
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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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