Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chewa (infinitive kuchewa)
- Passive form of -cha: to be feared, be revered
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chewa
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| Positive present
|
-nachewa
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| Subjunctive
|
-chewe
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| Negative
|
-chewi
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| Imperative singular
|
chewa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuchewa
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| Negative
|
kutochewa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
chewa
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| Plural
|
cheweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
huchewa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lichewa
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kuchewa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachewa/nachewa
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tunachewa
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| 2nd person
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unachewa
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mnachewa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachewa
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wanachewa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachewa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chewi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichewi
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hatuchewi
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| 2nd person
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huchewi
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hamchewi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachewi
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hawachewi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chewi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tachewa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachewa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chewe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichewe
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tuchewe
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| 2nd person
|
uchewe
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mchewe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
achewe
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wachewe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chewe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichewe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechewa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechewa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichewa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichewa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachewa
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twachewa
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| 2nd person
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wachewa
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mwachewa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
achewa
|
wachewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wachewa
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yachewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lachewa
|
yachewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chachewa
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vyachewa
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| n(IX/X)
|
yachewa
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zachewa
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| u(XI)
|
wachewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwachewa
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| pa(XVI)
|
pachewa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwachewa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechewa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachewa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachewa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichewa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochewa
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| Consecutive
|
kachewa / positive subject concord + -kachewa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachewe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
|
-nichewa
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-tuchewa
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| 2nd person
|
-kuchewa
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-wachewa/-kucheweni/-wacheweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchewa
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-wachewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchewa
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-ichewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichewa
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-yachewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichewa
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-vichewa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichewa
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-zichewa
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| u(XI)
|
-uchewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchewa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachewa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchewa
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| Reflexive
|
-jichewa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chewa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chewaye
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-chewao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chewao
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-chewayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chewalo
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-chewayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chewacho
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-chewavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chewayo
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-chewazo
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| u(XI)
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-chewao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chewako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chewapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chewamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechewa
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-ochewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochewa
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-yochewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochewa
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-yochewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochewa
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-vyochewa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochewa
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-zochewa
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| u(XI)
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-ochewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochewa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochewa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochewa
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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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