Chichewa
Pronunciation
Verb
-cheza (infinitive kuchéza)
- chat
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-cheza (infinitive kucheza)
- to play
- to play a sport
- to play around
- to dance to music
- to be loose, to shake about
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -cheza
|
| Positive present
|
-nacheza
|
| Subjunctive
|
-cheze
|
| Negative
|
-chezi
|
| Imperative singular
|
cheza
|
|
| Infinitives
|
| Positive
|
kucheza
|
| Negative
|
kutocheza
|
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| Imperatives
|
| Singular
|
cheza
|
| Plural
|
chezeni
|
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| Tensed forms
|
| Habitual
|
hucheza
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -licheza
|
| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kucheza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nacheza)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninacheza/nacheza
|
tunacheza
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| 2nd person
|
unacheza
|
mnacheza
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anacheza
|
wanacheza
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nacheza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chezi)
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|
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
sichezi
|
hatuchezi
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| 2nd person
|
huchezi
|
hamchezi
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hachezi
|
hawachezi
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -chezi
|
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tacheza
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tacheza
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|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -cheze)
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nicheze
|
tucheze
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| 2nd person
|
ucheze
|
mcheze
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
acheze
|
wacheze
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -cheze
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sicheze
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngecheza
|
| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singecheza
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| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalicheza
|
| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalicheza
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -acheza)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nacheza
|
twacheza
|
| 2nd person
|
wacheza
|
mwacheza
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
acheza
|
wacheza
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wacheza
|
yacheza
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lacheza
|
yacheza
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chacheza
|
vyacheza
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yacheza
|
zacheza
|
| u(XI)
|
wacheza
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwacheza
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
pacheza
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwacheza
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| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mecheza
|
| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshacheza
|
| "Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -jacheza
|
| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kicheza
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipocheza
|
| Consecutive
|
kacheza / positive subject concord + -kacheza
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kacheze
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
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|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nicheza
|
-tucheza
|
| 2nd person
|
-kucheza
|
-wacheza/-kuchezeni/-wachezeni
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mcheza
|
-wacheza
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ucheza
|
-icheza
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-licheza
|
-yacheza
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kicheza
|
-vicheza
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-icheza
|
-zicheza
|
| u(XI)
|
-ucheza
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kucheza
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pacheza
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mucheza
|
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| Reflexive
|
-jicheza
|
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| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -cheza- + relative marker)
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|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-chezaye
|
-chezao
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-chezao
|
-chezayo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-chezalo
|
-chezayo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chezacho
|
-chezavyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-chezayo
|
-chezazo
|
| u(XI)
|
-chezao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-chezako
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-chezapo
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-chezamo
|
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -cheza)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yecheza
|
-ocheza
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ocheza
|
-yocheza
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-locheza
|
-yocheza
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chocheza
|
-vyocheza
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yocheza
|
-zocheza
|
| u(XI)
|
-ocheza
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kocheza
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pocheza
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mocheza
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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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Derived terms
Tsonga
Verb
cheza
- to patch (as a garment)