Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chezeana (infinitive kuchezeana)
- Reciprocal form of -chezea: to play with one another
- to compete with one another in sport
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chezeana
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| Positive present
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-nachezeana
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| Subjunctive
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-chezeane
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| Negative
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-chezeani
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| Imperative singular
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chezeana
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chezeana
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| Plural
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chezeaneni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchezeana
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichezeana
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchezeana
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachezeana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachezeana/nachezeana
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tunachezeana
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| 2nd person
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unachezeana
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mnachezeana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachezeana
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wanachezeana
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachezeana
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chezeani)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichezeani
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hatuchezeani
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| 2nd person
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huchezeani
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hamchezeani
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachezeani
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hawachezeani
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chezeani
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachezeana
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachezeana
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chezeane)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichezeane
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tuchezeane
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| 2nd person
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uchezeane
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mchezeane
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achezeane
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wachezeane
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chezeane
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichezeane
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechezeana
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechezeana
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichezeana
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichezeana
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achezeana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachezeana
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twachezeana
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| 2nd person
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wachezeana
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mwachezeana
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achezeana
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wachezeana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachezeana
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yachezeana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachezeana
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yachezeana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachezeana
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vyachezeana
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| n(IX/X)
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yachezeana
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zachezeana
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| u(XI)
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wachezeana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachezeana
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| pa(XVI)
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pachezeana
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachezeana
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechezeana
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachezeana
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachezeana
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichezeana
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochezeana
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| Consecutive
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kachezeana / positive subject concord + -kachezeana
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachezeane
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| Object concord
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -chezeana- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chezeanaye
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-chezeanao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chezeanao
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-chezeanayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chezeanalo
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-chezeanayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chezeanacho
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-chezeanavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chezeanayo
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-chezeanazo
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| u(XI)
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-chezeanao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chezeanako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chezeanapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chezeanamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -chezeana)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechezeana
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-ochezeana
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochezeana
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-yochezeana
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochezeana
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-yochezeana
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochezeana
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-vyochezeana
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochezeana
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-zochezeana
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| u(XI)
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-ochezeana
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochezeana
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochezeana
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochezeana
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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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