Swahili
Verb
-chezewa (infinitive kuchezewa)
- Passive form of -chezea: to be played with, to used for playing
1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 5:Kwa hivyo, ni lazima mimi nione uchungu kuona mali yangu yanachezewa tu, […]- As such, I can't but feel pained to see my money used for playing, […]
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chezewa
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| Positive present
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-nachezewa
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| Subjunctive
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-chezewe
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| Negative
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-chezewi
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| Imperative singular
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chezewa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chezewa
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| Plural
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chezeweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchezewa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichezewa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchezewa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachezewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachezewa/nachezewa
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tunachezewa
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| 2nd person
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unachezewa
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mnachezewa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachezewa
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wanachezewa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachezewa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chezewi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichezewi
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hatuchezewi
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| 2nd person
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huchezewi
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hamchezewi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachezewi
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hawachezewi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chezewi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachezewa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachezewa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chezewe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichezewe
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tuchezewe
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| 2nd person
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uchezewe
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mchezewe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achezewe
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wachezewe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chezewe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichezewe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechezewa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechezewa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichezewa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichezewa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achezewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachezewa
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twachezewa
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| 2nd person
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wachezewa
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mwachezewa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achezewa
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wachezewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachezewa
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yachezewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachezewa
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yachezewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachezewa
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vyachezewa
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| n(IX/X)
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yachezewa
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zachezewa
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| u(XI)
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wachezewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachezewa
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| pa(XVI)
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pachezewa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachezewa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechezewa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachezewa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachezewa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichezewa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochezewa
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| Consecutive
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kachezewa / positive subject concord + -kachezewa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachezewe
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| Object concord
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—
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + -chezewa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chezewaye
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-chezewao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chezewao
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-chezewayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chezewalo
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-chezewayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chezewacho
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-chezewavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chezewayo
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-chezewazo
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| u(XI)
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-chezewao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chezewako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chezewapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chezewamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -chezewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechezewa
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-ochezewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochezewa
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-yochezewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochezewa
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-yochezewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochezewa
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-vyochezewa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochezewa
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-zochezewa
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| u(XI)
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-ochezewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochezewa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochezewa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochezewa
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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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