chezeka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chezeka (infinitive kuchezeka)

1. Stative form of -cheza: to be playable

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chezeka
Positive present -nachezeka Subjunctive -chezeke Negative -chezeki Imperative singular chezeka
Infinitives
Positive kuchezeka Negative kutochezeka
Imperatives
Singular chezeka Plural chezekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchezeka Positive past positive subject concord + -lichezeka Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchezeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachezeka) Singular Plural 1st person ninachezeka/nachezeka tunachezeka 2nd person unachezeka mnachezeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachezeka wanachezeka other classes positive subject concord + -nachezeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chezeki) Singular Plural 1st person sichezeki hatuchezeki 2nd person huchezeki hamchezeki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachezeki hawachezeki other classes negative subject concord + -chezeki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachezeka Negative future negative subject concord + -tachezeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chezeke) Singular Plural 1st person nichezeke tuchezeke 2nd person uchezeke mchezeke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achezeke wachezeke other classes positive subject concord + -chezeke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichezeke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechezeka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechezeka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichezeka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichezeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achezeka) Singular Plural 1st person nachezeka twachezeka 2nd person wachezeka mwachezeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achezeka wachezeka m-mi(III/IV) wachezeka yachezeka ji-ma(V/VI) lachezeka yachezeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachezeka vyachezeka n(IX/X) yachezeka zachezeka u(XI) wachezeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachezeka pa(XVI) pachezeka mu(XVIII) mwachezeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechezeka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachezeka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachezeka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichezeka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochezeka Consecutive kachezeka / positive subject concord + -kachezeka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachezeke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichezeka -tuchezeka 2nd person -kuchezeka -wachezeka/-kuchezekeni/-wachezekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchezeka -wachezeka m-mi(III/IV) -uchezeka -ichezeka ji-ma(V/VI) -lichezeka -yachezeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichezeka -vichezeka n(IX/X) -ichezeka -zichezeka u(XI) -uchezeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchezeka pa(XVI) -pachezeka mu(XVIII) -muchezeka Reflexive -jichezeka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chezeka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chezekaye -chezekao m-mi(III/IV) -chezekao -chezekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chezekalo -chezekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chezekacho -chezekavyo n(IX/X) -chezekayo -chezekazo u(XI) -chezekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chezekako pa(XVI) -chezekapo mu(XVIII) -chezekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chezeka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechezeka -ochezeka m-mi(III/IV) -ochezeka -yochezeka ji-ma(V/VI) -lochezeka -yochezeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochezeka -vyochezeka n(IX/X) -yochezeka -zochezeka u(XI) -ochezeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochezeka pa(XVI) -pochezeka mu(XVIII) -mochezeka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.