chekana

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chekana (infinitive kuchekana)

1. Reciprocal form of -cheka: to laugh with each other; to ridicule each other

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chekana
Positive present -nachekana Subjunctive -chekane Negative -chekani Imperative singular chekana
Infinitives
Positive kuchekana Negative kutochekana
Imperatives
Singular chekana Plural chekaneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchekana Positive past positive subject concord + -lichekana Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchekana
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachekana) Singular Plural 1st person ninachekana/nachekana tunachekana 2nd person unachekana mnachekana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachekana wanachekana other classes positive subject concord + -nachekana
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chekani) Singular Plural 1st person sichekani hatuchekani 2nd person huchekani hamchekani 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachekani hawachekani other classes negative subject concord + -chekani
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachekana Negative future negative subject concord + -tachekana
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chekane) Singular Plural 1st person nichekane tuchekane 2nd person uchekane mchekane 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achekane wachekane other classes positive subject concord + -chekane
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichekane Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechekana Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechekana Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichekana Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichekana
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achekana) Singular Plural 1st person nachekana twachekana 2nd person wachekana mwachekana 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achekana wachekana m-mi(III/IV) wachekana yachekana ji-ma(V/VI) lachekana yachekana ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachekana vyachekana n(IX/X) yachekana zachekana u(XI) wachekana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachekana pa(XVI) pachekana mu(XVIII) mwachekana
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechekana "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachekana "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachekana "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichekana "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochekana Consecutive kachekana / positive subject concord + -kachekana Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachekane Object concord —
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + -chekana- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chekanaye -chekanao m-mi(III/IV) -chekanao -chekanayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chekanalo -chekanayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chekanacho -chekanavyo n(IX/X) -chekanayo -chekanazo u(XI) -chekanao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chekanako pa(XVI) -chekanapo mu(XVIII) -chekanamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -chekana) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechekana -ochekana m-mi(III/IV) -ochekana -yochekana ji-ma(V/VI) -lochekana -yochekana ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochekana -vyochekana n(IX/X) -yochekana -zochekana u(XI) -ochekana see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochekana pa(XVI) -pochekana mu(XVIII) -mochekana
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.