chekesha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chekesha (infinitive kuchekesha)

1. Causative form of -cheka: to joke, to kid

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chekesha
Positive present -nachekesha Subjunctive -chekeshe Negative -chekeshi Imperative singular chekesha
Infinitives
Positive kuchekesha Negative kutochekesha
Imperatives
Singular chekesha Plural chekesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchekesha Positive past positive subject concord + -lichekesha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchekesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachekesha) Singular Plural 1st person ninachekesha/nachekesha tunachekesha 2nd person unachekesha mnachekesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachekesha wanachekesha other classes positive subject concord + -nachekesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chekeshi) Singular Plural 1st person sichekeshi hatuchekeshi 2nd person huchekeshi hamchekeshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachekeshi hawachekeshi other classes negative subject concord + -chekeshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachekesha Negative future negative subject concord + -tachekesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chekeshe) Singular Plural 1st person nichekeshe tuchekeshe 2nd person uchekeshe mchekeshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achekeshe wachekeshe other classes positive subject concord + -chekeshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichekeshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechekesha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechekesha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichekesha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichekesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achekesha) Singular Plural 1st person nachekesha twachekesha 2nd person wachekesha mwachekesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achekesha wachekesha m-mi(III/IV) wachekesha yachekesha ji-ma(V/VI) lachekesha yachekesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachekesha vyachekesha n(IX/X) yachekesha zachekesha u(XI) wachekesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachekesha pa(XVI) pachekesha mu(XVIII) mwachekesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechekesha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachekesha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachekesha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichekesha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochekesha Consecutive kachekesha / positive subject concord + -kachekesha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachekeshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichekesha -tuchekesha 2nd person -kuchekesha -wachekesha/-kuchekesheni/-wachekesheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchekesha -wachekesha m-mi(III/IV) -uchekesha -ichekesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lichekesha -yachekesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichekesha -vichekesha n(IX/X) -ichekesha -zichekesha u(XI) -uchekesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchekesha pa(XVI) -pachekesha mu(XVIII) -muchekesha Reflexive -jichekesha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chekesha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chekeshaye -chekeshao m-mi(III/IV) -chekeshao -chekeshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chekeshalo -chekeshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chekeshacho -chekeshavyo n(IX/X) -chekeshayo -chekeshazo u(XI) -chekeshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chekeshako pa(XVI) -chekeshapo mu(XVIII) -chekeshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chekesha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechekesha -ochekesha m-mi(III/IV) -ochekesha -yochekesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lochekesha -yochekesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochekesha -vyochekesha n(IX/X) -yochekesha -zochekesha u(XI) -ochekesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochekesha pa(XVI) -pochekesha mu(XVIII) -mochekesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • kichekesho (“joke, jest, farce”)
  • mchekeshaji (“comedian, entertainer”)
  • uchekeshaji (“comedy”)