chemka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chemka (infinitive kuchemka)

1. to boil
2. (by extension) to be furious

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chemka
Positive present -nachemka Subjunctive -chemke Negative -chemki Imperative singular chemka
Infinitives
Positive kuchemka Negative kutochemka
Imperatives
Singular chemka Plural chemkeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchemka Positive past positive subject concord + -lichemka Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchemka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachemka) Singular Plural 1st person ninachemka/nachemka tunachemka 2nd person unachemka mnachemka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachemka wanachemka other classes positive subject concord + -nachemka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chemki) Singular Plural 1st person sichemki hatuchemki 2nd person huchemki hamchemki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachemki hawachemki other classes negative subject concord + -chemki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachemka Negative future negative subject concord + -tachemka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chemke) Singular Plural 1st person nichemke tuchemke 2nd person uchemke mchemke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achemke wachemke other classes positive subject concord + -chemke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichemke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechemka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechemka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichemka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichemka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achemka) Singular Plural 1st person nachemka twachemka 2nd person wachemka mwachemka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achemka wachemka m-mi(III/IV) wachemka yachemka ji-ma(V/VI) lachemka yachemka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachemka vyachemka n(IX/X) yachemka zachemka u(XI) wachemka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachemka pa(XVI) pachemka mu(XVIII) mwachemka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechemka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachemka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachemka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichemka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochemka Consecutive kachemka / positive subject concord + -kachemka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachemke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichemka -tuchemka 2nd person -kuchemka -wachemka/-kuchemkeni/-wachemkeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchemka -wachemka m-mi(III/IV) -uchemka -ichemka ji-ma(V/VI) -lichemka -yachemka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichemka -vichemka n(IX/X) -ichemka -zichemka u(XI) -uchemka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchemka pa(XVI) -pachemka mu(XVIII) -muchemka Reflexive -jichemka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chemka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chemkaye -chemkao m-mi(III/IV) -chemkao -chemkayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chemkalo -chemkayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chemkacho -chemkavyo n(IX/X) -chemkayo -chemkazo u(XI) -chemkao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chemkako pa(XVI) -chemkapo mu(XVIII) -chemkamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chemka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechemka -ochemka m-mi(III/IV) -ochemka -yochemka ji-ma(V/VI) -lochemka -yochemka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochemka -vyochemka n(IX/X) -yochemka -zochemka u(XI) -ochemka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochemka pa(XVI) -pochemka mu(XVIII) -mochemka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -chemsha