chewa

See also: Chewa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chewa (infinitive kuchewa)

1. Passive form of -cha: to be feared, be revered

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chewa
Positive present -nachewa Subjunctive -chewe Negative -chewi Imperative singular chewa
Infinitives
Positive kuchewa Negative kutochewa
Imperatives
Singular chewa Plural cheweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchewa Positive past positive subject concord + -lichewa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchewa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachewa) Singular Plural 1st person ninachewa/nachewa tunachewa 2nd person unachewa mnachewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachewa wanachewa other classes positive subject concord + -nachewa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chewi) Singular Plural 1st person sichewi hatuchewi 2nd person huchewi hamchewi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachewi hawachewi other classes negative subject concord + -chewi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachewa Negative future negative subject concord + -tachewa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chewe) Singular Plural 1st person nichewe tuchewe 2nd person uchewe mchewe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achewe wachewe other classes positive subject concord + -chewe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichewe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechewa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechewa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichewa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichewa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achewa) Singular Plural 1st person nachewa twachewa 2nd person wachewa mwachewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achewa wachewa m-mi(III/IV) wachewa yachewa ji-ma(V/VI) lachewa yachewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachewa vyachewa n(IX/X) yachewa zachewa u(XI) wachewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachewa pa(XVI) pachewa mu(XVIII) mwachewa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechewa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachewa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachewa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichewa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochewa Consecutive kachewa / positive subject concord + -kachewa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachewe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichewa -tuchewa 2nd person -kuchewa -wachewa/-kucheweni/-wacheweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchewa -wachewa m-mi(III/IV) -uchewa -ichewa ji-ma(V/VI) -lichewa -yachewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichewa -vichewa n(IX/X) -ichewa -zichewa u(XI) -uchewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchewa pa(XVI) -pachewa mu(XVIII) -muchewa Reflexive -jichewa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chewa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chewaye -chewao m-mi(III/IV) -chewao -chewayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chewalo -chewayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chewacho -chewavyo n(IX/X) -chewayo -chewazo u(XI) -chewao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chewako pa(XVI) -chewapo mu(XVIII) -chewamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chewa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechewa -ochewa m-mi(III/IV) -ochewa -yochewa ji-ma(V/VI) -lochewa -yochewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochewa -vyochewa n(IX/X) -yochewa -zochewa u(XI) -ochewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochewa pa(XVI) -pochewa mu(XVIII) -mochewa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.