chochewa

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chochewa (infinitive kuchochewa)

1. Passive form of -chocha: to be provoked

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chochewa
Positive present -nachochewa Subjunctive -chochewe Negative -chochewi Imperative singular chochewa
Infinitives
Positive kuchochewa Negative kutochochewa
Imperatives
Singular chochewa Plural chocheweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchochewa Positive past positive subject concord + -lichochewa Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchochewa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachochewa) Singular Plural 1st person ninachochewa/nachochewa tunachochewa 2nd person unachochewa mnachochewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachochewa wanachochewa other classes positive subject concord + -nachochewa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chochewi) Singular Plural 1st person sichochewi hatuchochewi 2nd person huchochewi hamchochewi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachochewi hawachochewi other classes negative subject concord + -chochewi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachochewa Negative future negative subject concord + -tachochewa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chochewe) Singular Plural 1st person nichochewe tuchochewe 2nd person uchochewe mchochewe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achochewe wachochewe other classes positive subject concord + -chochewe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichochewe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechochewa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechochewa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichochewa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichochewa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achochewa) Singular Plural 1st person nachochewa twachochewa 2nd person wachochewa mwachochewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achochewa wachochewa m-mi(III/IV) wachochewa yachochewa ji-ma(V/VI) lachochewa yachochewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachochewa vyachochewa n(IX/X) yachochewa zachochewa u(XI) wachochewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachochewa pa(XVI) pachochewa mu(XVIII) mwachochewa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechochewa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachochewa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachochewa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichochewa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochochewa Consecutive kachochewa / positive subject concord + -kachochewa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachochewe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichochewa -tuchochewa 2nd person -kuchochewa -wachochewa/-kuchocheweni/-wachocheweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchochewa -wachochewa m-mi(III/IV) -uchochewa -ichochewa ji-ma(V/VI) -lichochewa -yachochewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichochewa -vichochewa n(IX/X) -ichochewa -zichochewa u(XI) -uchochewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchochewa pa(XVI) -pachochewa mu(XVIII) -muchochewa Reflexive -jichochewa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chochewa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chochewaye -chochewao m-mi(III/IV) -chochewao -chochewayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chochewalo -chochewayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochewacho -chochewavyo n(IX/X) -chochewayo -chochewazo u(XI) -chochewao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chochewako pa(XVI) -chochewapo mu(XVIII) -chochewamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chochewa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechochewa -ochochewa m-mi(III/IV) -ochochewa -yochochewa ji-ma(V/VI) -lochochewa -yochochewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochochewa -vyochochewa n(IX/X) -yochochewa -zochochewa u(XI) -ochochewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochochewa pa(XVI) -pochochewa mu(XVIII) -mochochewa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.