chokesha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chokesha (infinitive kuchokesha)

1. Causative form of -choka: to tire

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chokesha
Positive present -nachokesha Subjunctive -chokeshe Negative -chokeshi Imperative singular chokesha
Infinitives
Positive kuchokesha Negative kutochokesha
Imperatives
Singular chokesha Plural chokesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchokesha Positive past positive subject concord + -lichokesha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchokesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachokesha) Singular Plural 1st person ninachokesha/nachokesha tunachokesha 2nd person unachokesha mnachokesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachokesha wanachokesha other classes positive subject concord + -nachokesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chokeshi) Singular Plural 1st person sichokeshi hatuchokeshi 2nd person huchokeshi hamchokeshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachokeshi hawachokeshi other classes negative subject concord + -chokeshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachokesha Negative future negative subject concord + -tachokesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chokeshe) Singular Plural 1st person nichokeshe tuchokeshe 2nd person uchokeshe mchokeshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achokeshe wachokeshe other classes positive subject concord + -chokeshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichokeshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechokesha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechokesha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichokesha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichokesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achokesha) Singular Plural 1st person nachokesha twachokesha 2nd person wachokesha mwachokesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achokesha wachokesha m-mi(III/IV) wachokesha yachokesha ji-ma(V/VI) lachokesha yachokesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachokesha vyachokesha n(IX/X) yachokesha zachokesha u(XI) wachokesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachokesha pa(XVI) pachokesha mu(XVIII) mwachokesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechokesha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachokesha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachokesha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichokesha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochokesha Consecutive kachokesha / positive subject concord + -kachokesha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachokeshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichokesha -tuchokesha 2nd person -kuchokesha -wachokesha/-kuchokesheni/-wachokesheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchokesha -wachokesha m-mi(III/IV) -uchokesha -ichokesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lichokesha -yachokesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichokesha -vichokesha n(IX/X) -ichokesha -zichokesha u(XI) -uchokesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchokesha pa(XVI) -pachokesha mu(XVIII) -muchokesha Reflexive -jichokesha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chokesha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chokeshaye -chokeshao m-mi(III/IV) -chokeshao -chokeshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chokeshalo -chokeshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokeshacho -chokeshavyo n(IX/X) -chokeshayo -chokeshazo u(XI) -chokeshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chokeshako pa(XVI) -chokeshapo mu(XVIII) -chokeshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chokesha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechokesha -ochokesha m-mi(III/IV) -ochokesha -yochokesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lochokesha -yochokesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochokesha -vyochokesha n(IX/X) -yochokesha -zochokesha u(XI) -ochokesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochokesha pa(XVI) -pochokesha mu(XVIII) -mochokesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.