chomeka

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chomeka (infinitive kuchomeka)

1. Stative form of -choma: to be burnt
2. to insert

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chomeka
Positive present -nachomeka Subjunctive -chomeke Negative -chomeki Imperative singular chomeka
Infinitives
Positive kuchomeka Negative kutochomeka
Imperatives
Singular chomeka Plural chomekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchomeka Positive past positive subject concord + -lichomeka Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchomeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachomeka) Singular Plural 1st person ninachomeka/nachomeka tunachomeka 2nd person unachomeka mnachomeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachomeka wanachomeka other classes positive subject concord + -nachomeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chomeki) Singular Plural 1st person sichomeki hatuchomeki 2nd person huchomeki hamchomeki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachomeki hawachomeki other classes negative subject concord + -chomeki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachomeka Negative future negative subject concord + -tachomeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chomeke) Singular Plural 1st person nichomeke tuchomeke 2nd person uchomeke mchomeke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achomeke wachomeke other classes positive subject concord + -chomeke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichomeke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechomeka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechomeka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichomeka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichomeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achomeka) Singular Plural 1st person nachomeka twachomeka 2nd person wachomeka mwachomeka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achomeka wachomeka m-mi(III/IV) wachomeka yachomeka ji-ma(V/VI) lachomeka yachomeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachomeka vyachomeka n(IX/X) yachomeka zachomeka u(XI) wachomeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachomeka pa(XVI) pachomeka mu(XVIII) mwachomeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechomeka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachomeka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachomeka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichomeka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochomeka Consecutive kachomeka / positive subject concord + -kachomeka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachomeke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichomeka -tuchomeka 2nd person -kuchomeka -wachomeka/-kuchomekeni/-wachomekeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchomeka -wachomeka m-mi(III/IV) -uchomeka -ichomeka ji-ma(V/VI) -lichomeka -yachomeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichomeka -vichomeka n(IX/X) -ichomeka -zichomeka u(XI) -uchomeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchomeka pa(XVI) -pachomeka mu(XVIII) -muchomeka Reflexive -jichomeka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chomeka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chomekaye -chomekao m-mi(III/IV) -chomekao -chomekayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chomekalo -chomekayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chomekacho -chomekavyo n(IX/X) -chomekayo -chomekazo u(XI) -chomekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chomekako pa(XVI) -chomekapo mu(XVIII) -chomekamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chomeka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechomeka -ochomeka m-mi(III/IV) -ochomeka -yochomeka ji-ma(V/VI) -lochomeka -yochomeka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochomeka -vyochomeka n(IX/X) -yochomeka -zochomeka u(XI) -ochomeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochomeka pa(XVI) -pochomeka mu(XVIII) -mochomeka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.