chekana

Swahili

Verb

-chekana (infinitive kuchekana)

Reciprocal form of -cheka

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chekana

Non-finite forms

Form

Positive

Negative

Infinitive

kuchekana

kutochekana

Simple finite forms

Positive form

Singular

Plural

Imperative

chekana

chekaneni

Habitual

huchekana

Complex finite forms

Polarity

Persons

Persons / Classes

Classes

1st

2nd

3rd / M-wa

M-mi

Ma

Ki-vi

N

U

Ku

Pa

Mu

Sg.

Pl.

Sg.

Pl.

Sg. / 1

Pl. / 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 / 14

15 / 17

16

18

Past
Positive	nilichekana nalichekana	tulichekana twalichekana	ulichekana walichekana	mlichekana mwalichekana	alichekana	walichekana	ulichekana	ilichekana	lilichekana	yalichekana	kilichekana	vilichekana	ilichekana	zilichekana	ulichekana	kulichekana	palichekana	mulichekana
Relative	niliochekana naliochekana	tuliochekana twaliochekana	uliochekana waliochekana	mliochekana mwaliochekana	aliochekana	waliochekana	uliochekana	iliochekana	liliochekana	yaliochekana	kiliochekana	viliochekana	iliochekana	ziliochekana	uliochekana	kuliochekana	paliochekana	muliochekana
Negative	sikuchekana	hatukuchekana	hukuchekana	hamkuchekana	hakuchekana	hawakuchekana	haukuchekana	haikuchekana	halikuchekana	hayakuchekana	hakikuchekana	havikuchekana	haikuchekana	hazikuchekana	haukuchekana	hakukuchekana	hapakuchekana	hamukuchekana

Present
Positive	ninachekana nachekana	tunachekana	unachekana	mnachekana	anachekana	wanachekana	unachekana	inachekana	linachekana	yanachekana	kinachekana	vinachekana	inachekana	zinachekana	unachekana	kunachekana	panachekana	munachekana
Relative	ninaochekana naochekana	tunaochekana	unaochekana	mnaochekana	anaochekana	wanaochekana	unaochekana	inaochekana	linaochekana	yanaochekana	kinaochekana	vinaochekana	inaochekana	zinaochekana	unaochekana	kunaochekana	panaochekana	munaochekana
Negative	sichekani	hatuchekani	huchekani	hamchekani	hachekani	hawachekani	hauchekani	haichekani	halichekani	hayachekani	hakichekani	havichekani	haichekani	hazichekani	hauchekani	hakuchekani	hapachekani	hamuchekani

Future
Positive	nitachekana	tutachekana	utachekana	mtachekana	atachekana	watachekana	utachekana	itachekana	litachekana	yatachekana	kitachekana	vitachekana	itachekana	zitachekana	utachekana	kutachekana	patachekana	mutachekana
Relative	nitakaochekana	tutakaochekana	utakaochekana	mtakaochekana	atakaochekana	watakaochekana	utakaochekana	itakaochekana	litakaochekana	yatakaochekana	kitakaochekana	vitakaochekana	itakaochekana	zitakaochekana	utakaochekana	kutakaochekana	patakaochekana	mutakaochekana
Negative	sitachekana	hatutachekana	hutachekana	hamtachekana	hatachekana	hawatachekana	hautachekana	haitachekana	halitachekana	hayatachekana	hakitachekana	havitachekana	haitachekana	hazitachekana	hautachekana	hakutachekana	hapatachekana	hamutachekana

Subjunctive
Positive	nichekane	tuchekane	uchekane	mchekane	achekane	wachekane	uchekane	ichekane	lichekane	yachekane	kichekane	vichekane	ichekane	zichekane	uchekane	kuchekane	pachekane	muchekane
Negative	nisichekane	tusichekane	usichekane	msichekane	asichekane	wasichekane	usichekane	isichekane	lisichekane	yasichekane	kisichekane	visichekane	isichekane	zisichekane	usichekane	kusichekane	pasichekane	musichekane

Present Conditional
Positive	ningechekana	tungechekana	ungechekana	mngechekana	angechekana	wangechekana	ungechekana	ingechekana	lingechekana	yangechekana	kingechekana	vingechekana	ingechekana	zingechekana	ungechekana	kungechekana	pangechekana	mungechekana
Negative	nisingechekana singechekana	tusingechekana hatungechekana	usingechekana hungechekana	msingechekana hamngechekana	asingechekana hangechekana	wasingechekana hawangechekana	usingechekana haungechekana	isingechekana haingechekana	lisingechekana halingechekana	yasingechekana hayangechekana	kisingechekana hakingechekana	visingechekana havingechekana	isingechekana haingechekana	zisingechekana hazingechekana	usingechekana haungechekana	kusingechekana hakungechekana	pasingechekana hapangechekana	musingechekana hamungechekana

Past Conditional
Positive	ningalichekana	tungalichekana	ungalichekana	mngalichekana	angalichekana	wangalichekana	ungalichekana	ingalichekana	lingalichekana	yangalichekana	kingalichekana	vingalichekana	ingalichekana	zingalichekana	ungalichekana	kungalichekana	pangalichekana	mungalichekana
Negative	nisingalichekana singalichekana	tusingalichekana hatungalichekana	usingalichekana hungalichekana	msingalichekana hamngalichekana	asingalichekana hangalichekana	wasingalichekana hawangalichekana	usingalichekana haungalichekana	isingalichekana haingalichekana	lisingalichekana halingalichekana	yasingalichekana hayangalichekana	kisingalichekana hakingalichekana	visingalichekana havingalichekana	isingalichekana haingalichekana	zisingalichekana hazingalichekana	usingalichekana haungalichekana	kusingalichekana hakungalichekana	pasingalichekana hapangalichekana	musingalichekana hamungalichekana

Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive	ningelichekana	tungelichekana	ungelichekana	mngelichekana	angelichekana	wangelichekana	ungelichekana	ingelichekana	lingelichekana	yangelichekana	kingelichekana	vingelichekana	ingelichekana	zingelichekana	ungelichekana	kungelichekana	pangelichekana	mungelichekana

General Relative
Positive	nichekanao	tuchekanao	uchekanao	mchekanao	achekanao	wachekanao	uchekanao	ichekanao	lichekanao	yachekanao	kichekanao	vichekanao	ichekanao	zichekanao	uchekanao	kuchekanao	pachekanao	muchekanao
Negative	nisiochekana	tusiochekana	usiochekana	msiochekana	asiochekana	wasiochekana	usiochekana	isiochekana	lisiochekana	yasiochekana	kisiochekana	visiochekana	isiochekana	zisiochekana	usiochekana	kusiochekana	pasiochekana	musiochekana

Gnomic
Positive	nachekana	twachekana	wachekana	mwachekana	achekana	wachekana	wachekana	yachekana	lachekana	yachekana	chachekana	vyachekana	yachekana	zachekana	wachekana	kwachekana	pachekana	mwachekana

Perfect
Positive	nimechekana	tumechekana	umechekana	mmechekana	amechekana	wamechekana	umechekana	imechekana	limechekana	yamechekana	kimechekana	vimechekana	imechekana	zimechekana	umechekana	kumechekana	pamechekana	mumechekana

"Already"
Positive	nimeshachekana	tumeshachekana	umeshachekana	mmeshachekana	ameshachekana	wameshachekana	umeshachekana	imeshachekana	limeshachekana	yameshachekana	kimeshachekana	vimeshachekana	imeshachekana	zimeshachekana	umeshachekana	kumeshachekana	pameshachekana	mumeshachekana

"Not yet"
Negative	sijachekana	hatujachekana	hujachekana	hamjachekana	hajachekana	hawajachekana	haujachekana	haijachekana	halijachekana	hayajachekana	hakijachekana	havijachekana	haijachekana	hazijachekana	haujachekana	hakujachekana	hapajachekana	hamujachekana

"If/When"
Positive	nikichekana	tukichekana	ukichekana	mkichekana	akichekana	wakichekana	ukichekana	ikichekana	likichekana	yakichekana	kikichekana	vikichekana	ikichekana	zikichekana	ukichekana	kukichekana	pakichekana	mukichekana

"If not"
Negative	nisipochekana	tusipochekana	usipochekana	msipochekana	asipochekana	wasipochekana	usipochekana	isipochekana	lisipochekana	yasipochekana	kisipochekana	visipochekana	isipochekana	zisipochekana	usipochekana	kusipochekana	pasipochekana	musipochekana

Consecutive
Positive	nikachekana	tukachekana	ukachekana	mkachekana	akachekana	wakachekana	ukachekana	ikachekana	likachekana	yakachekana	kikachekana	vikachekana	ikachekana	zikachekana	ukachekana	kukachekana	pakachekana	mukachekana

Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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