chekana

chekana

Swahili

Verb

-chekana (infinitive kuchekana)

1. 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.