cheza

cheza

Swahili

Verb

-cheza (infinitive kucheza)

1. to play
2. to play a sport
3. to play around
4. to dance to music
5. to be loose, to shake about

Conjugation

Conjugation of -cheza
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kucheza							kutocheza
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					cheza							chezeni
Habitual					hucheza
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 nilicheza nalicheza tulicheza twalicheza ulicheza walicheza mlicheza mwalicheza alicheza walicheza ulicheza ilicheza lilicheza yalicheza kilicheza vilicheza ilicheza zilicheza ulicheza kulicheza palicheza mulicheza Relative niliocheza naliocheza tuliocheza twaliocheza uliocheza waliocheza mliocheza mwaliocheza aliocheza waliocheza uliocheza iliocheza liliocheza yaliocheza kiliocheza viliocheza iliocheza ziliocheza uliocheza kuliocheza paliocheza muliocheza Negative sikucheza hatukucheza hukucheza hamkucheza hakucheza hawakucheza haukucheza haikucheza halikucheza hayakucheza hakikucheza havikucheza haikucheza hazikucheza haukucheza hakukucheza hapakucheza hamukucheza
Present Positive ninacheza nacheza tunacheza unacheza mnacheza anacheza wanacheza unacheza inacheza linacheza yanacheza kinacheza vinacheza inacheza zinacheza unacheza kunacheza panacheza munacheza Relative ninaocheza naocheza tunaocheza unaocheza mnaocheza anaocheza wanaocheza unaocheza inaocheza linaocheza yanaocheza kinaocheza vinaocheza inaocheza zinaocheza unaocheza kunaocheza panaocheza munaocheza Negative sichezi hatuchezi huchezi hamchezi hachezi hawachezi hauchezi haichezi halichezi hayachezi hakichezi havichezi haichezi hazichezi hauchezi hakuchezi hapachezi hamuchezi
Future Positive nitacheza tutacheza utacheza mtacheza atacheza watacheza utacheza itacheza litacheza yatacheza kitacheza vitacheza itacheza zitacheza utacheza kutacheza patacheza mutacheza Relative nitakaocheza tutakaocheza utakaocheza mtakaocheza atakaocheza watakaocheza utakaocheza itakaocheza litakaocheza yatakaocheza kitakaocheza vitakaocheza itakaocheza zitakaocheza utakaocheza kutakaocheza patakaocheza mutakaocheza Negative sitacheza hatutacheza hutacheza hamtacheza hatacheza hawatacheza hautacheza haitacheza halitacheza hayatacheza hakitacheza havitacheza haitacheza hazitacheza hautacheza hakutacheza hapatacheza hamutacheza
Subjunctive Positive nicheze tucheze ucheze mcheze acheze wacheze ucheze icheze licheze yacheze kicheze vicheze icheze zicheze ucheze kucheze pacheze mucheze Negative nisicheze tusicheze usicheze msicheze asicheze wasicheze usicheze isicheze lisicheze yasicheze kisicheze visicheze isicheze zisicheze usicheze kusicheze pasicheze musicheze
Present Conditional Positive ningecheza tungecheza ungecheza mngecheza angecheza wangecheza ungecheza ingecheza lingecheza yangecheza kingecheza vingecheza ingecheza zingecheza ungecheza kungecheza pangecheza mungecheza Negative nisingecheza singecheza tusingecheza hatungecheza usingecheza hungecheza msingecheza hamngecheza asingecheza hangecheza wasingecheza hawangecheza usingecheza haungecheza isingecheza haingecheza lisingecheza halingecheza yasingecheza hayangecheza kisingecheza hakingecheza visingecheza havingecheza isingecheza haingecheza zisingecheza hazingecheza usingecheza haungecheza kusingecheza hakungecheza pasingecheza hapangecheza musingecheza hamungecheza
Past Conditional Positive ningalicheza tungalicheza ungalicheza mngalicheza angalicheza wangalicheza ungalicheza ingalicheza lingalicheza yangalicheza kingalicheza vingalicheza ingalicheza zingalicheza ungalicheza kungalicheza pangalicheza mungalicheza Negative nisingalicheza singalicheza tusingalicheza hatungalicheza usingalicheza hungalicheza msingalicheza hamngalicheza asingalicheza hangalicheza wasingalicheza hawangalicheza usingalicheza haungalicheza isingalicheza haingalicheza lisingalicheza halingalicheza yasingalicheza hayangalicheza kisingalicheza hakingalicheza visingalicheza havingalicheza isingalicheza haingalicheza zisingalicheza hazingalicheza usingalicheza haungalicheza kusingalicheza hakungalicheza pasingalicheza hapangalicheza musingalicheza hamungalicheza
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelicheza tungelicheza ungelicheza mngelicheza angelicheza wangelicheza ungelicheza ingelicheza lingelicheza yangelicheza kingelicheza vingelicheza ingelicheza zingelicheza ungelicheza kungelicheza pangelicheza mungelicheza
General Relative Positive nichezao tuchezao uchezao mchezao achezao wachezao uchezao ichezao lichezao yachezao kichezao vichezao ichezao zichezao uchezao kuchezao pachezao muchezao Negative nisiocheza tusiocheza usiocheza msiocheza asiocheza wasiocheza usiocheza isiocheza lisiocheza yasiocheza kisiocheza visiocheza isiocheza zisiocheza usiocheza kusiocheza pasiocheza musiocheza
Gnomic Positive nacheza twacheza wacheza mwacheza acheza wacheza wacheza yacheza lacheza yacheza chacheza vyacheza yacheza zacheza wacheza kwacheza pacheza mwacheza
Perfect Positive nimecheza tumecheza umecheza mmecheza amecheza wamecheza umecheza imecheza limecheza yamecheza kimecheza vimecheza imecheza zimecheza umecheza kumecheza pamecheza mumecheza
"Already" Positive nimeshacheza tumeshacheza umeshacheza mmeshacheza ameshacheza wameshacheza umeshacheza imeshacheza limeshacheza yameshacheza kimeshacheza vimeshacheza imeshacheza zimeshacheza umeshacheza kumeshacheza pameshacheza mumeshacheza
"Not yet" Negative sijacheza hatujacheza hujacheza hamjacheza hajacheza hawajacheza haujacheza haijacheza halijacheza hayajacheza hakijacheza havijacheza haijacheza hazijacheza haujacheza hakujacheza hapajacheza hamujacheza
"If/When" Positive nikicheza tukicheza ukicheza mkicheza akicheza wakicheza ukicheza ikicheza likicheza yakicheza kikicheza vikicheza ikicheza zikicheza ukicheza kukicheza pakicheza mukicheza
"If not" Negative nisipocheza tusipocheza usipocheza msipocheza asipocheza wasipocheza usipocheza isipocheza lisipocheza yasipocheza kisipocheza visipocheza isipocheza zisipocheza usipocheza kusipocheza pasipocheza musipocheza
Consecutive Positive nikacheza tukacheza ukacheza mkacheza akacheza wakacheza ukacheza ikacheza likacheza yakacheza kikacheza vikacheza ikacheza zikacheza ukacheza kukacheza pakacheza mukacheza
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.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -chezea
  • Causative: -chezesha
  • Passive: -chezwa
  • Stative: -chezeka

• Nominal derivations:
  • mchezaji (“player”)
  • mchezo (“game”)