chewa

See also: Chewa

Swahili

Pronunciation
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Verb

-chewa (infinitive kuchewa)

  1. Passive form of -cha: to be feared, be revered

Conjugation
Conjugation of -chewa
Positive present -nachewa
Subjunctive -chewe
Negative -chewi
Imperative singular chewa
Infinitives
Positive kuchewa
Negative kutochewa
Imperatives
Singular chewa
Plural cheweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchewa
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichewa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchewa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachewa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachewa/nachewa tunachewa
2nd person unachewa mnachewa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachewa wanachewa
other classes positive subject concord + -nachewa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chewi)
Singular Plural
1st person sichewi hatuchewi
2nd person huchewi hamchewi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachewi hawachewi
other classes negative subject concord + -chewi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachewa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachewa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chewe)
Singular Plural
1st person nichewe tuchewe
2nd person uchewe mchewe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achewe wachewe
other classes positive subject concord + -chewe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichewe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechewa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechewa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichewa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichewa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achewa)
Singular Plural
1st person nachewa twachewa
2nd person wachewa mwachewa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achewa wachewa
m-mi(III/IV) wachewa yachewa
ji-ma(V/VI) lachewa yachewa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachewa vyachewa
n(IX/X) yachewa zachewa
u(XI) wachewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachewa
pa(XVI) pachewa
mu(XVIII) mwachewa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechewa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachewa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachewa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichewa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochewa
Consecutive kachewa / positive subject concord + -kachewa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachewe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichewa -tuchewa
2nd person -kuchewa -wachewa/-kucheweni/-wacheweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchewa -wachewa
m-mi(III/IV) -uchewa -ichewa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichewa -yachewa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichewa -vichewa
n(IX/X) -ichewa -zichewa
u(XI) -uchewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchewa
pa(XVI) -pachewa
mu(XVIII) -muchewa
Reflexive -jichewa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chewa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chewaye -chewao
m-mi(III/IV) -chewao -chewayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chewalo -chewayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chewacho -chewavyo
n(IX/X) -chewayo -chewazo
u(XI) -chewao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chewako
pa(XVI) -chewapo
mu(XVIII) -chewamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chewa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechewa -ochewa
m-mi(III/IV) -ochewa -yochewa
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochewa -yochewa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochewa -vyochewa
n(IX/X) -yochewa -zochewa
u(XI) -ochewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochewa
pa(XVI) -pochewa
mu(XVIII) -mochewa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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