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
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