chesha

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chesha (infinitive kuchesha)

1. Causative form of -cha: to scare
2. (obsolete) Causative form of -cheka: to make someone laugh

   Synonym: -chekesha

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chesha
Positive present -nachesha Subjunctive -cheshe Negative -cheshi Imperative singular chesha
Infinitives
Positive kuchesha Negative kutochesha
Imperatives
Singular chesha Plural chesheni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchesha Positive past positive subject concord + -lichesha Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchesha
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachesha) Singular Plural 1st person ninachesha/nachesha tunachesha 2nd person unachesha mnachesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachesha wanachesha other classes positive subject concord + -nachesha
Negative present (negative subject concord + -cheshi) Singular Plural 1st person sicheshi hatucheshi 2nd person hucheshi hamcheshi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hacheshi hawacheshi other classes negative subject concord + -cheshi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachesha Negative future negative subject concord + -tachesha
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -cheshe) Singular Plural 1st person nicheshe tucheshe 2nd person ucheshe mcheshe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) acheshe wacheshe other classes positive subject concord + -cheshe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sicheshe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechesha Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechesha Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichesha Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichesha
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achesha) Singular Plural 1st person nachesha twachesha 2nd person wachesha mwachesha 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achesha wachesha m-mi(III/IV) wachesha yachesha ji-ma(V/VI) lachesha yachesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachesha vyachesha n(IX/X) yachesha zachesha u(XI) wachesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachesha pa(XVI) pachesha mu(XVIII) mwachesha
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechesha "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachesha "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachesha "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichesha "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochesha Consecutive kachesha / positive subject concord + -kachesha Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kacheshe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichesha -tuchesha 2nd person -kuchesha -wachesha/-kuchesheni/-wachesheni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchesha -wachesha m-mi(III/IV) -uchesha -ichesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lichesha -yachesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichesha -vichesha n(IX/X) -ichesha -zichesha u(XI) -uchesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchesha pa(XVI) -pachesha mu(XVIII) -muchesha Reflexive -jichesha
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chesha- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -cheshaye -cheshao m-mi(III/IV) -cheshao -cheshayo ji-ma(V/VI) -cheshalo -cheshayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cheshacho -cheshavyo n(IX/X) -cheshayo -cheshazo u(XI) -cheshao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -cheshako pa(XVI) -cheshapo mu(XVIII) -cheshamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chesha) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechesha -ochesha m-mi(III/IV) -ochesha -yochesha ji-ma(V/VI) -lochesha -yochesha ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochesha -vyochesha n(IX/X) -yochesha -zochesha u(XI) -ochesha see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochesha pa(XVI) -pochesha mu(XVIII) -mochesha
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mcheshi (“comedian, entertainer”)
  • ucheshi (“humour”)