-chemshwa (infinitive kuchemshwa)
- Passive form of -chemsha
Conjugation of -chemshwa
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Positive present
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-nachemshwa
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Subjunctive
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-chemshwe
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Negative
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-chemshwi
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Imperative singular
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chemshwa
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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huchemshwa
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichemshwa
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchemshwa
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachemshwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninachemshwa/nachemshwa
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tunachemshwa
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2nd person
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unachemshwa
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mnachemshwa
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachemshwa
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wanachemshwa
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachemshwa
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -chemshwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sichemshwi
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hatuchemshwi
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2nd person
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huchemshwi
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hamchemshwi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachemshwi
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hawachemshwi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -chemshwi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachemshwa
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachemshwa
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chemshwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nichemshwe
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tuchemshwe
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2nd person
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uchemshwe
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mchemshwe
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achemshwe
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wachemshwe
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -chemshwe
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichemshwe
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechemshwa
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechemshwa
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichemshwa
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichemshwa
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechemshwa
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachemshwa
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachemshwa
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichemshwa
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochemshwa
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Consecutive
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kachemshwa / positive subject concord + -kachemshwa
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachemshwe
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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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