chokoza

Swahili

Etymology

Causative form of -chokoa.

Pronunciation

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Verb

-chokoza (infinitive kuchokoza)

1. to provoke
2. to tease

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chokoza
Positive present -nachokoza Subjunctive -chokoze Negative -chokozi Imperative singular chokoza
Infinitives
Positive kuchokoza Negative kutochokoza
Imperatives
Singular chokoza Plural chokozeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchokoza Positive past positive subject concord + -lichokoza Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchokoza
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachokoza) Singular Plural 1st person ninachokoza/nachokoza tunachokoza 2nd person unachokoza mnachokoza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachokoza wanachokoza other classes positive subject concord + -nachokoza
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chokozi) Singular Plural 1st person sichokozi hatuchokozi 2nd person huchokozi hamchokozi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachokozi hawachokozi other classes negative subject concord + -chokozi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachokoza Negative future negative subject concord + -tachokoza
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chokoze) Singular Plural 1st person nichokoze tuchokoze 2nd person uchokoze mchokoze 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achokoze wachokoze other classes positive subject concord + -chokoze
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichokoze Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechokoza Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechokoza Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichokoza Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichokoza
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achokoza) Singular Plural 1st person nachokoza twachokoza 2nd person wachokoza mwachokoza 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achokoza wachokoza m-mi(III/IV) wachokoza yachokoza ji-ma(V/VI) lachokoza yachokoza ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachokoza vyachokoza n(IX/X) yachokoza zachokoza u(XI) wachokoza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachokoza pa(XVI) pachokoza mu(XVIII) mwachokoza
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechokoza "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachokoza "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachokoza "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichokoza "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochokoza Consecutive kachokoza / positive subject concord + -kachokoza Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachokoze
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichokoza -tuchokoza 2nd person -kuchokoza -wachokoza/-kuchokozeni/-wachokozeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchokoza -wachokoza m-mi(III/IV) -uchokoza -ichokoza ji-ma(V/VI) -lichokoza -yachokoza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichokoza -vichokoza n(IX/X) -ichokoza -zichokoza u(XI) -uchokoza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchokoza pa(XVI) -pachokoza mu(XVIII) -muchokoza Reflexive -jichokoza
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chokoza- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chokozaye -chokozao m-mi(III/IV) -chokozao -chokozayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chokozalo -chokozayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokozacho -chokozavyo n(IX/X) -chokozayo -chokozazo u(XI) -chokozao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chokozako pa(XVI) -chokozapo mu(XVIII) -chokozamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chokoza) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechokoza -ochokoza m-mi(III/IV) -ochokoza -yochokoza ji-ma(V/VI) -lochokoza -yochokoza ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochokoza -vyochokoza n(IX/X) -yochokoza -zochokoza u(XI) -ochokoza see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochokoza pa(XVI) -pochokoza mu(XVIII) -mochokoza
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:
  • mchokozi (“aggressor, annoying person”)
  • uchokozi (“aggression, provocation”)

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Etymology

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Verb

-chokoza^?

1. to dot

Inflection

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