Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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-chomeka (infinitive kuchomeka)

  1. Stative form of -choma: to be burnt
  2. to insert

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -chomeka
Positive present -nachomeka
Subjunctive -chomeke
Negative -chomeki
Imperative singular chomeka
Infinitives
Positive kuchomeka
Negative kutochomeka
Imperatives
Singular chomeka
Plural chomekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchomeka
Positive past positive subject concord + -lichomeka
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchomeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachomeka)
Singular Plural
1st person ninachomeka/nachomeka tunachomeka
2nd person unachomeka mnachomeka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachomeka wanachomeka
other classes positive subject concord + -nachomeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chomeki)
Singular Plural
1st person sichomeki hatuchomeki
2nd person huchomeki hamchomeki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachomeki hawachomeki
other classes negative subject concord + -chomeki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachomeka
Negative future negative subject concord + -tachomeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chomeke)
Singular Plural
1st person nichomeke tuchomeke
2nd person uchomeke mchomeke
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achomeke wachomeke
other classes positive subject concord + -chomeke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichomeke
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechomeka
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechomeka
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichomeka
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichomeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achomeka)
Singular Plural
1st person nachomeka twachomeka
2nd person wachomeka mwachomeka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) achomeka wachomeka
m-mi(III/IV) wachomeka yachomeka
ji-ma(V/VI) lachomeka yachomeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachomeka vyachomeka
n(IX/X) yachomeka zachomeka
u(XI) wachomeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwachomeka
pa(XVI) pachomeka
mu(XVIII) mwachomeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechomeka
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshachomeka
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachomeka
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kichomeka
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipochomeka
Consecutive kachomeka / positive subject concord + -kachomeka
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachomeke
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nichomeka -tuchomeka
2nd person -kuchomeka -wachomeka/-kuchomekeni/-wachomekeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchomeka -wachomeka
m-mi(III/IV) -uchomeka -ichomeka
ji-ma(V/VI) -lichomeka -yachomeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichomeka -vichomeka
n(IX/X) -ichomeka -zichomeka
u(XI) -uchomeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuchomeka
pa(XVI) -pachomeka
mu(XVIII) -muchomeka
Reflexive -jichomeka
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chomeka- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -chomekaye -chomekao
m-mi(III/IV) -chomekao -chomekayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -chomekalo -chomekayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chomekacho -chomekavyo
n(IX/X) -chomekayo -chomekazo
u(XI) -chomekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -chomekako
pa(XVI) -chomekapo
mu(XVIII) -chomekamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chomeka)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yechomeka -ochomeka
m-mi(III/IV) -ochomeka -yochomeka
ji-ma(V/VI) -lochomeka -yochomeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochomeka -vyochomeka
n(IX/X) -yochomeka -zochomeka
u(XI) -ochomeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kochomeka
pa(XVI) -pochomeka
mu(XVIII) -mochomeka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.