Pali
Alternative scripts
- 𑀙𑁂𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- छेक (Devanagari script)
- ছেক (Bengali script)
- ඡෙක (Sinhalese script)
- ဆေက or ꧡေၵ (Burmese script)
- เฉก or เฉกะ (Thai script)
- ᨨᩮᨠ (Tai Tham script)
- ເຉກ or ເຉກະ (Lao script)
- ឆេក (Khmer script)
- 𑄍𑄬𑄇 (Chakma script)
Adjective
cheka
- clever
- skillful
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-cèka.
Pronunciation
Verb
-cheka (infinitive kucheka)
- to laugh
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -cheka
|
| Positive present
|
-nacheka
|
| Subjunctive
|
-cheke
|
| Negative
|
-cheki
|
| Imperative singular
|
cheka
|
|
| Infinitives
|
| Positive
|
kucheka
|
| Negative
|
kutocheka
|
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| Imperatives
|
| Singular
|
cheka
|
| Plural
|
chekeni
|
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| Tensed forms
|
| Habitual
|
hucheka
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -licheka
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| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kucheka
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|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nacheka)
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Singular
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Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninacheka/nacheka
|
tunacheka
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| 2nd person
|
unacheka
|
mnacheka
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
anacheka
|
wanacheka
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nacheka
|
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -cheki)
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|
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Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
sicheki
|
hatucheki
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| 2nd person
|
hucheki
|
hamcheki
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
hacheki
|
hawacheki
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -cheki
|
|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tacheka
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tacheka
|
|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -cheke)
|
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|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nicheke
|
tucheke
|
| 2nd person
|
ucheke
|
mcheke
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
acheke
|
wacheke
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -cheke
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -sicheke
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngecheka
|
| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singecheka
|
| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalicheka
|
| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalicheka
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -acheka)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nacheka
|
twacheka
|
| 2nd person
|
wacheka
|
mwacheka
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
acheka
|
wacheka
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wacheka
|
yacheka
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lacheka
|
yacheka
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chacheka
|
vyacheka
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yacheka
|
zacheka
|
| u(XI)
|
wacheka
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwacheka
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
pacheka
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwacheka
|
|
|
| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -mecheka
|
| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshacheka
|
| "Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -jacheka
|
| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kicheka
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipocheka
|
| Consecutive
|
kacheka / positive subject concord + -kacheka
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kacheke
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nicheka
|
-tucheka
|
| 2nd person
|
-kucheka
|
-wacheka/-kuchekeni/-wachekeni
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mcheka
|
-wacheka
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ucheka
|
-icheka
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-licheka
|
-yacheka
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kicheka
|
-vicheka
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-icheka
|
-zicheka
|
| u(XI)
|
-ucheka
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kucheka
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-pacheka
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-mucheka
|
|
| Reflexive
|
-jicheka
|
|
| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -cheka- + relative marker)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-chekaye
|
-chekao
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-chekao
|
-chekayo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-chekalo
|
-chekayo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chekacho
|
-chekavyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-chekayo
|
-chekazo
|
| u(XI)
|
-chekao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-chekako
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-chekapo
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-chekamo
|
|
|
| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -cheka)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yecheka
|
-ocheka
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ocheka
|
-yocheka
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-locheka
|
-yocheka
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-chocheka
|
-vyocheka
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yocheka
|
-zocheka
|
| u(XI)
|
-ocheka
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kocheka
|
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| pa(XVI)
|
-pocheka
|
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-mocheka
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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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Derived terms