| Part of speech | adjective |
|---|---|
| Hyphenation | ĉef·a |
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ĉefa | ĉefaj |
| Accusative | ĉefan | ĉefajn |
| Afrikaans | hoofsaaklik |
|---|---|
| Albanian | kryesor |
| Catalan | cabdal; principal |
| Dutch | hoofd‐; voornaamste |
| English | chief; main; major; principal; dominant; key; peak; prime; senior; staple; premier |
| Faeroese | aðal‐; høvuðs‐; týðandi |
| French | dominant; principal |
| German | Haupt‐; hauptsächlich; leitend; erster; Chef‐; Ober‐ |
| Jamaican Patois | mien |
| Low German | höyvd‐ |
| Papiamento | prinsipal |
| Polish | główny |
| Portuguese | básico; capital; principal |
| Saterland Frisian | Haud‐; haudseekelk; Hööft‐; hööftseekelk |
| Spanish | primordial; principal |
| Tagalog | puno |
| Turkish | başlıca; ana |
| Welsh | prif |
| West Frisian | haad‐ |