Swahili
Etymology
A causative from the root of -egama (“lean”).
Pronunciation
Verb
-egesha (infinitive kuegesha)
- to park (a vehicle like a car or bike), to land (a boat)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -egesha
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| Positive present
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-naegesha
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| Subjunctive
|
-egeshe
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| Negative
|
-egeshi
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| Imperative singular
|
egesha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
egesha
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| Plural
|
egesheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huegesha
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liegesha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuegesha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naegesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaegesha/naegesha
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tunaegesha
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| 2nd person
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unaegesha
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mnaegesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaegesha
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wanaegesha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naegesha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -egeshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siegeshi
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hatuegeshi
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| 2nd person
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huegeshi
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hamwegeshi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haegeshi
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hawaegeshi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -egeshi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taegesha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taegesha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -egeshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niegeshe
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tuegeshe
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| 2nd person
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uegeshe
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mwegeshe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aegeshe
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waegeshe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -egeshe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siegeshe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeegesha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeegesha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliegesha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliegesha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aegesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naegesha
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twaegesha
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| 2nd person
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waegesha
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mwaegesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aegesha
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waegesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waegesha
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yaegesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laegesha
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yaegesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaegesha
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vyaegesha
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| n(IX/X)
|
yaegesha
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zaegesha
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| u(XI)
|
waegesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaegesha
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| pa(XVI)
|
paegesha
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| mu(XVIII)
|
mwaegesha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meegesha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaegesha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaegesha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiegesha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoegesha
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| Consecutive
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kaegesha / positive subject concord + -kaegesha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaegeshe
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| Object concord (indicative positive)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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-niegesha
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-tuegesha
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| 2nd person
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-kuegesha
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-waegesha/-kuegesheni/-waegesheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwegesha
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-waegesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uegesha
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-iegesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liegesha
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-yaegesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiegesha
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-viegesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-iegesha
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-ziegesha
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| u(XI)
|
-uegesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kuegesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-paegesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muegesha
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| Reflexive
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-jiegesha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -egesha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-egeshaye
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-egeshao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-egeshao
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-egeshayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-egeshalo
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-egeshayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-egeshacho
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-egeshavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-egeshayo
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-egeshazo
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| u(XI)
|
-egeshao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-egeshako
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| pa(XVI)
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-egeshapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-egeshamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -egesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeegesha
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-oegesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oegesha
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-yoegesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loegesha
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-yoegesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choegesha
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-vyoegesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoegesha
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-zoegesha
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| u(XI)
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-oegesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koegesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-poegesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moegesha
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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