Swahili
Etymology
From -enda (“to go”) + -elea.
Pronunciation
Verb
-endelea (infinitive kuendelea)
- to continue, proceed, progress, develop
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -endelea
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| Positive present
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-naendelea
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| Subjunctive
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-endelee
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| Negative
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-endelei
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| Imperative singular
|
endelea
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
endelea
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| Plural
|
endeleeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huendelea
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liendelea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuendelea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naendelea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaendelea/naendelea
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tunaendelea
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| 2nd person
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unaendelea
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mnaendelea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaendelea
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wanaendelea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naendelea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -endelei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siendelei
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hatuendelei
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| 2nd person
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huendelei
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hamwendelei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haendelei
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hawaendelei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -endelei
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taendelea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taendelea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -endelee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niendelee
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tuendelee
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| 2nd person
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uendelee
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mwendelee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aendelee
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waendelee
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -endelee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siendelee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeendelea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeendelea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliendelea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliendelea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aendelea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naendelea
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twaendelea
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| 2nd person
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waendelea
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mwaendelea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aendelea
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waendelea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waendelea
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yaendelea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laendelea
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yaendelea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaendelea
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vyaendelea
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| n(IX/X)
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yaendelea
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zaendelea
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| u(XI)
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waendelea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaendelea
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| pa(XVI)
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paendelea
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaendelea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meendelea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaendelea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaendelea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiendelea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoendelea
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| Consecutive
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kaendelea / positive subject concord + -kaendelea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaendelee
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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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-niendelea
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-tuendelea
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| 2nd person
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-kuendelea
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-waendelea/-kuendeleeni/-waendeleeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwendelea
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-waendelea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uendelea
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-iendelea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liendelea
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-yaendelea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiendelea
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-viendelea
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| n(IX/X)
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-iendelea
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-ziendelea
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| u(XI)
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-uendelea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuendelea
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| pa(XVI)
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-paendelea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muendelea
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| Reflexive
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-jiendelea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -endelea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-endeleaye
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-endeleao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-endeleao
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-endeleayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-endelealo
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-endeleayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-endeleacho
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-endeleavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-endeleayo
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-endeleazo
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| u(XI)
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-endeleao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-endeleako
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| pa(XVI)
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-endeleapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-endeleamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -endelea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeendelea
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-oendelea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oendelea
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-yoendelea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loendelea
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-yoendelea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choendelea
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-vyoendelea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoendelea
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-zoendelea
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| u(XI)
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-oendelea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koendelea
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| pa(XVI)
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-poendelea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moendelea
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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
- Verbal derivations:
- Applicative: -endelelea
- Causative: -endeleza
- Passive: -endelelewa
- Reciprocal: -endeleana
- Stative: -endeleleka