Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic فَاضِل (fāḍil).
Adjective
fadhili (invariable)
- benignant
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic فَضَّلَ (faḍḍala).
Verb
-fadhili (infinitive kufadhili)
- to sponsor, offer
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -fadhili
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| Positive present
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-nafadhili
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| Subjunctive
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-fadhili
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| Negative
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-fadhili
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| Imperative singular
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fadhili
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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fadhili
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| Plural
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fadhilini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufadhili
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifadhili
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufadhili
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafadhili)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafadhili/nafadhili
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tunafadhili
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| 2nd person
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unafadhili
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mnafadhili
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafadhili
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wanafadhili
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafadhili
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -fadhili)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifadhili
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hatufadhili
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| 2nd person
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hufadhili
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hamfadhili
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafadhili
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hawafadhili
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -fadhili
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafadhili
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafadhili
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -fadhili)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifadhili
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tufadhili
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| 2nd person
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ufadhili
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mfadhili
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afadhili
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wafadhili
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -fadhili
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifadhili
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefadhili
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefadhili
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifadhili
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifadhili
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afadhili)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafadhili
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twafadhili
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| 2nd person
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wafadhili
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mwafadhili
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afadhili
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wafadhili
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafadhili
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yafadhili
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafadhili
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yafadhili
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafadhili
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vyafadhili
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| n(IX/X)
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yafadhili
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zafadhili
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| u(XI)
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wafadhili
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafadhili
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| pa(XVI)
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pafadhili
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafadhili
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefadhili
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafadhili
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafadhili
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifadhili
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofadhili
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| Consecutive
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kafadhili / positive subject concord + -kafadhili
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafadhili
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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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-nifadhili
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-tufadhili
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| 2nd person
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-kufadhili
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-wafadhili/-kufadhilini/-wafadhilini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfadhili
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-wafadhili
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufadhili
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-ifadhili
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifadhili
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-yafadhili
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifadhili
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-vifadhili
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifadhili
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-zifadhili
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| u(XI)
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-ufadhili
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufadhili
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafadhili
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufadhili
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| Reflexive
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-jifadhili
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -fadhili- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-fadhiliye
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-fadhilio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-fadhilio
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-fadhiliyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-fadhililo
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-fadhiliyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-fadhilicho
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-fadhilivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-fadhiliyo
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-fadhilizo
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| u(XI)
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-fadhilio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-fadhiliko
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| pa(XVI)
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-fadhilipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-fadhilimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -fadhili)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefadhili
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-ofadhili
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofadhili
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-yofadhili
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofadhili
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-yofadhili
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofadhili
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-vyofadhili
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofadhili
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-zofadhili
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| u(XI)
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-ofadhili
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofadhili
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofadhili
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofadhili
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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