Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic فَائِدَة (fāʔida).
Pronunciation
Verb
-faidi (infinitive kufaidi)
- to profit or benefit
- to enjoy
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -faidi
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| Positive present
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-nafaidi
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| Subjunctive
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-faidi
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| Negative
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-faidi
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| Imperative singular
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faidi
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kufaidi
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| Negative
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kutofaidi
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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faidi
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| Plural
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faidini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hufaidi
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lifaidi
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kufaidi
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nafaidi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninafaidi/nafaidi
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tunafaidi
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| 2nd person
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unafaidi
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mnafaidi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anafaidi
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wanafaidi
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nafaidi
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -faidi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sifaidi
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hatufaidi
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| 2nd person
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hufaidi
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hamfaidi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hafaidi
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hawafaidi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -faidi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tafaidi
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tafaidi
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -faidi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nifaidi
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tufaidi
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| 2nd person
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ufaidi
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mfaidi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afaidi
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wafaidi
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -faidi
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sifaidi
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngefaidi
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singefaidi
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalifaidi
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalifaidi
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -afaidi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nafaidi
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twafaidi
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| 2nd person
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wafaidi
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mwafaidi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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afaidi
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wafaidi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wafaidi
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yafaidi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lafaidi
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yafaidi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chafaidi
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vyafaidi
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| n(IX/X)
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yafaidi
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zafaidi
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| u(XI)
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wafaidi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwafaidi
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| pa(XVI)
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pafaidi
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwafaidi
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mefaidi
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshafaidi
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jafaidi
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kifaidi
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipofaidi
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| Consecutive
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kafaidi / positive subject concord + -kafaidi
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kafaidi
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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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-nifaidi
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-tufaidi
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| 2nd person
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-kufaidi
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-wafaidi/-kufaidini/-wafaidini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mfaidi
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-wafaidi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ufaidi
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-ifaidi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lifaidi
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-yafaidi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kifaidi
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-vifaidi
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| n(IX/X)
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-ifaidi
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-zifaidi
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| u(XI)
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-ufaidi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kufaidi
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| pa(XVI)
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-pafaidi
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mufaidi
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| Reflexive
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-jifaidi
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -faidi- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-faidiye
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-faidio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-faidio
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-faidiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-faidilo
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-faidiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-faidicho
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-faidivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-faidiyo
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-faidizo
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| u(XI)
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-faidio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-faidiko
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| pa(XVI)
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-faidipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-faidimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -faidi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yefaidi
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-ofaidi
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ofaidi
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-yofaidi
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lofaidi
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-yofaidi
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chofaidi
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-vyofaidi
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| n(IX/X)
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-yofaidi
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-zofaidi
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| u(XI)
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-ofaidi
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kofaidi
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| pa(XVI)
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-pofaidi
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mofaidi
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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
- faida (“profit, benefit, interest”)