Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-gombea (infinitive kugombea)
- Applicative form of -gomba: to compete, to contest
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -gombea
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| Positive present
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-nagombea
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| Subjunctive
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-gombee
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| Negative
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-gombei
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| Imperative singular
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gombea
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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gombea
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| Plural
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gombeeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hugombea
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -ligombea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kugombea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nagombea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninagombea/nagombea
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tunagombea
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| 2nd person
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unagombea
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mnagombea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anagombea
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wanagombea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nagombea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -gombei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sigombei
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hatugombei
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| 2nd person
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hugombei
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hamgombei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hagombei
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hawagombei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -gombei
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tagombea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tagombea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -gombee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nigombee
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tugombee
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| 2nd person
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ugombee
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mgombee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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agombee
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wagombee
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -gombee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sigombee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngegombea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singegombea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaligombea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaligombea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -agombea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nagombea
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twagombea
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| 2nd person
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wagombea
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mwagombea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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agombea
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wagombea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wagombea
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yagombea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lagombea
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yagombea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chagombea
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vyagombea
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| n(IX/X)
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yagombea
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zagombea
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| u(XI)
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wagombea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwagombea
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| pa(XVI)
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pagombea
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwagombea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -megombea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshagombea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jagombea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kigombea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipogombea
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| Consecutive
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kagombea / positive subject concord + -kagombea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kagombee
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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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-nigombea
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-tugombea
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| 2nd person
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-kugombea
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-wagombea/-kugombeeni/-wagombeeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mgombea
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-wagombea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ugombea
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-igombea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ligombea
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-yagombea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kigombea
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-vigombea
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| n(IX/X)
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-igombea
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-zigombea
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| u(XI)
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-ugombea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kugombea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pagombea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mugombea
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| Reflexive
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-jigombea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -gombea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-gombeaye
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-gombeao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-gombeao
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-gombeayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-gombealo
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-gombeayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-gombeacho
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-gombeavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-gombeayo
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-gombeazo
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| u(XI)
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-gombeao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-gombeako
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| pa(XVI)
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-gombeapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-gombeamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -gombea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yegombea
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-ogombea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ogombea
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-yogombea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-logombea
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-yogombea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chogombea
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-vyogombea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yogombea
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-zogombea
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| u(XI)
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-ogombea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kogombea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pogombea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mogombea
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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