Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tatiza (infinitive kutatiza)
- Causative form of -tata: to complicate, make difficult
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tatiza
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| Positive present
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-natatiza
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| Subjunctive
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-tatize
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| Negative
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-tatizi
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| Imperative singular
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tatiza
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tatiza
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| Plural
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tatizeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutatiza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litatiza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutatiza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natatiza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatatiza/natatiza
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tunatatiza
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| 2nd person
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unatatiza
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mnatatiza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatatiza
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wanatatiza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natatiza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tatizi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitatizi
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hatutatizi
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| 2nd person
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hutatizi
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hamtatizi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatatizi
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hawatatizi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tatizi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatatiza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatatiza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tatize)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitatize
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tutatize
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| 2nd person
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utatize
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mtatize
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atatize
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watatize
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tatize
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitatize
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetatiza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetatiza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitatiza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitatiza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atatiza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natatiza
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twatatiza
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| 2nd person
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watatiza
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mwatatiza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atatiza
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watatiza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watatiza
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yatatiza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latatiza
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yatatiza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatatiza
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vyatatiza
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| n(IX/X)
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yatatiza
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zatatiza
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| u(XI)
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watatiza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatatiza
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| pa(XVI)
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patatiza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatatiza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metatiza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatatiza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatatiza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitatiza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotatiza
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| Consecutive
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katatiza / positive subject concord + -katatiza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katatize
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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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-nitatiza
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-tutatiza
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| 2nd person
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-kutatiza
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-watatiza/-kutatizeni/-watatizeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtatiza
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-watatiza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utatiza
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-itatiza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litatiza
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-yatatiza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitatiza
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-vitatiza
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| n(IX/X)
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-itatiza
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-zitatiza
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| u(XI)
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-utatiza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutatiza
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| pa(XVI)
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-patatiza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutatiza
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| Reflexive
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-jitatiza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tatiza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tatizaye
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-tatizao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tatizao
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-tatizayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tatizalo
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-tatizayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tatizacho
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-tatizavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tatizayo
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-tatizazo
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| u(XI)
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-tatizao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tatizako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tatizapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tatizamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tatiza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetatiza
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-otatiza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otatiza
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-yotatiza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotatiza
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-yotatiza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotatiza
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-vyotatiza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotatiza
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-zotatiza
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| u(XI)
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-otatiza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotatiza
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| pa(XVI)
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-potatiza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motatiza
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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
- Nominal derivations:
- tatizo (“problem, difficulty”)