Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tembelea (infinitive kutembelea)
- Applicative form of -tembea: to visit
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tembelea
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| Positive present
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-natembelea
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| Subjunctive
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-tembelee
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| Negative
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-tembelei
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| Imperative singular
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tembelea
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tembelea
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| Plural
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tembeleeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutembelea
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litembelea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutembelea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natembelea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatembelea/natembelea
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tunatembelea
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| 2nd person
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unatembelea
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mnatembelea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatembelea
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wanatembelea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natembelea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tembelei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitembelei
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hatutembelei
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| 2nd person
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hutembelei
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hamtembelei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatembelei
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hawatembelei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tembelei
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatembelea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatembelea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tembelee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitembelee
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tutembelee
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| 2nd person
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utembelee
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mtembelee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atembelee
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watembelee
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tembelee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitembelee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetembelea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetembelea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitembelea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitembelea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atembelea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natembelea
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twatembelea
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| 2nd person
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watembelea
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mwatembelea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atembelea
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watembelea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watembelea
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yatembelea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latembelea
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yatembelea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatembelea
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vyatembelea
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| n(IX/X)
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yatembelea
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zatembelea
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| u(XI)
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watembelea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatembelea
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| pa(XVI)
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patembelea
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatembelea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metembelea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatembelea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatembelea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitembelea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotembelea
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| Consecutive
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katembelea / positive subject concord + -katembelea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katembelee
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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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-nitembelea
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-tutembelea
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| 2nd person
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-kutembelea
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-watembelea/-kutembeleeni/-watembeleeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtembelea
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-watembelea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utembelea
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-itembelea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litembelea
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-yatembelea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitembelea
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-vitembelea
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| n(IX/X)
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-itembelea
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-zitembelea
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| u(XI)
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-utembelea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutembelea
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| pa(XVI)
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-patembelea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutembelea
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| Reflexive
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-jitembelea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tembelea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tembeleaye
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-tembeleao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tembeleao
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-tembeleayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tembelealo
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-tembeleayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tembeleacho
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-tembeleavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tembeleayo
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-tembeleazo
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| u(XI)
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-tembeleao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tembeleako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tembeleapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tembeleamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tembelea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetembelea
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-otembelea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otembelea
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-yotembelea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotembelea
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-yotembelea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotembelea
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-vyotembelea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotembelea
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-zotembelea
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| u(XI)
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-otembelea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotembelea
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| pa(XVI)
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-potembelea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motembelea
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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