Swahili
Verb
-tendea (infinitive kutendea)
- Applicative form of -tenda: to do for
1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 5:[…] nikakutendea kila kitu, hata ukawa mpumbavu wa kutenda mwenyewe; […]- […] I did everything for you, until you became too fool to do anything yourself; […]
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tendea
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| Positive present
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-natendea
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| Subjunctive
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-tendee
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| Negative
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-tendei
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| Imperative singular
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tendea
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kutendea
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| Negative
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kutotendea
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tendea
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| Plural
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tendeeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutendea
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litendea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutendea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natendea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatendea/natendea
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tunatendea
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| 2nd person
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unatendea
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mnatendea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatendea
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wanatendea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natendea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tendei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitendei
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hatutendei
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| 2nd person
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hutendei
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hamtendei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatendei
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hawatendei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tendei
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatendea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatendea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tendee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitendee
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tutendee
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| 2nd person
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utendee
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mtendee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atendee
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watendee
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tendee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitendee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetendea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetendea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitendea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitendea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atendea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natendea
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twatendea
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| 2nd person
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watendea
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mwatendea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atendea
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watendea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watendea
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yatendea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latendea
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yatendea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatendea
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vyatendea
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| n(IX/X)
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yatendea
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zatendea
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| u(XI)
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watendea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatendea
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| pa(XVI)
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patendea
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatendea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metendea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatendea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatendea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitendea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotendea
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| Consecutive
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katendea / positive subject concord + -katendea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katendee
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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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-nitendea
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-tutendea
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| 2nd person
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-kutendea
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-watendea/-kutendeeni/-watendeeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtendea
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-watendea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utendea
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-itendea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litendea
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-yatendea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitendea
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-vitendea
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| n(IX/X)
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-itendea
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-zitendea
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| u(XI)
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-utendea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutendea
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| pa(XVI)
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-patendea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutendea
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| Reflexive
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-jitendea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tendea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tendeaye
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-tendeao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tendeao
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-tendeayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tendealo
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-tendeayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tendeacho
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-tendeavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tendeayo
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-tendeazo
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| u(XI)
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-tendeao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tendeako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tendeapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tendeamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tendea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetendea
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-otendea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otendea
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-yotendea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotendea
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-yotendea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotendea
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-vyotendea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotendea
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-zotendea
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| u(XI)
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-otendea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotendea
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| pa(XVI)
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-potendea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motendea
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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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