Swahili
Verb
-tendesha (infinitive kutendesha)
- Causative form of -tenda
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tendesha
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| Positive present
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-natendesha
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| Subjunctive
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-tendeshe
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| Negative
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-tendeshi
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| Imperative singular
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tendesha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tendesha
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| Plural
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tendesheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutendesha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litendesha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutendesha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natendesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatendesha/natendesha
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tunatendesha
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| 2nd person
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unatendesha
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mnatendesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatendesha
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wanatendesha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natendesha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tendeshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitendeshi
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hatutendeshi
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| 2nd person
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hutendeshi
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hamtendeshi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatendeshi
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hawatendeshi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tendeshi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatendesha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatendesha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tendeshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitendeshe
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tutendeshe
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| 2nd person
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utendeshe
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mtendeshe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atendeshe
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watendeshe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tendeshe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitendeshe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetendesha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetendesha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitendesha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitendesha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atendesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natendesha
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twatendesha
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| 2nd person
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watendesha
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mwatendesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atendesha
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watendesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watendesha
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yatendesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latendesha
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yatendesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatendesha
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vyatendesha
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| n(IX/X)
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yatendesha
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zatendesha
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| u(XI)
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watendesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatendesha
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| pa(XVI)
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patendesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatendesha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metendesha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatendesha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatendesha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitendesha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotendesha
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| Consecutive
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katendesha / positive subject concord + -katendesha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katendeshe
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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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-nitendesha
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-tutendesha
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| 2nd person
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-kutendesha
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-watendesha/-kutendesheni/-watendesheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtendesha
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-watendesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utendesha
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-itendesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litendesha
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-yatendesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitendesha
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-vitendesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-itendesha
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-zitendesha
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| u(XI)
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-utendesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutendesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-patendesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutendesha
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| Reflexive
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-jitendesha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tendesha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tendeshaye
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-tendeshao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tendeshao
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-tendeshayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tendeshalo
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-tendeshayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tendeshacho
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-tendeshavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tendeshayo
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-tendeshazo
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| u(XI)
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-tendeshao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tendeshako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tendeshapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tendeshamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tendesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetendesha
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-otendesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otendesha
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-yotendesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotendesha
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-yotendesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotendesha
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-vyotendesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotendesha
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-zotendesha
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| u(XI)
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-otendesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotendesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-potendesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motendesha
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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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