Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-wezwa (infinitive kuwezwa)
- Passive form of -weza
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -wezwa
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| Positive present
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-nawezwa
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| Subjunctive
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-wezwe
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| Negative
|
-wezwi
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| Imperative singular
|
wezwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuwezwa
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| Negative
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kutowezwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
wezwa
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| Plural
|
wezweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huwezwa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liwezwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuwezwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nawezwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninawezwa/nawezwa
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tunawezwa
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| 2nd person
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unawezwa
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mnawezwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anawezwa
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wanawezwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nawezwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -wezwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siwezwi
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hatuwezwi
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| 2nd person
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huwezwi
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hamuwezwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hawezwi
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hawawezwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -wezwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tawezwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tawezwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -wezwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niwezwe
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tuwezwe
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| 2nd person
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uwezwe
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muwezwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awezwe
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wawezwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -wezwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siwezwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngewezwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singewezwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliwezwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliwezwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -awezwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nawezwa
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twawezwa
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| 2nd person
|
wawezwa
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mwawezwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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awezwa
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wawezwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wawezwa
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yawezwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lawezwa
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yawezwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chawezwa
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vyawezwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yawezwa
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zawezwa
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| u(XI)
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wawezwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwawezwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pawezwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwawezwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mewezwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshawezwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jawezwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiwezwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipowezwa
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| Consecutive
|
kawezwa / positive subject concord + -kawezwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kawezwe
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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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-niwezwa
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-tuwezwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuwezwa
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-wawezwa/-kuwezweni/-wawezweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-muwezwa
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-wawezwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uwezwa
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-iwezwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liwezwa
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-yawezwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiwezwa
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-viwezwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-iwezwa
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-ziwezwa
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| u(XI)
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-uwezwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuwezwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pawezwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muwezwa
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| Reflexive
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-jiwezwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -wezwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-wezwaye
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-wezwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-wezwao
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-wezwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-wezwalo
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-wezwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-wezwacho
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-wezwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-wezwayo
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-wezwazo
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| u(XI)
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-wezwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-wezwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-wezwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-wezwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -wezwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yewezwa
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-owezwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-owezwa
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-yowezwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lowezwa
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-yowezwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chowezwa
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-vyowezwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yowezwa
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-zowezwa
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| u(XI)
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-owezwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kowezwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-powezwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mowezwa
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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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