Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-zoeza (infinitive kuzoeza)
- Causative form of -zoea
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -zoeza
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| Positive present
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-nazoeza
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| Subjunctive
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-zoeze
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| Negative
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-zoezi
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| Imperative singular
|
zoeza
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuzoeza
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| Negative
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kutozoeza
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
zoeza
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| Plural
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zoezeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huzoeza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lizoeza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuzoeza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazoeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninazoeza/nazoeza
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tunazoeza
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| 2nd person
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unazoeza
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mnazoeza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anazoeza
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wanazoeza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nazoeza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -zoezi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sizoezi
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hatuzoezi
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| 2nd person
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huzoezi
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hamzoezi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hazoezi
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hawazoezi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -zoezi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tazoeza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tazoeza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zoeze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nizoeze
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tuzoeze
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| 2nd person
|
uzoeze
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mzoeze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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azoeze
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wazoeze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -zoeze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sizoeze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngezoeza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singezoeza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalizoeza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalizoeza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azoeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nazoeza
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twazoeza
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| 2nd person
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wazoeza
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mwazoeza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
azoeza
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wazoeza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wazoeza
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yazoeza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lazoeza
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yazoeza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chazoeza
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vyazoeza
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| n(IX/X)
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yazoeza
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zazoeza
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| u(XI)
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wazoeza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwazoeza
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| pa(XVI)
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pazoeza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwazoeza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mezoeza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshazoeza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jazoeza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kizoeza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipozoeza
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| Consecutive
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kazoeza / positive subject concord + -kazoeza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kazoeze
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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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-nizoeza
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-tuzoeza
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| 2nd person
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-kuzoeza
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-wazoeza/-kuzoezeni/-wazoezeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mzoeza
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-wazoeza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uzoeza
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-izoeza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lizoeza
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-yazoeza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kizoeza
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-vizoeza
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| n(IX/X)
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-izoeza
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-zizoeza
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| u(XI)
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-uzoeza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuzoeza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pazoeza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muzoeza
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| Reflexive
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-jizoeza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zoeza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-zoezaye
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-zoezao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-zoezao
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-zoezayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-zoezalo
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-zoezayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-zoezacho
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-zoezavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-zoezayo
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-zoezazo
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| u(XI)
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-zoezao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-zoezako
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| pa(XVI)
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-zoezapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-zoezamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zoeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yezoeza
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-ozoeza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ozoeza
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-yozoeza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lozoeza
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-yozoeza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chozoeza
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-vyozoeza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yozoeza
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-zozoeza
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| u(XI)
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-ozoeza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kozoeza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pozoeza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mozoeza
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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:
- zoezi (“practice, training”)