Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-badilisha (infinitive kubadilisha)
- Causative form of -badili
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -badilisha
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| Positive present
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-nabadilisha
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| Subjunctive
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-badilishe
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| Negative
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-badilishi
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| Imperative singular
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badilisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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badilisha
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| Plural
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badilisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hubadilisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -libadilisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubadilisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabadilisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninabadilisha/nabadilisha
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tunabadilisha
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| 2nd person
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unabadilisha
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mnabadilisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabadilisha
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wanabadilisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabadilisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -badilishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sibadilishi
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hatubadilishi
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| 2nd person
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hubadilishi
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hambadilishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habadilishi
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hawabadilishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -badilishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabadilisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabadilisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -badilishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nibadilishe
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tubadilishe
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| 2nd person
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ubadilishe
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mbadilishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abadilishe
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wabadilishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -badilishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibadilishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebadilisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebadilisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibadilisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibadilisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abadilisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nabadilisha
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twabadilisha
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| 2nd person
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wabadilisha
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mwabadilisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abadilisha
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wabadilisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wabadilisha
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yabadilisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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labadilisha
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yabadilisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chabadilisha
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vyabadilisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yabadilisha
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zabadilisha
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| u(XI)
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wabadilisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabadilisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pabadilisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwabadilisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebadilisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabadilisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabadilisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibadilisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobadilisha
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| Consecutive
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kabadilisha / positive subject concord + -kabadilisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabadilishe
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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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-nibadilisha
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-tubadilisha
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| 2nd person
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-kubadilisha
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-wabadilisha/-kubadilisheni/-wabadilisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mbadilisha
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-wabadilisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ubadilisha
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-ibadilisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-libadilisha
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-yabadilisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kibadilisha
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-vibadilisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ibadilisha
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-zibadilisha
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| u(XI)
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-ubadilisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kubadilisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pabadilisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mubadilisha
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| Reflexive
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-jibadilisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -badilisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-badilishaye
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-badilishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-badilishao
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-badilishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-badilishalo
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-badilishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-badilishacho
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-badilishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-badilishayo
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-badilishazo
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| u(XI)
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-badilishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-badilishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-badilishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-badilishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -badilisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yebadilisha
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-obadilisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-obadilisha
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-yobadilisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobadilisha
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-yobadilisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobadilisha
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-vyobadilisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yobadilisha
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-zobadilisha
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| u(XI)
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-obadilisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kobadilisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pobadilisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mobadilisha
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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