Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-binafsisha (infinitive kubinafsisha)
- Causative form of binafsi: to customize
Conjugation
Conjugation of -binafsisha
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Positive present
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-nabinafsisha
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Subjunctive
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-binafsishe
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Negative
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-binafsishi
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Imperative singular
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binafsisha
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Singular
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binafsisha
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Plural
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binafsisheni
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hubinafsisha
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -libinafsisha
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kubinafsisha
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabinafsisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninabinafsisha/nabinafsisha
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tunabinafsisha
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2nd person
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unabinafsisha
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mnabinafsisha
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anabinafsisha
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wanabinafsisha
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nabinafsisha
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -binafsishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sibinafsishi
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hatubinafsishi
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2nd person
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hubinafsishi
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hambinafsishi
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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habinafsishi
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hawabinafsishi
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -binafsishi
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tabinafsisha
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tabinafsisha
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -binafsishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nibinafsishe
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tubinafsishe
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2nd person
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ubinafsishe
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mbinafsishe
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abinafsishe
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wabinafsishe
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -binafsishe
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sibinafsishe
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngebinafsisha
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singebinafsisha
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalibinafsisha
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalibinafsisha
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Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abinafsisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nabinafsisha
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twabinafsisha
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2nd person
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wabinafsisha
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mwabinafsisha
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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abinafsisha
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wabinafsisha
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m-mi(III/IV)
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wabinafsisha
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yabinafsisha
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ji-ma(V/VI)
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labinafsisha
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yabinafsisha
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ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chabinafsisha
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vyabinafsisha
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n(IX/X)
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yabinafsisha
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zabinafsisha
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u(XI)
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wabinafsisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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ku(XV/XVII)
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kwabinafsisha
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pa(XVI)
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pabinafsisha
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mu(XVIII)
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mwabinafsisha
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mebinafsisha
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshabinafsisha
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jabinafsisha
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kibinafsisha
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipobinafsisha
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Consecutive
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kabinafsisha / positive subject concord + -kabinafsisha
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kabinafsishe
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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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-nibinafsisha
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-tubinafsisha
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2nd person
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-kubinafsisha
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-wabinafsisha/-kubinafsisheni/-wabinafsisheni
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mbinafsisha
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-wabinafsisha
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m-mi(III/IV)
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-ubinafsisha
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-ibinafsisha
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ji-ma(V/VI)
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-libinafsisha
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-yabinafsisha
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ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kibinafsisha
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-vibinafsisha
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n(IX/X)
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-ibinafsisha
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-zibinafsisha
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u(XI)
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-ubinafsisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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ku(XV/XVII)
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-kubinafsisha
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pa(XVI)
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-pabinafsisha
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mu(XVIII)
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-mubinafsisha
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Reflexive
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-jibinafsisha
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Relative forms
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General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -binafsisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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m-wa(I/II)
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-binafsishaye
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-binafsishao
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m-mi(III/IV)
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-binafsishao
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-binafsishayo
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ji-ma(V/VI)
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-binafsishalo
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-binafsishayo
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ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-binafsishacho
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-binafsishavyo
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n(IX/X)
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-binafsishayo
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-binafsishazo
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u(XI)
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-binafsishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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ku(XV/XVII)
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-binafsishako
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pa(XVI)
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-binafsishapo
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mu(XVIII)
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-binafsishamo
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Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -binafsisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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m-wa(I/II)
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-yebinafsisha
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-obinafsisha
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m-mi(III/IV)
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-obinafsisha
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-yobinafsisha
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ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lobinafsisha
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-yobinafsisha
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ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chobinafsisha
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-vyobinafsisha
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n(IX/X)
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-yobinafsisha
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-zobinafsisha
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u(XI)
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-obinafsisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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ku(XV/XVII)
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-kobinafsisha
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pa(XVI)
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-pobinafsisha
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mu(XVIII)
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-mobinafsisha
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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