Swahili
Verb
-chezea (infinitive kuchezea)
- Applicative form of -cheza: to play with
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chezea
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| Positive present
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-nachezea
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| Subjunctive
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-chezee
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| Negative
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-chezei
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| Imperative singular
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chezea
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chezea
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| Plural
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chezeeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchezea
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichezea
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchezea
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachezea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachezea/nachezea
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tunachezea
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| 2nd person
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unachezea
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mnachezea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachezea
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wanachezea
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachezea
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chezei)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichezei
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hatuchezei
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| 2nd person
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huchezei
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hamchezei
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachezei
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hawachezei
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chezei
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachezea
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachezea
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chezee)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichezee
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tuchezee
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| 2nd person
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uchezee
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mchezee
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achezee
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wachezee
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chezee
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichezee
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechezea
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechezea
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichezea
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichezea
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achezea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachezea
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twachezea
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| 2nd person
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wachezea
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mwachezea
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achezea
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wachezea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachezea
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yachezea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachezea
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yachezea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachezea
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vyachezea
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| n(IX/X)
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yachezea
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zachezea
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| u(XI)
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wachezea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachezea
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| pa(XVI)
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pachezea
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachezea
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechezea
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachezea
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachezea
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichezea
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochezea
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| Consecutive
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kachezea / positive subject concord + -kachezea
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachezee
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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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-nichezea
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-tuchezea
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| 2nd person
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-kuchezea
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-wachezea/-kuchezeeni/-wachezeeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchezea
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-wachezea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchezea
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-ichezea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichezea
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-yachezea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichezea
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-vichezea
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichezea
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-zichezea
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| u(XI)
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-uchezea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchezea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachezea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchezea
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| Reflexive
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-jichezea
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chezea- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chezeaye
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-chezeao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chezeao
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-chezeayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chezealo
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-chezeayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chezeacho
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-chezeavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chezeayo
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-chezeazo
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| u(XI)
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-chezeao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chezeako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chezeapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chezeamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chezea)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechezea
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-ochezea
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochezea
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-yochezea
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochezea
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-yochezea
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochezea
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-vyochezea
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochezea
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-zochezea
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| u(XI)
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-ochezea
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochezea
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochezea
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochezea
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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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