Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chezeka (infinitive kuchezeka)
- Stative form of -cheza: to be playable
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chezeka
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| Positive present
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-nachezeka
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| Subjunctive
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-chezeke
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| Negative
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-chezeki
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| Imperative singular
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chezeka
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chezeka
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| Plural
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chezekeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchezeka
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichezeka
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchezeka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachezeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachezeka/nachezeka
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tunachezeka
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| 2nd person
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unachezeka
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mnachezeka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachezeka
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wanachezeka
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachezeka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chezeki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichezeki
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hatuchezeki
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| 2nd person
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huchezeki
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hamchezeki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachezeki
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hawachezeki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chezeki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachezeka
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachezeka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chezeke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichezeke
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tuchezeke
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| 2nd person
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uchezeke
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mchezeke
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achezeke
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wachezeke
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chezeke
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichezeke
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechezeka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechezeka
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichezeka
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichezeka
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achezeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachezeka
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twachezeka
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| 2nd person
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wachezeka
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mwachezeka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achezeka
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wachezeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachezeka
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yachezeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachezeka
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yachezeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachezeka
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vyachezeka
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| n(IX/X)
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yachezeka
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zachezeka
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| u(XI)
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wachezeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachezeka
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| pa(XVI)
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pachezeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachezeka
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechezeka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachezeka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachezeka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichezeka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochezeka
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| Consecutive
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kachezeka / positive subject concord + -kachezeka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachezeke
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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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-nichezeka
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-tuchezeka
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| 2nd person
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-kuchezeka
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-wachezeka/-kuchezekeni/-wachezekeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchezeka
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-wachezeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchezeka
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-ichezeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichezeka
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-yachezeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichezeka
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-vichezeka
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichezeka
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-zichezeka
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| u(XI)
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-uchezeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchezeka
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachezeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchezeka
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| Reflexive
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-jichezeka
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chezeka- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chezekaye
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-chezekao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chezekao
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-chezekayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chezekalo
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-chezekayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chezekacho
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-chezekavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chezekayo
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-chezekazo
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| u(XI)
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-chezekao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chezekako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chezekapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chezekamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chezeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechezeka
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-ochezeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochezeka
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-yochezeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochezeka
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-yochezeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochezeka
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-vyochezeka
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochezeka
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-zochezeka
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| u(XI)
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-ochezeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochezeka
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochezeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochezeka
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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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