Swahili
Verb
-chezesha (infinitive kuchezesha)
- Causative form of -cheza
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chezesha
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| Positive present
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-nachezesha
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| Subjunctive
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-chezeshe
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| Negative
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-chezeshi
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| Imperative singular
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chezesha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chezesha
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| Plural
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chezesheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchezesha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichezesha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchezesha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachezesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachezesha/nachezesha
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tunachezesha
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| 2nd person
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unachezesha
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mnachezesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachezesha
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wanachezesha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachezesha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chezeshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichezeshi
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hatuchezeshi
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| 2nd person
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huchezeshi
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hamchezeshi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachezeshi
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hawachezeshi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chezeshi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachezesha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachezesha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chezeshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichezeshe
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tuchezeshe
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| 2nd person
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uchezeshe
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mchezeshe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achezeshe
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wachezeshe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chezeshe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichezeshe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechezesha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechezesha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichezesha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichezesha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achezesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachezesha
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twachezesha
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| 2nd person
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wachezesha
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mwachezesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achezesha
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wachezesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachezesha
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yachezesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachezesha
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yachezesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachezesha
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vyachezesha
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| n(IX/X)
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yachezesha
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zachezesha
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| u(XI)
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wachezesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachezesha
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| pa(XVI)
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pachezesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachezesha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechezesha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachezesha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachezesha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichezesha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochezesha
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| Consecutive
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kachezesha / positive subject concord + -kachezesha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachezeshe
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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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-nichezesha
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-tuchezesha
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| 2nd person
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-kuchezesha
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-wachezesha/-kuchezesheni/-wachezesheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchezesha
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-wachezesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchezesha
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-ichezesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichezesha
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-yachezesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichezesha
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-vichezesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichezesha
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-zichezesha
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| u(XI)
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-uchezesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchezesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachezesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchezesha
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| Reflexive
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-jichezesha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chezesha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chezeshaye
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-chezeshao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chezeshao
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-chezeshayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chezeshalo
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-chezeshayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chezeshacho
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-chezeshavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chezeshayo
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-chezeshazo
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| u(XI)
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-chezeshao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chezeshako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chezeshapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chezeshamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chezesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechezesha
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-ochezesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochezesha
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-yochezesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochezesha
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-yochezesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochezesha
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-vyochezesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochezesha
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-zochezesha
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| u(XI)
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-ochezesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochezesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochezesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochezesha
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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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