Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chezwa (infinitive kuchezwa)
- Passive form of -cheza: to be played
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chezwa
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| Positive present
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-nachezwa
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| Subjunctive
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-chezwe
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| Negative
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-chezwi
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| Imperative singular
|
chezwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chezwa
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| Plural
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chezweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchezwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichezwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchezwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachezwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachezwa/nachezwa
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tunachezwa
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| 2nd person
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unachezwa
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mnachezwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachezwa
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wanachezwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachezwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chezwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichezwi
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hatuchezwi
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| 2nd person
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huchezwi
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hamchezwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachezwi
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hawachezwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chezwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachezwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachezwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chezwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichezwe
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tuchezwe
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| 2nd person
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uchezwe
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mchezwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achezwe
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wachezwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chezwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichezwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechezwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechezwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichezwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichezwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achezwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachezwa
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twachezwa
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| 2nd person
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wachezwa
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mwachezwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achezwa
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wachezwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachezwa
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yachezwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachezwa
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yachezwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachezwa
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vyachezwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yachezwa
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zachezwa
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| u(XI)
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wachezwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachezwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pachezwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachezwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechezwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachezwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachezwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichezwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochezwa
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| Consecutive
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kachezwa / positive subject concord + -kachezwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachezwe
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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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-nichezwa
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-tuchezwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuchezwa
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-wachezwa/-kuchezweni/-wachezweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchezwa
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-wachezwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchezwa
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-ichezwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichezwa
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-yachezwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichezwa
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-vichezwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichezwa
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-zichezwa
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| u(XI)
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-uchezwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchezwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachezwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchezwa
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| Reflexive
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-jichezwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chezwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chezwaye
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-chezwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chezwao
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-chezwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chezwalo
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-chezwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chezwacho
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-chezwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chezwayo
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-chezwazo
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| u(XI)
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-chezwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chezwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chezwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chezwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chezwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechezwa
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-ochezwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochezwa
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-yochezwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochezwa
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-yochezwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochezwa
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-vyochezwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochezwa
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-zochezwa
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| u(XI)
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-ochezwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochezwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochezwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochezwa
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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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