Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chokesha (infinitive kuchokesha)
- Causative form of -choka: to tire
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chokesha
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| Positive present
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-nachokesha
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| Subjunctive
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-chokeshe
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| Negative
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-chokeshi
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| Imperative singular
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chokesha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chokesha
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| Plural
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chokesheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchokesha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichokesha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchokesha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachokesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachokesha/nachokesha
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tunachokesha
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| 2nd person
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unachokesha
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mnachokesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachokesha
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wanachokesha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachokesha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chokeshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichokeshi
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hatuchokeshi
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| 2nd person
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huchokeshi
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hamchokeshi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachokeshi
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hawachokeshi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chokeshi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachokesha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachokesha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chokeshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichokeshe
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tuchokeshe
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| 2nd person
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uchokeshe
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mchokeshe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achokeshe
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wachokeshe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chokeshe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichokeshe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechokesha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechokesha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichokesha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichokesha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achokesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachokesha
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twachokesha
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| 2nd person
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wachokesha
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mwachokesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achokesha
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wachokesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachokesha
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yachokesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachokesha
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yachokesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachokesha
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vyachokesha
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| n(IX/X)
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yachokesha
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zachokesha
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| u(XI)
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wachokesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachokesha
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| pa(XVI)
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pachokesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachokesha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechokesha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachokesha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachokesha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichokesha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochokesha
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| Consecutive
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kachokesha / positive subject concord + -kachokesha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachokeshe
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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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-nichokesha
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-tuchokesha
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| 2nd person
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-kuchokesha
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-wachokesha/-kuchokesheni/-wachokesheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchokesha
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-wachokesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchokesha
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-ichokesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichokesha
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-yachokesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichokesha
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-vichokesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichokesha
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-zichokesha
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| u(XI)
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-uchokesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchokesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachokesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchokesha
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| Reflexive
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-jichokesha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chokesha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chokeshaye
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-chokeshao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chokeshao
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-chokeshayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chokeshalo
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-chokeshayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokeshacho
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-chokeshavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chokeshayo
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-chokeshazo
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| u(XI)
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-chokeshao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chokeshako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chokeshapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chokeshamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chokesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechokesha
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-ochokesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochokesha
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-yochokesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochokesha
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-yochokesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochokesha
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-vyochokesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochokesha
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-zochokesha
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| u(XI)
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-ochokesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochokesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochokesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochokesha
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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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