Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chuuza (infinitive kuchuuza)
- to hawk, to peddle
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -chuuza
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| Positive present
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-nachuuza
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| Subjunctive
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-chuuze
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| Negative
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-chuuzi
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| Imperative singular
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chuuza
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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chuuza
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| Plural
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chuuzeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huchuuza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichuuza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchuuza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachuuza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninachuuza/nachuuza
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tunachuuza
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| 2nd person
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unachuuza
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mnachuuza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachuuza
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wanachuuza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachuuza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -chuuzi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sichuuzi
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hatuchuuzi
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| 2nd person
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huchuuzi
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hamchuuzi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachuuzi
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hawachuuzi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -chuuzi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachuuza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachuuza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chuuze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nichuuze
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tuchuuze
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| 2nd person
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uchuuze
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mchuuze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achuuze
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wachuuze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -chuuze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichuuze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechuuza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechuuza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichuuza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichuuza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achuuza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nachuuza
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twachuuza
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| 2nd person
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wachuuza
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mwachuuza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achuuza
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wachuuza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wachuuza
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yachuuza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lachuuza
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yachuuza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chachuuza
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vyachuuza
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| n(IX/X)
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yachuuza
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zachuuza
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| u(XI)
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wachuuza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwachuuza
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| pa(XVI)
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pachuuza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwachuuza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechuuza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachuuza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachuuza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichuuza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochuuza
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| Consecutive
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kachuuza / positive subject concord + -kachuuza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachuuze
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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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-nichuuza
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-tuchuuza
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| 2nd person
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-kuchuuza
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-wachuuza/-kuchuuzeni/-wachuuzeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mchuuza
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-wachuuza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uchuuza
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-ichuuza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lichuuza
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-yachuuza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kichuuza
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-vichuuza
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| n(IX/X)
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-ichuuza
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-zichuuza
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| u(XI)
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-uchuuza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuchuuza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pachuuza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muchuuza
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| Reflexive
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-jichuuza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chuuza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-chuuzaye
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-chuuzao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-chuuzao
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-chuuzayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-chuuzalo
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-chuuzayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chuuzacho
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-chuuzavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-chuuzayo
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-chuuzazo
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| u(XI)
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-chuuzao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-chuuzako
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| pa(XVI)
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-chuuzapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-chuuzamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chuuza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yechuuza
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-ochuuza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ochuuza
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-yochuuza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lochuuza
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-yochuuza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chochuuza
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-vyochuuza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yochuuza
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-zochuuza
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| u(XI)
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-ochuuza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kochuuza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pochuuza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mochuuza
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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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Derived terms