Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic ضَبَطَ (ḍabaṭa).
Pronunciation
Verb
-dhibiti (infinitive kudhibiti)
- to control, manage
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -dhibiti
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| Positive present
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-nadhibiti
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| Subjunctive
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-dhibiti
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| Negative
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-dhibiti
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| Imperative singular
|
dhibiti
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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dhibiti
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| Plural
|
dhibitini
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hudhibiti
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lidhibiti
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kudhibiti
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadhibiti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninadhibiti/nadhibiti
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tunadhibiti
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| 2nd person
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unadhibiti
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mnadhibiti
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anadhibiti
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wanadhibiti
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nadhibiti
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -dhibiti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sidhibiti
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hatudhibiti
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| 2nd person
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hudhibiti
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hamdhibiti
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hadhibiti
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hawadhibiti
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -dhibiti
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tadhibiti
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tadhibiti
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dhibiti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nidhibiti
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tudhibiti
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| 2nd person
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udhibiti
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mdhibiti
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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adhibiti
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wadhibiti
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -dhibiti
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sidhibiti
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngedhibiti
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singedhibiti
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalidhibiti
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalidhibiti
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adhibiti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nadhibiti
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twadhibiti
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| 2nd person
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wadhibiti
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mwadhibiti
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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adhibiti
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wadhibiti
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wadhibiti
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yadhibiti
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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ladhibiti
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yadhibiti
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chadhibiti
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vyadhibiti
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| n(IX/X)
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yadhibiti
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zadhibiti
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| u(XI)
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wadhibiti
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwadhibiti
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| pa(XVI)
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padhibiti
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwadhibiti
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -medhibiti
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshadhibiti
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jadhibiti
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kidhibiti
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipodhibiti
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| Consecutive
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kadhibiti / positive subject concord + -kadhibiti
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kadhibiti
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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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-nidhibiti
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-tudhibiti
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| 2nd person
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-kudhibiti
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-wadhibiti/-kudhibitini/-wadhibitini
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mdhibiti
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-wadhibiti
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-udhibiti
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-idhibiti
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lidhibiti
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-yadhibiti
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kidhibiti
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-vidhibiti
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| n(IX/X)
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-idhibiti
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-zidhibiti
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| u(XI)
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-udhibiti
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kudhibiti
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| pa(XVI)
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-padhibiti
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mudhibiti
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| Reflexive
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-jidhibiti
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dhibiti- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-dhibitiye
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-dhibitio
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-dhibitio
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-dhibitiyo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-dhibitilo
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-dhibitiyo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-dhibiticho
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-dhibitivyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-dhibitiyo
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-dhibitizo
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| u(XI)
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-dhibitio
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-dhibitiko
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| pa(XVI)
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-dhibitipo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-dhibitimo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dhibiti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yedhibiti
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-odhibiti
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-odhibiti
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-yodhibiti
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lodhibiti
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-yodhibiti
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chodhibiti
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-vyodhibiti
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| n(IX/X)
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-yodhibiti
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-zodhibiti
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| u(XI)
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-odhibiti
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kodhibiti
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| pa(XVI)
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-podhibiti
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| mu(XVIII)
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-modhibiti
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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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