Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-dhoofisha (infinitive kudhoofisha)
- Causative form of -dhoofu: to weaken
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -dhoofisha
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| Positive present
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-nadhoofisha
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| Subjunctive
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-dhoofishe
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| Negative
|
-dhoofishi
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| Imperative singular
|
dhoofisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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dhoofisha
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| Plural
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dhoofisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hudhoofisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lidhoofisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kudhoofisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadhoofisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninadhoofisha/nadhoofisha
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tunadhoofisha
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| 2nd person
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unadhoofisha
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mnadhoofisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anadhoofisha
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wanadhoofisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nadhoofisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -dhoofishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sidhoofishi
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hatudhoofishi
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| 2nd person
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hudhoofishi
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hamdhoofishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hadhoofishi
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hawadhoofishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -dhoofishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tadhoofisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tadhoofisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dhoofishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nidhoofishe
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tudhoofishe
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| 2nd person
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udhoofishe
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mdhoofishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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adhoofishe
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wadhoofishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -dhoofishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sidhoofishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngedhoofisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singedhoofisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalidhoofisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalidhoofisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adhoofisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nadhoofisha
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twadhoofisha
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| 2nd person
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wadhoofisha
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mwadhoofisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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adhoofisha
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wadhoofisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wadhoofisha
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yadhoofisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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ladhoofisha
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yadhoofisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chadhoofisha
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vyadhoofisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yadhoofisha
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zadhoofisha
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| u(XI)
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wadhoofisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwadhoofisha
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| pa(XVI)
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padhoofisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwadhoofisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -medhoofisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshadhoofisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jadhoofisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kidhoofisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipodhoofisha
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| Consecutive
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kadhoofisha / positive subject concord + -kadhoofisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kadhoofishe
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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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-nidhoofisha
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-tudhoofisha
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| 2nd person
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-kudhoofisha
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-wadhoofisha/-kudhoofisheni/-wadhoofisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mdhoofisha
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-wadhoofisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-udhoofisha
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-idhoofisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lidhoofisha
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-yadhoofisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kidhoofisha
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-vidhoofisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-idhoofisha
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-zidhoofisha
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| u(XI)
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-udhoofisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kudhoofisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-padhoofisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mudhoofisha
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| Reflexive
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-jidhoofisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dhoofisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-dhoofishaye
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-dhoofishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-dhoofishao
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-dhoofishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-dhoofishalo
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-dhoofishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-dhoofishacho
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-dhoofishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-dhoofishayo
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-dhoofishazo
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| u(XI)
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-dhoofishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-dhoofishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-dhoofishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-dhoofishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dhoofisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yedhoofisha
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-odhoofisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-odhoofisha
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-yodhoofisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lodhoofisha
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-yodhoofisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chodhoofisha
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-vyodhoofisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yodhoofisha
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-zodhoofisha
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| u(XI)
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-odhoofisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kodhoofisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-podhoofisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-modhoofisha
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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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