Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-elezwa (infinitive kuelezwa)
- Passive form of -eleza
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -elezwa
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| Positive present
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-naelezwa
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| Subjunctive
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-elezwe
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| Negative
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-elezwi
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| Imperative singular
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elezwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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elezwa
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| Plural
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elezweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huelezwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lielezwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuelezwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naelezwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaelezwa/naelezwa
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tunaelezwa
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| 2nd person
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unaelezwa
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mnaelezwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaelezwa
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wanaelezwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naelezwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -elezwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sielezwi
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hatuelezwi
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| 2nd person
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huelezwi
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hamwelezwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haelezwi
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hawaelezwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -elezwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taelezwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taelezwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -elezwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nielezwe
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tuelezwe
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| 2nd person
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uelezwe
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mwelezwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aelezwe
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waelezwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -elezwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sielezwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeelezwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeelezwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalielezwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalielezwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aelezwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naelezwa
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twaelezwa
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| 2nd person
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waelezwa
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mwaelezwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aelezwa
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waelezwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waelezwa
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yaelezwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laelezwa
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yaelezwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaelezwa
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vyaelezwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yaelezwa
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zaelezwa
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| u(XI)
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waelezwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaelezwa
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| pa(XVI)
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paelezwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaelezwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meelezwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaelezwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaelezwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kielezwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoelezwa
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| Consecutive
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kaelezwa / positive subject concord + -kaelezwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaelezwe
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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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-nielezwa
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-tuelezwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuelezwa
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-waelezwa/-kuelezweni/-waelezweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwelezwa
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-waelezwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uelezwa
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-ielezwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lielezwa
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-yaelezwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kielezwa
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-vielezwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ielezwa
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-zielezwa
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| u(XI)
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-uelezwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuelezwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-paelezwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muelezwa
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| Reflexive
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-jielezwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -elezwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-elezwaye
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-elezwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-elezwao
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-elezwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-elezwalo
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-elezwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-elezwacho
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-elezwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-elezwayo
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-elezwazo
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| u(XI)
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-elezwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-elezwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-elezwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-elezwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -elezwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeelezwa
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-oelezwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oelezwa
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-yoelezwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loelezwa
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-yoelezwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choelezwa
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-vyoelezwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoelezwa
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-zoelezwa
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| u(XI)
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-oelezwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koelezwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-poelezwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moelezwa
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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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