Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-hifadhiwa (infinitive kuhifadhiwa)
- Passive form of -hifadhi
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -hifadhiwa
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| Positive present
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-nahifadhiwa
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| Subjunctive
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-hifadhiwe
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| Negative
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-hifadhiwi
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| Imperative singular
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hifadhiwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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hifadhiwa
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| Plural
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hifadhiweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huhifadhiwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lihifadhiwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuhifadhiwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahifadhiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninahifadhiwa/nahifadhiwa
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tunahifadhiwa
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| 2nd person
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unahifadhiwa
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mnahifadhiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anahifadhiwa
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wanahifadhiwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nahifadhiwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -hifadhiwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sihifadhiwi
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hatuhifadhiwi
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| 2nd person
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huhifadhiwi
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hamhifadhiwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hahifadhiwi
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hawahifadhiwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -hifadhiwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tahifadhiwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tahifadhiwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hifadhiwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nihifadhiwe
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tuhifadhiwe
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| 2nd person
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uhifadhiwe
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mhifadhiwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahifadhiwe
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wahifadhiwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -hifadhiwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sihifadhiwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngehifadhiwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singehifadhiwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalihifadhiwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalihifadhiwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahifadhiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nahifadhiwa
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twahifadhiwa
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| 2nd person
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wahifadhiwa
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mwahifadhiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahifadhiwa
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wahifadhiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wahifadhiwa
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yahifadhiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lahifadhiwa
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yahifadhiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chahifadhiwa
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vyahifadhiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yahifadhiwa
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zahifadhiwa
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| u(XI)
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wahifadhiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwahifadhiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pahifadhiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwahifadhiwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mehifadhiwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshahifadhiwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jahifadhiwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kihifadhiwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipohifadhiwa
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| Consecutive
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kahifadhiwa / positive subject concord + -kahifadhiwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kahifadhiwe
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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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-nihifadhiwa
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-tuhifadhiwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuhifadhiwa
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-wahifadhiwa/-kuhifadhiweni/-wahifadhiweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mhifadhiwa
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-wahifadhiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uhifadhiwa
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-ihifadhiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lihifadhiwa
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-yahifadhiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kihifadhiwa
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-vihifadhiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ihifadhiwa
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-zihifadhiwa
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| u(XI)
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-uhifadhiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuhifadhiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pahifadhiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muhifadhiwa
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| Reflexive
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-jihifadhiwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hifadhiwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-hifadhiwaye
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-hifadhiwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-hifadhiwao
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-hifadhiwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-hifadhiwalo
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-hifadhiwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-hifadhiwacho
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-hifadhiwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-hifadhiwayo
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-hifadhiwazo
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| u(XI)
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-hifadhiwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-hifadhiwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-hifadhiwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-hifadhiwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hifadhiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yehifadhiwa
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-ohifadhiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ohifadhiwa
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-yohifadhiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lohifadhiwa
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-yohifadhiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chohifadhiwa
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-vyohifadhiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yohifadhiwa
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-zohifadhiwa
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| u(XI)
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-ohifadhiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kohifadhiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pohifadhiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mohifadhiwa
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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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