Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-kondesha (infinitive kukondesha)
- Causative form of -konda: to atrophy
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kondesha
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| Positive present
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-nakondesha
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| Subjunctive
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-kondeshe
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| Negative
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-kondeshi
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| Imperative singular
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kondesha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kondesha
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| Plural
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kondesheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukondesha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likondesha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukondesha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakondesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakondesha/nakondesha
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tunakondesha
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| 2nd person
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unakondesha
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mnakondesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakondesha
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wanakondesha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakondesha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kondeshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikondeshi
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hatukondeshi
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| 2nd person
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hukondeshi
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hamkondeshi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakondeshi
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hawakondeshi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kondeshi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takondesha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takondesha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kondeshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikondeshe
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tukondeshe
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| 2nd person
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ukondeshe
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mkondeshe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akondeshe
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wakondeshe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kondeshe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikondeshe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekondesha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekondesha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikondesha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikondesha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akondesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakondesha
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twakondesha
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| 2nd person
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wakondesha
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mwakondesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akondesha
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wakondesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakondesha
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yakondesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakondesha
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yakondesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakondesha
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vyakondesha
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| n(IX/X)
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yakondesha
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zakondesha
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| u(XI)
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wakondesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakondesha
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| pa(XVI)
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pakondesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakondesha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekondesha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakondesha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakondesha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikondesha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokondesha
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| Consecutive
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kakondesha / positive subject concord + -kakondesha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakondeshe
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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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-nikondesha
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-tukondesha
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| 2nd person
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-kukondesha
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-wakondesha/-kukondesheni/-wakondesheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkondesha
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-wakondesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukondesha
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-ikondesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likondesha
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-yakondesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikondesha
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-vikondesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikondesha
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-zikondesha
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| u(XI)
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-ukondesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukondesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakondesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukondesha
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| Reflexive
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-jikondesha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kondesha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kondeshaye
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-kondeshao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kondeshao
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-kondeshayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kondeshalo
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-kondeshayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kondeshacho
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-kondeshavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kondeshayo
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-kondeshazo
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| u(XI)
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-kondeshao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kondeshako
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| pa(XVI)
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-kondeshapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-kondeshamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kondesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekondesha
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-okondesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okondesha
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-yokondesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokondesha
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-yokondesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokondesha
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-vyokondesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokondesha
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-zokondesha
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| u(XI)
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-okondesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokondesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokondesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokondesha
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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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