Swahili
Verb
-kosesha (infinitive kukosesha)
- Causative form of -kosa
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kosesha
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| Positive present
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-nakosesha
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| Subjunctive
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-koseshe
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| Negative
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-koseshi
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| Imperative singular
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kosesha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kosesha
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| Plural
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kosesheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukosesha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likosesha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukosesha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakosesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakosesha/nakosesha
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tunakosesha
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| 2nd person
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unakosesha
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mnakosesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakosesha
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wanakosesha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakosesha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -koseshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikoseshi
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hatukoseshi
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| 2nd person
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hukoseshi
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hamkoseshi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakoseshi
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hawakoseshi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -koseshi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takosesha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takosesha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -koseshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikoseshe
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tukoseshe
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| 2nd person
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ukoseshe
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mkoseshe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akoseshe
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wakoseshe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -koseshe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikoseshe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekosesha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekosesha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikosesha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikosesha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akosesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakosesha
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twakosesha
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| 2nd person
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wakosesha
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mwakosesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akosesha
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wakosesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakosesha
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yakosesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakosesha
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yakosesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakosesha
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vyakosesha
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| n(IX/X)
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yakosesha
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zakosesha
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| u(XI)
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wakosesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakosesha
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| pa(XVI)
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pakosesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakosesha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekosesha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakosesha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakosesha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikosesha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokosesha
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| Consecutive
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kakosesha / positive subject concord + -kakosesha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakoseshe
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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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-nikosesha
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-tukosesha
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| 2nd person
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-kukosesha
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-wakosesha/-kukosesheni/-wakosesheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkosesha
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-wakosesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukosesha
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-ikosesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likosesha
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-yakosesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikosesha
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-vikosesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikosesha
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-zikosesha
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| u(XI)
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-ukosesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukosesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakosesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukosesha
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| Reflexive
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-jikosesha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kosesha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-koseshaye
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-koseshao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-koseshao
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-koseshayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-koseshalo
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-koseshayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-koseshacho
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-koseshavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-koseshayo
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-koseshazo
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| u(XI)
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-koseshao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koseshako
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| pa(XVI)
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-koseshapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-koseshamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kosesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekosesha
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-okosesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okosesha
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-yokosesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokosesha
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-yokosesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokosesha
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-vyokosesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokosesha
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-zokosesha
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| u(XI)
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-okosesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokosesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokosesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokosesha
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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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