Swahili
Verb
-kwaza (infinitive kukwaza)
- Causative form of -kwaa: to hinder, impede
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -kwaza
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| Positive present
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-nakwaza
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| Subjunctive
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-kwaze
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| Negative
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-kwazi
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| Imperative singular
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kwaza
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kukwaza
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| Negative
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kutokwaza
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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kwaza
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| Plural
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kwazeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hukwaza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -likwaza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kukwaza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakwaza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninakwaza/nakwaza
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tunakwaza
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| 2nd person
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unakwaza
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mnakwaza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anakwaza
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wanakwaza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nakwaza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kwazi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sikwazi
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hatukwazi
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| 2nd person
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hukwazi
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hamkwazi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hakwazi
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hawakwazi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -kwazi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -takwaza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -takwaza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kwaze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nikwaze
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tukwaze
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| 2nd person
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ukwaze
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mkwaze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akwaze
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wakwaze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -kwaze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sikwaze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngekwaza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singekwaza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalikwaza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalikwaza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akwaza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nakwaza
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twakwaza
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| 2nd person
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wakwaza
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mwakwaza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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akwaza
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wakwaza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wakwaza
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yakwaza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lakwaza
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yakwaza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chakwaza
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vyakwaza
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| n(IX/X)
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yakwaza
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zakwaza
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| u(XI)
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wakwaza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwakwaza
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| pa(XVI)
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pakwaza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwakwaza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mekwaza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshakwaza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jakwaza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kikwaza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipokwaza
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| Consecutive
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kakwaza / positive subject concord + -kakwaza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kakwaze
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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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-nikwaza
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-tukwaza
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| 2nd person
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-kukwaza
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-wakwaza/-kukwazeni/-wakwazeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mkwaza
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-wakwaza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ukwaza
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-ikwaza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-likwaza
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-yakwaza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kikwaza
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-vikwaza
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| n(IX/X)
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-ikwaza
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-zikwaza
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| u(XI)
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-ukwaza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kukwaza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pakwaza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mukwaza
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| Reflexive
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-jikwaza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kwaza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-kwazaye
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-kwazao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-kwazao
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-kwazayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-kwazalo
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-kwazayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kwazacho
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-kwazavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-kwazayo
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-kwazazo
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| u(XI)
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-kwazao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kwazako
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| pa(XVI)
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-kwazapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-kwazamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kwaza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yekwaza
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-okwaza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-okwaza
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-yokwaza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lokwaza
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-yokwaza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chokwaza
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-vyokwaza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yokwaza
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-zokwaza
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| u(XI)
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-okwaza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kokwaza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pokwaza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mokwaza
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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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Derived terms