Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-legeza (infinitive kulegeza)
- Causative form of -lega: to loosen
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -legeza
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| Positive present
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-nalegeza
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| Subjunctive
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-legeze
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| Negative
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-legezi
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| Imperative singular
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legeza
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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legeza
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| Plural
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legezeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hulegeza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lilegeza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kulegeza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalegeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninalegeza/nalegeza
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tunalegeza
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| 2nd person
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unalegeza
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mnalegeza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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analegeza
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wanalegeza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nalegeza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -legezi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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silegezi
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hatulegezi
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| 2nd person
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hulegezi
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hamlegezi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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halegezi
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hawalegezi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -legezi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -talegeza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -talegeza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -legeze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nilegeze
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tulegeze
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| 2nd person
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ulegeze
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mlegeze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alegeze
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walegeze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -legeze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -silegeze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngelegeza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singelegeza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalilegeza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalilegeza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alegeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nalegeza
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twalegeza
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| 2nd person
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walegeza
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mwalegeza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alegeza
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walegeza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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walegeza
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yalegeza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lalegeza
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yalegeza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chalegeza
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vyalegeza
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| n(IX/X)
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yalegeza
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zalegeza
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| u(XI)
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walegeza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwalegeza
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| pa(XVI)
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palegeza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwalegeza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -melegeza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshalegeza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jalegeza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kilegeza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipolegeza
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| Consecutive
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kalegeza / positive subject concord + -kalegeza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kalegeze
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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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-nilegeza
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-tulegeza
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| 2nd person
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-kulegeza
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-walegeza/-kulegezeni/-walegezeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mlegeza
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-walegeza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ulegeza
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-ilegeza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lilegeza
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-yalegeza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kilegeza
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-vilegeza
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| n(IX/X)
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-ilegeza
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-zilegeza
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| u(XI)
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-ulegeza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kulegeza
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| pa(XVI)
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-palegeza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mulegeza
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| Reflexive
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-jilegeza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -legeza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-legezaye
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-legezao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-legezao
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-legezayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-legezalo
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-legezayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-legezacho
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-legezavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-legezayo
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-legezazo
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| u(XI)
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-legezao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-legezako
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| pa(XVI)
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-legezapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-legezamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -legeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yelegeza
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-olegeza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-olegeza
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-yolegeza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lolegeza
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-yolegeza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-cholegeza
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-vyolegeza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yolegeza
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-zolegeza
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| u(XI)
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-olegeza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kolegeza
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| pa(XVI)
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-polegeza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-molegeza
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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