Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-legezwa (infinitive kulegezwa)
- Passive form of -legeza
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -legezwa
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| Positive present
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-nalegezwa
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| Subjunctive
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-legezwe
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| Negative
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-legezwi
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| Imperative singular
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legezwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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legezwa
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| Plural
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legezweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hulegezwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lilegezwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kulegezwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalegezwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninalegezwa/nalegezwa
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tunalegezwa
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| 2nd person
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unalegezwa
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mnalegezwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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analegezwa
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wanalegezwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nalegezwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -legezwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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silegezwi
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hatulegezwi
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| 2nd person
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hulegezwi
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hamlegezwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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halegezwi
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hawalegezwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -legezwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -talegezwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -talegezwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -legezwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nilegezwe
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tulegezwe
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| 2nd person
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ulegezwe
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mlegezwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alegezwe
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walegezwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -legezwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -silegezwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngelegezwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singelegezwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalilegezwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalilegezwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alegezwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nalegezwa
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twalegezwa
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| 2nd person
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walegezwa
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mwalegezwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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alegezwa
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walegezwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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walegezwa
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yalegezwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lalegezwa
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yalegezwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chalegezwa
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vyalegezwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yalegezwa
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zalegezwa
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| u(XI)
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walegezwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwalegezwa
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| pa(XVI)
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palegezwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwalegezwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -melegezwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshalegezwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jalegezwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kilegezwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipolegezwa
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| Consecutive
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kalegezwa / positive subject concord + -kalegezwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kalegezwe
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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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-nilegezwa
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-tulegezwa
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| 2nd person
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-kulegezwa
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-walegezwa/-kulegezweni/-walegezweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mlegezwa
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-walegezwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ulegezwa
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-ilegezwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lilegezwa
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-yalegezwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kilegezwa
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-vilegezwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ilegezwa
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-zilegezwa
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| u(XI)
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-ulegezwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kulegezwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-palegezwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mulegezwa
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| Reflexive
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-jilegezwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -legezwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-legezwaye
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-legezwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-legezwao
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-legezwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-legezwalo
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-legezwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-legezwacho
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-legezwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-legezwayo
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-legezwazo
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| u(XI)
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-legezwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-legezwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-legezwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-legezwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -legezwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yelegezwa
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-olegezwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-olegezwa
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-yolegezwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lolegezwa
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-yolegezwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-cholegezwa
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-vyolegezwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yolegezwa
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-zolegezwa
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| u(XI)
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-olegezwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kolegezwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-polegezwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-molegezwa
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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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