Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-ozesha (infinitive kuozesha)
- Causative form of -oza: to spoil, cause to become rotten
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -ozesha
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| Positive present
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-naozesha
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| Subjunctive
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-ozeshe
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| Negative
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-ozeshi
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| Imperative singular
|
ozesha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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ozesha
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| Plural
|
ozesheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huozesha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liozesha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuozesha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naozesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaozesha/naozesha
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tunaozesha
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| 2nd person
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unaozesha
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mnaozesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaozesha
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wanaozesha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naozesha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ozeshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siozeshi
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hatuozeshi
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| 2nd person
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huozeshi
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hamwozeshi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haozeshi
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hawaozeshi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -ozeshi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taozesha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taozesha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ozeshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niozeshe
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tuozeshe
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| 2nd person
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uozeshe
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mwozeshe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aozeshe
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waozeshe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -ozeshe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siozeshe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeozesha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeozesha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliozesha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliozesha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aozesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naozesha
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twaozesha
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| 2nd person
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waozesha
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mwaozesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aozesha
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waozesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waozesha
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yaozesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laozesha
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yaozesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaozesha
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vyaozesha
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| n(IX/X)
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yaozesha
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zaozesha
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| u(XI)
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waozesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaozesha
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| pa(XVI)
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paozesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaozesha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meozesha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaozesha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaozesha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiozesha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoozesha
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| Consecutive
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kaozesha / positive subject concord + -kaozesha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaozeshe
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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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-niozesha
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-tuozesha
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| 2nd person
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-kuozesha
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-waozesha/-kuozesheni/-waozesheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwozesha
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-waozesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uozesha
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-iozesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liozesha
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-yaozesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiozesha
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-viozesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-iozesha
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-ziozesha
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| u(XI)
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-uozesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuozesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-paozesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muozesha
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| Reflexive
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-jiozesha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ozesha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-ozeshaye
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-ozeshao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ozeshao
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-ozeshayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ozeshalo
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-ozeshayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-ozeshacho
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-ozeshavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-ozeshayo
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-ozeshazo
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| u(XI)
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-ozeshao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-ozeshako
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| pa(XVI)
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-ozeshapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-ozeshamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ozesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeozesha
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-oozesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oozesha
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-yoozesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loozesha
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-yoozesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choozesha
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-vyoozesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoozesha
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-zoozesha
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| u(XI)
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-oozesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koozesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-poozesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moozesha
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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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