Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-ozwa (infinitive kuozwa)
- Passive form of -oza: to be married (by someone)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -ozwa
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| Positive present
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-naozwa
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| Subjunctive
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-ozwe
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| Negative
|
-ozwi
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| Imperative singular
|
ozwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
|
kuozwa
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| Negative
|
kutoozwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
ozwa
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| Plural
|
ozweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huozwa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -liozwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuozwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naozwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaozwa/naozwa
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tunaozwa
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| 2nd person
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unaozwa
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mnaozwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaozwa
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wanaozwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naozwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -ozwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siozwi
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hatuozwi
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| 2nd person
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huozwi
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hamwozwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haozwi
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hawaozwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -ozwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taozwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taozwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ozwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niozwe
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tuozwe
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| 2nd person
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uozwe
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mwozwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aozwe
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waozwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -ozwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siozwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeozwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeozwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliozwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliozwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aozwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naozwa
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twaozwa
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| 2nd person
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waozwa
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mwaozwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
aozwa
|
waozwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waozwa
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yaozwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laozwa
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yaozwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaozwa
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vyaozwa
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| n(IX/X)
|
yaozwa
|
zaozwa
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| u(XI)
|
waozwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaozwa
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| pa(XVI)
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paozwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaozwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meozwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaozwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jaozwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiozwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoozwa
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| Consecutive
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kaozwa / positive subject concord + -kaozwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaozwe
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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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-niozwa
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-tuozwa
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| 2nd person
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-kuozwa
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-waozwa/-kuozweni/-waozweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mwozwa
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-waozwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uozwa
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-iozwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liozwa
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-yaozwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiozwa
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-viozwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-iozwa
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-ziozwa
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| u(XI)
|
-uozwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuozwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-paozwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muozwa
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| Reflexive
|
-jiozwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ozwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-ozwaye
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-ozwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ozwao
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-ozwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-ozwalo
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-ozwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-ozwacho
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-ozwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-ozwayo
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-ozwazo
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| u(XI)
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-ozwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-ozwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-ozwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-ozwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ozwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeozwa
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-oozwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oozwa
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-yoozwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loozwa
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-yoozwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choozwa
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-vyoozwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoozwa
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-zoozwa
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| u(XI)
|
-oozwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koozwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-poozwa
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| mu(XVIII)
|
-moozwa
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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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