Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-patanisha (infinitive kupatanisha)
- Causative form of -patana: to reconcile, to cause agreement
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -patanisha
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| Positive present
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-napatanisha
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| Subjunctive
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-patanishe
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| Negative
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-patanishi
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| Imperative singular
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patanisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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patanisha
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| Plural
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patanisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupatanisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipatanisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupatanisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napatanisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapatanisha/napatanisha
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tunapatanisha
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| 2nd person
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unapatanisha
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mnapatanisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapatanisha
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wanapatanisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napatanisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -patanishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipatanishi
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hatupatanishi
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| 2nd person
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hupatanishi
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hampatanishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapatanishi
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hawapatanishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -patanishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapatanisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapatanisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -patanishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipatanishe
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tupatanishe
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| 2nd person
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upatanishe
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mpatanishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apatanishe
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wapatanishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -patanishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipatanishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepatanisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepatanisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipatanisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipatanisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apatanisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napatanisha
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twapatanisha
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| 2nd person
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wapatanisha
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mwapatanisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apatanisha
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wapatanisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapatanisha
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yapatanisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapatanisha
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yapatanisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapatanisha
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vyapatanisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yapatanisha
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zapatanisha
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| u(XI)
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wapatanisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapatanisha
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| pa(XVI)
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papatanisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapatanisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepatanisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapatanisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japatanisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipatanisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopatanisha
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| Consecutive
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kapatanisha / positive subject concord + -kapatanisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapatanishe
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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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-nipatanisha
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-tupatanisha
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| 2nd person
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-kupatanisha
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-wapatanisha/-kupatanisheni/-wapatanisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpatanisha
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-wapatanisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upatanisha
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-ipatanisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipatanisha
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-yapatanisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipatanisha
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-vipatanisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipatanisha
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-zipatanisha
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| u(XI)
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-upatanisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupatanisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-papatanisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupatanisha
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| Reflexive
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-jipatanisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -patanisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-patanishaye
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-patanishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-patanishao
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-patanishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-patanishalo
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-patanishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-patanishacho
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-patanishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-patanishayo
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-patanishazo
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| u(XI)
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-patanishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-patanishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-patanishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-patanishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -patanisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepatanisha
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-opatanisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opatanisha
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-yopatanisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopatanisha
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-yopatanisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopatanisha
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-vyopatanisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopatanisha
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-zopatanisha
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| u(XI)
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-opatanisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopatanisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-popatanisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopatanisha
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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