Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-pendekeza (infinitive kupendekeza)
- Causative form of -pendeka: to recommend, suggest
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -pendekeza
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| Positive present
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-napendekeza
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| Subjunctive
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-pendekeze
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| Negative
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-pendekezi
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| Imperative singular
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pendekeza
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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pendekeza
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| Plural
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pendekezeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupendekeza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipendekeza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupendekeza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napendekeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapendekeza/napendekeza
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tunapendekeza
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| 2nd person
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unapendekeza
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mnapendekeza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapendekeza
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wanapendekeza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napendekeza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pendekezi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipendekezi
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hatupendekezi
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| 2nd person
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hupendekezi
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hampendekezi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapendekezi
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hawapendekezi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -pendekezi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapendekeza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapendekeza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pendekeze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipendekeze
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tupendekeze
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| 2nd person
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upendekeze
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mpendekeze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apendekeze
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wapendekeze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -pendekeze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipendekeze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngependekeza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singependekeza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipendekeza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipendekeza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apendekeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napendekeza
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twapendekeza
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| 2nd person
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wapendekeza
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mwapendekeza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apendekeza
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wapendekeza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapendekeza
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yapendekeza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapendekeza
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yapendekeza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapendekeza
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vyapendekeza
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| n(IX/X)
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yapendekeza
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zapendekeza
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| u(XI)
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wapendekeza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapendekeza
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| pa(XVI)
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papendekeza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapendekeza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mependekeza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapendekeza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japendekeza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipendekeza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopendekeza
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| Consecutive
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kapendekeza / positive subject concord + -kapendekeza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapendekeze
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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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-nipendekeza
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-tupendekeza
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| 2nd person
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-kupendekeza
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-wapendekeza/-kupendekezeni/-wapendekezeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpendekeza
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-wapendekeza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upendekeza
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-ipendekeza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipendekeza
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-yapendekeza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipendekeza
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-vipendekeza
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipendekeza
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-zipendekeza
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| u(XI)
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-upendekeza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupendekeza
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| pa(XVI)
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-papendekeza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupendekeza
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| Reflexive
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-jipendekeza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pendekeza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-pendekezaye
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-pendekezao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-pendekezao
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-pendekezayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-pendekezalo
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-pendekezayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-pendekezacho
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-pendekezavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-pendekezayo
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-pendekezazo
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| u(XI)
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-pendekezao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-pendekezako
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| pa(XVI)
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-pendekezapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-pendekezamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pendekeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yependekeza
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-opendekeza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opendekeza
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-yopendekeza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopendekeza
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-yopendekeza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopendekeza
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-vyopendekeza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopendekeza
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-zopendekeza
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| u(XI)
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-opendekeza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopendekeza
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| pa(XVI)
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-popendekeza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopendekeza
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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