Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-pendelewa (infinitive kupendelewa)
- Passive form of -pendelea: to be preferred, be favored
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -pendelewa
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| Positive present
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-napendelewa
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| Subjunctive
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-pendelewe
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| Negative
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-pendelewi
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| Imperative singular
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pendelewa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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pendelewa
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| Plural
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pendeleweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupendelewa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipendelewa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupendelewa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napendelewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapendelewa/napendelewa
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tunapendelewa
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| 2nd person
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unapendelewa
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mnapendelewa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapendelewa
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wanapendelewa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napendelewa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pendelewi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipendelewi
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hatupendelewi
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| 2nd person
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hupendelewi
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hampendelewi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapendelewi
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hawapendelewi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -pendelewi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapendelewa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapendelewa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pendelewe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipendelewe
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tupendelewe
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| 2nd person
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upendelewe
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mpendelewe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apendelewe
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wapendelewe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -pendelewe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipendelewe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngependelewa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singependelewa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipendelewa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipendelewa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apendelewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napendelewa
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twapendelewa
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| 2nd person
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wapendelewa
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mwapendelewa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apendelewa
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wapendelewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapendelewa
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yapendelewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapendelewa
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yapendelewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapendelewa
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vyapendelewa
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| n(IX/X)
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yapendelewa
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zapendelewa
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| u(XI)
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wapendelewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapendelewa
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| pa(XVI)
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papendelewa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapendelewa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mependelewa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapendelewa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japendelewa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipendelewa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopendelewa
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| Consecutive
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kapendelewa / positive subject concord + -kapendelewa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapendelewe
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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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-nipendelewa
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-tupendelewa
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| 2nd person
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-kupendelewa
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-wapendelewa/-kupendeleweni/-wapendeleweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpendelewa
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-wapendelewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upendelewa
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-ipendelewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipendelewa
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-yapendelewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipendelewa
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-vipendelewa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipendelewa
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-zipendelewa
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| u(XI)
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-upendelewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupendelewa
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| pa(XVI)
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-papendelewa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupendelewa
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| Reflexive
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-jipendelewa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pendelewa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-pendelewaye
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-pendelewao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-pendelewao
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-pendelewayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-pendelewalo
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-pendelewayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-pendelewacho
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-pendelewavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-pendelewayo
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-pendelewazo
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| u(XI)
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-pendelewao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-pendelewako
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| pa(XVI)
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-pendelewapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-pendelewamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pendelewa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yependelewa
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-opendelewa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opendelewa
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-yopendelewa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopendelewa
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-yopendelewa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopendelewa
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-vyopendelewa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopendelewa
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-zopendelewa
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| u(XI)
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-opendelewa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopendelewa
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| pa(XVI)
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-popendelewa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopendelewa
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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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