Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-pendeleza (infinitive kupendeleza)
- Causative form of -pendelea: cause to prefer, recommend
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -pendeleza
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| Positive present
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-napendeleza
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| Subjunctive
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-pendeleze
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| Negative
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-pendelezi
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| Imperative singular
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pendeleza
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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pendeleza
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| Plural
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pendelezeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupendeleza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipendeleza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupendeleza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napendeleza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapendeleza/napendeleza
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tunapendeleza
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| 2nd person
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unapendeleza
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mnapendeleza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapendeleza
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wanapendeleza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napendeleza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pendelezi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipendelezi
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hatupendelezi
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| 2nd person
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hupendelezi
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hampendelezi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapendelezi
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hawapendelezi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -pendelezi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapendeleza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapendeleza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pendeleze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipendeleze
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tupendeleze
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| 2nd person
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upendeleze
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mpendeleze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apendeleze
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wapendeleze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -pendeleze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipendeleze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngependeleza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singependeleza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipendeleza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipendeleza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apendeleza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napendeleza
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twapendeleza
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| 2nd person
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wapendeleza
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mwapendeleza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apendeleza
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wapendeleza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapendeleza
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yapendeleza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapendeleza
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yapendeleza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapendeleza
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vyapendeleza
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| n(IX/X)
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yapendeleza
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zapendeleza
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| u(XI)
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wapendeleza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapendeleza
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| pa(XVI)
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papendeleza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapendeleza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mependeleza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapendeleza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japendeleza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipendeleza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopendeleza
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| Consecutive
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kapendeleza / positive subject concord + -kapendeleza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapendeleze
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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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-nipendeleza
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-tupendeleza
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| 2nd person
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-kupendeleza
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-wapendeleza/-kupendelezeni/-wapendelezeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpendeleza
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-wapendeleza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upendeleza
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-ipendeleza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipendeleza
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-yapendeleza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipendeleza
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-vipendeleza
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipendeleza
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-zipendeleza
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| u(XI)
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-upendeleza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupendeleza
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| pa(XVI)
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-papendeleza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupendeleza
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| Reflexive
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-jipendeleza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pendeleza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-pendelezaye
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-pendelezao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-pendelezao
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-pendelezayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-pendelezalo
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-pendelezayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-pendelezacho
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-pendelezavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-pendelezayo
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-pendelezazo
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| u(XI)
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-pendelezao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-pendelezako
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| pa(XVI)
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-pendelezapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-pendelezamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pendeleza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yependeleza
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-opendeleza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opendeleza
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-yopendeleza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopendeleza
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-yopendeleza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopendeleza
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-vyopendeleza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopendeleza
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-zopendeleza
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| u(XI)
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-opendeleza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopendeleza
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| pa(XVI)
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-popendeleza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopendeleza
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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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