Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-pendeza (infinitive kupendeza)
- Causative form of -penda: to be pleasing, be attractive
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -pendeza
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| Positive present
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-napendeza
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| Subjunctive
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-pendeze
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| Negative
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-pendezi
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| Imperative singular
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pendeza
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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pendeza
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| Plural
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pendezeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupendeza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipendeza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupendeza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napendeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapendeza/napendeza
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tunapendeza
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| 2nd person
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unapendeza
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mnapendeza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapendeza
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wanapendeza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napendeza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pendezi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipendezi
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hatupendezi
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| 2nd person
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hupendezi
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hampendezi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapendezi
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hawapendezi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -pendezi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapendeza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapendeza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pendeze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipendeze
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tupendeze
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| 2nd person
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upendeze
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mpendeze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apendeze
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wapendeze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -pendeze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipendeze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngependeza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singependeza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipendeza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipendeza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apendeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napendeza
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twapendeza
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| 2nd person
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wapendeza
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mwapendeza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apendeza
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wapendeza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapendeza
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yapendeza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapendeza
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yapendeza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapendeza
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vyapendeza
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| n(IX/X)
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yapendeza
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zapendeza
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| u(XI)
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wapendeza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapendeza
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| pa(XVI)
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papendeza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapendeza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mependeza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapendeza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japendeza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipendeza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopendeza
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| Consecutive
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kapendeza / positive subject concord + -kapendeza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapendeze
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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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-nipendeza
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-tupendeza
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| 2nd person
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-kupendeza
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-wapendeza/-kupendezeni/-wapendezeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpendeza
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-wapendeza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upendeza
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-ipendeza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipendeza
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-yapendeza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipendeza
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-vipendeza
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipendeza
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-zipendeza
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| u(XI)
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-upendeza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupendeza
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| pa(XVI)
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-papendeza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupendeza
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| Reflexive
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-jipendeza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pendeza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-pendezaye
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-pendezao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-pendezao
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-pendezayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-pendezalo
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-pendezayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-pendezacho
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-pendezavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-pendezayo
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-pendezazo
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| u(XI)
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-pendezao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-pendezako
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| pa(XVI)
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-pendezapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-pendezamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pendeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yependeza
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-opendeza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opendeza
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-yopendeza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopendeza
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-yopendeza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopendeza
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-vyopendeza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopendeza
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-zopendeza
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| u(XI)
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-opendeza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopendeza
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| pa(XVI)
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-popendeza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopendeza
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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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