Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-pendwa (infinitive kupendwa)
- Passive form of -penda
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -pendwa
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| Positive present
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-napendwa
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| Subjunctive
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-pendwe
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| Negative
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-pendwi
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| Imperative singular
|
pendwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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pendwa
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| Plural
|
pendweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupendwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipendwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupendwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napendwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapendwa/napendwa
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tunapendwa
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| 2nd person
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unapendwa
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mnapendwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapendwa
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wanapendwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napendwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pendwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipendwi
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hatupendwi
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| 2nd person
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hupendwi
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hampendwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapendwi
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hawapendwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -pendwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapendwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapendwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pendwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipendwe
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tupendwe
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| 2nd person
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upendwe
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mpendwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apendwe
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wapendwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -pendwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipendwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngependwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singependwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipendwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipendwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apendwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napendwa
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twapendwa
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| 2nd person
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wapendwa
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mwapendwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apendwa
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wapendwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapendwa
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yapendwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapendwa
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yapendwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapendwa
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vyapendwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yapendwa
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zapendwa
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| u(XI)
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wapendwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapendwa
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| pa(XVI)
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papendwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapendwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mependwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapendwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japendwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipendwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopendwa
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| Consecutive
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kapendwa / positive subject concord + -kapendwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapendwe
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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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-nipendwa
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-tupendwa
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| 2nd person
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-kupendwa
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-wapendwa/-kupendweni/-wapendweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpendwa
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-wapendwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upendwa
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-ipendwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipendwa
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-yapendwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipendwa
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-vipendwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipendwa
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-zipendwa
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| u(XI)
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-upendwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupendwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-papendwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupendwa
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| Reflexive
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-jipendwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pendwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-pendwaye
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-pendwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-pendwao
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-pendwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-pendwalo
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-pendwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-pendwacho
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-pendwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-pendwayo
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-pendwazo
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| u(XI)
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-pendwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-pendwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-pendwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-pendwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pendwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yependwa
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-opendwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opendwa
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-yopendwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopendwa
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-yopendwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopendwa
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-vyopendwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopendwa
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-zopendwa
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| u(XI)
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-opendwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopendwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-popendwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopendwa
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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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