Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-pindisha (infinitive kupindisha)
- Causative form of -pinda
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -pindisha
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| Positive present
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-napindisha
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| Subjunctive
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-pindishe
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| Negative
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-pindishi
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| Imperative singular
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pindisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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pindisha
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| Plural
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pindisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupindisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipindisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupindisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napindisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapindisha/napindisha
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tunapindisha
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| 2nd person
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unapindisha
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mnapindisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapindisha
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wanapindisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napindisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -pindishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipindishi
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hatupindishi
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| 2nd person
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hupindishi
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hampindishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapindishi
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hawapindishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -pindishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapindisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapindisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pindishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipindishe
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tupindishe
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| 2nd person
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upindishe
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mpindishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apindishe
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wapindishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -pindishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipindishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepindisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepindisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipindisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipindisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apindisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napindisha
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twapindisha
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| 2nd person
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wapindisha
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mwapindisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apindisha
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wapindisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapindisha
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yapindisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapindisha
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yapindisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapindisha
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vyapindisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yapindisha
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zapindisha
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| u(XI)
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wapindisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapindisha
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| pa(XVI)
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papindisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapindisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepindisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapindisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japindisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipindisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopindisha
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| Consecutive
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kapindisha / positive subject concord + -kapindisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapindishe
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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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-nipindisha
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-tupindisha
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| 2nd person
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-kupindisha
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-wapindisha/-kupindisheni/-wapindisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpindisha
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-wapindisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upindisha
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-ipindisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipindisha
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-yapindisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipindisha
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-vipindisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipindisha
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-zipindisha
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| u(XI)
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-upindisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupindisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-papindisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupindisha
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| Reflexive
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-jipindisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pindisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-pindishaye
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-pindishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-pindishao
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-pindishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-pindishalo
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-pindishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-pindishacho
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-pindishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-pindishayo
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-pindishazo
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| u(XI)
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-pindishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-pindishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-pindishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-pindishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pindisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepindisha
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-opindisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opindisha
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-yopindisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopindisha
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-yopindisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopindisha
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-vyopindisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopindisha
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-zopindisha
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| u(XI)
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-opindisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopindisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-popindisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopindisha
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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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