Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-saidiwa (infinitive kusaidiwa)
- Passive form of -saidia: to be helped, to be assisted
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -saidiwa
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| Positive present
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-nasaidiwa
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| Subjunctive
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-saidiwe
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| Negative
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-saidiwi
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| Imperative singular
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saidiwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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saidiwa
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| Plural
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saidiweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husaidiwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisaidiwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusaidiwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasaidiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasaidiwa/nasaidiwa
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tunasaidiwa
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| 2nd person
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unasaidiwa
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mnasaidiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasaidiwa
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wanasaidiwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasaidiwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -saidiwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisaidiwi
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hatusaidiwi
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| 2nd person
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husaidiwi
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hamsaidiwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasaidiwi
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hawasaidiwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -saidiwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasaidiwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasaidiwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -saidiwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisaidiwe
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tusaidiwe
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| 2nd person
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usaidiwe
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msaidiwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asaidiwe
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wasaidiwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -saidiwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisaidiwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesaidiwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesaidiwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisaidiwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisaidiwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asaidiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasaidiwa
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twasaidiwa
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| 2nd person
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wasaidiwa
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mwasaidiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asaidiwa
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wasaidiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasaidiwa
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yasaidiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasaidiwa
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yasaidiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasaidiwa
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vyasaidiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yasaidiwa
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zasaidiwa
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| u(XI)
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wasaidiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasaidiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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pasaidiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasaidiwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesaidiwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasaidiwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasaidiwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisaidiwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposaidiwa
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| Consecutive
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kasaidiwa / positive subject concord + -kasaidiwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasaidiwe
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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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-nisaidiwa
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-tusaidiwa
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| 2nd person
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-kusaidiwa
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-wasaidiwa/-kusaidiweni/-wasaidiweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msaidiwa
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-wasaidiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usaidiwa
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-isaidiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisaidiwa
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-yasaidiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisaidiwa
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-visaidiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-isaidiwa
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-zisaidiwa
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| u(XI)
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-usaidiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusaidiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasaidiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musaidiwa
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| Reflexive
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-jisaidiwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -saidiwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-saidiwaye
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-saidiwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-saidiwao
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-saidiwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-saidiwalo
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-saidiwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-saidiwacho
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-saidiwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-saidiwayo
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-saidiwazo
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| u(XI)
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-saidiwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-saidiwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-saidiwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-saidiwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -saidiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesaidiwa
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-osaidiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osaidiwa
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-yosaidiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losaidiwa
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-yosaidiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosaidiwa
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-vyosaidiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosaidiwa
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-zosaidiwa
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| u(XI)
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-osaidiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosaidiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-posaidiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosaidiwa
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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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