Swahili
Verb
-sebeha (infinitive kusebeha)
- to eat breakfast
- Synonym: -staftahi
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -sebeha
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| Positive present
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-nasebeha
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| Subjunctive
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-sebehe
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| Negative
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-sebehi
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| Imperative singular
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sebeha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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sebeha
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| Plural
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sebeheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husebeha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisebeha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusebeha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasebeha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasebeha/nasebeha
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tunasebeha
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| 2nd person
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unasebeha
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mnasebeha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasebeha
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wanasebeha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasebeha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -sebehi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisebehi
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hatusebehi
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| 2nd person
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husebehi
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hamsebehi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasebehi
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hawasebehi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -sebehi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasebeha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasebeha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sebehe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisebehe
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tusebehe
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| 2nd person
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usebehe
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msebehe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asebehe
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wasebehe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -sebehe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisebehe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesebeha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesebeha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisebeha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisebeha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asebeha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasebeha
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twasebeha
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| 2nd person
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wasebeha
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mwasebeha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asebeha
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wasebeha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasebeha
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yasebeha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasebeha
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yasebeha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasebeha
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vyasebeha
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| n(IX/X)
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yasebeha
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zasebeha
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| u(XI)
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wasebeha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasebeha
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| pa(XVI)
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pasebeha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasebeha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesebeha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasebeha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasebeha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisebeha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposebeha
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| Consecutive
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kasebeha / positive subject concord + -kasebeha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasebehe
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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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-nisebeha
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-tusebeha
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| 2nd person
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-kusebeha
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-wasebeha/-kusebeheni/-wasebeheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msebeha
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-wasebeha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usebeha
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-isebeha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisebeha
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-yasebeha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisebeha
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-visebeha
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| n(IX/X)
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-isebeha
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-zisebeha
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| u(XI)
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-usebeha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusebeha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasebeha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musebeha
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| Reflexive
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-jisebeha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sebeha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-sebehaye
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-sebehao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-sebehao
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-sebehayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-sebehalo
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-sebehayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-sebehacho
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-sebehavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-sebehayo
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-sebehazo
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| u(XI)
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-sebehao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-sebehako
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| pa(XVI)
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-sebehapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-sebehamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sebeha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesebeha
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-osebeha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osebeha
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-yosebeha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losebeha
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-yosebeha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosebeha
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-vyosebeha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosebeha
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-zosebeha
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| u(XI)
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-osebeha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosebeha
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| pa(XVI)
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-posebeha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosebeha
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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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