Swahili
Verb
-semeza (infinitive kusemeza)
- Causative form of -semea
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -semeza
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| Positive present
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-nasemeza
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| Subjunctive
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-semeze
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| Negative
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-semezi
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| Imperative singular
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semeza
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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semeza
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| Plural
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semezeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husemeza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisemeza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusemeza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasemeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasemeza/nasemeza
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tunasemeza
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| 2nd person
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unasemeza
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mnasemeza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasemeza
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wanasemeza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasemeza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -semezi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisemezi
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hatusemezi
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| 2nd person
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husemezi
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hamsemezi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasemezi
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hawasemezi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -semezi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasemeza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasemeza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -semeze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisemeze
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tusemeze
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| 2nd person
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usemeze
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msemeze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asemeze
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wasemeze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -semeze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisemeze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesemeza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesemeza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisemeza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisemeza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asemeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasemeza
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twasemeza
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| 2nd person
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wasemeza
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mwasemeza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
asemeza
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wasemeza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasemeza
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yasemeza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasemeza
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yasemeza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasemeza
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vyasemeza
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| n(IX/X)
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yasemeza
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zasemeza
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| u(XI)
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wasemeza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasemeza
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| pa(XVI)
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pasemeza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasemeza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesemeza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasemeza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasemeza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisemeza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposemeza
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| Consecutive
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kasemeza / positive subject concord + -kasemeza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasemeze
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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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-nisemeza
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-tusemeza
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| 2nd person
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-kusemeza
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-wasemeza/-kusemezeni/-wasemezeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msemeza
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-wasemeza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usemeza
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-isemeza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisemeza
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-yasemeza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisemeza
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-visemeza
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| n(IX/X)
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-isemeza
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-zisemeza
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| u(XI)
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-usemeza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusemeza
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasemeza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musemeza
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| Reflexive
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-jisemeza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -semeza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-semezaye
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-semezao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-semezao
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-semezayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-semezalo
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-semezayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-semezacho
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-semezavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-semezayo
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-semezazo
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| u(XI)
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-semezao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-semezako
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| pa(XVI)
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-semezapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-semezamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -semeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesemeza
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-osemeza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osemeza
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-yosemeza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losemeza
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-yosemeza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosemeza
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-vyosemeza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosemeza
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-zosemeza
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| u(XI)
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-osemeza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosemeza
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| pa(XVI)
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-posemeza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosemeza
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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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Derived terms