Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-sitisha (infinitive kusitisha)
- Causative form of -sita: to cause to pause
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -sitisha
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| Positive present
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-nasitisha
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| Subjunctive
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-sitishe
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| Negative
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-sitishi
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| Imperative singular
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sitisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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sitisha
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| Plural
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sitisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husitisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisitisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusitisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasitisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasitisha/nasitisha
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tunasitisha
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| 2nd person
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unasitisha
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mnasitisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasitisha
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wanasitisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasitisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -sitishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisitishi
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hatusitishi
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| 2nd person
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husitishi
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hamsitishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasitishi
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hawasitishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -sitishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasitisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasitisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sitishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisitishe
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tusitishe
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| 2nd person
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usitishe
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msitishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asitishe
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wasitishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -sitishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisitishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesitisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesitisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisitisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisitisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asitisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasitisha
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twasitisha
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| 2nd person
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wasitisha
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mwasitisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asitisha
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wasitisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasitisha
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yasitisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasitisha
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yasitisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasitisha
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vyasitisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yasitisha
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zasitisha
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| u(XI)
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wasitisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasitisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pasitisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasitisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesitisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasitisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasitisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisitisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipositisha
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| Consecutive
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kasitisha / positive subject concord + -kasitisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasitishe
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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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-nisitisha
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-tusitisha
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| 2nd person
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-kusitisha
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-wasitisha/-kusitisheni/-wasitisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msitisha
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-wasitisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usitisha
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-isitisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisitisha
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-yasitisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisitisha
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-visitisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-isitisha
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-zisitisha
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| u(XI)
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-usitisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusitisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasitisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musitisha
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| Reflexive
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-jisitisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -sitisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-sitishaye
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-sitishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-sitishao
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-sitishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-sitishalo
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-sitishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-sitishacho
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-sitishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-sitishayo
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-sitishazo
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| u(XI)
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-sitishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-sitishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-sitishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-sitishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -sitisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesitisha
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-ositisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ositisha
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-yositisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lositisha
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-yositisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chositisha
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-vyositisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yositisha
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-zositisha
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| u(XI)
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-ositisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kositisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-positisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mositisha
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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