Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-somesha (infinitive kusomesha)
- Causative form of -soma: to make (someone) read, teach how to read
- to educate
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -somesha
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| Positive present
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-nasomesha
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| Subjunctive
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-someshe
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| Negative
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-someshi
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| Imperative singular
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somesha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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somesha
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| Plural
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somesheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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husomesha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lisomesha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kusomesha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasomesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninasomesha/nasomesha
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tunasomesha
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| 2nd person
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unasomesha
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mnasomesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anasomesha
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wanasomesha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nasomesha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -someshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sisomeshi
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hatusomeshi
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| 2nd person
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husomeshi
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hamsomeshi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hasomeshi
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hawasomeshi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -someshi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tasomesha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tasomesha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -someshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nisomeshe
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tusomeshe
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| 2nd person
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usomeshe
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msomeshe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asomeshe
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wasomeshe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -someshe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sisomeshe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngesomesha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singesomesha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalisomesha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalisomesha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asomesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nasomesha
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twasomesha
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| 2nd person
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wasomesha
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mwasomesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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asomesha
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wasomesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wasomesha
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yasomesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lasomesha
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yasomesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chasomesha
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vyasomesha
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| n(IX/X)
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yasomesha
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zasomesha
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| u(XI)
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wasomesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwasomesha
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| pa(XVI)
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pasomesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwasomesha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mesomesha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshasomesha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jasomesha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kisomesha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -siposomesha
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| Consecutive
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kasomesha / positive subject concord + -kasomesha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kasomeshe
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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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-nisomesha
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-tusomesha
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| 2nd person
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-kusomesha
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-wasomesha/-kusomesheni/-wasomesheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-msomesha
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-wasomesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-usomesha
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-isomesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lisomesha
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-yasomesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kisomesha
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-visomesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-isomesha
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-zisomesha
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| u(XI)
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-usomesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kusomesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pasomesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-musomesha
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| Reflexive
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-jisomesha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -somesha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-someshaye
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-someshao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-someshao
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-someshayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-someshalo
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-someshayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-someshacho
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-someshavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-someshayo
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-someshazo
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| u(XI)
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-someshao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-someshako
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| pa(XVI)
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-someshapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-someshamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -somesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yesomesha
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-osomesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-osomesha
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-yosomesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-losomesha
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-yosomesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chosomesha
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-vyosomesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yosomesha
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-zosomesha
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| u(XI)
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-osomesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kosomesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-posomesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mosomesha
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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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