Swahili
Verb
-staarabisha (infinitive kustaarabisha)
- Causative form of -staarabu
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -staarabisha
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| Positive present
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-nastaarabisha
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| Subjunctive
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-staarabishe
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| Negative
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-staarabishi
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| Imperative singular
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staarabisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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staarabisha
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| Plural
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staarabisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hustaarabisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -listaarabisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kustaarabisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nastaarabisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninastaarabisha/nastaarabisha
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tunastaarabisha
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| 2nd person
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unastaarabisha
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mnastaarabisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anastaarabisha
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wanastaarabisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nastaarabisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -staarabishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sistaarabishi
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hatustaarabishi
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| 2nd person
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hustaarabishi
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hamstaarabishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hastaarabishi
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hawastaarabishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -staarabishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tastaarabisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tastaarabisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -staarabishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nistaarabishe
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tustaarabishe
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| 2nd person
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ustaarabishe
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mstaarabishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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astaarabishe
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wastaarabishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -staarabishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sistaarabishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngestaarabisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singestaarabisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalistaarabisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalistaarabisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -astaarabisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nastaarabisha
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twastaarabisha
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| 2nd person
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wastaarabisha
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mwastaarabisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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astaarabisha
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wastaarabisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wastaarabisha
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yastaarabisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lastaarabisha
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yastaarabisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chastaarabisha
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vyastaarabisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yastaarabisha
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zastaarabisha
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| u(XI)
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wastaarabisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwastaarabisha
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| pa(XVI)
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pastaarabisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwastaarabisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mestaarabisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshastaarabisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jastaarabisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kistaarabisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipostaarabisha
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| Consecutive
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kastaarabisha / positive subject concord + -kastaarabisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kastaarabishe
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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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-nistaarabisha
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-tustaarabisha
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| 2nd person
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-kustaarabisha
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-wastaarabisha/-kustaarabisheni/-wastaarabisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mstaarabisha
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-wastaarabisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ustaarabisha
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-istaarabisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-listaarabisha
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-yastaarabisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kistaarabisha
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-vistaarabisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-istaarabisha
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-zistaarabisha
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| u(XI)
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-ustaarabisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kustaarabisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-pastaarabisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mustaarabisha
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| Reflexive
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-jistaarabisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -staarabisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-staarabishaye
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-staarabishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-staarabishao
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-staarabishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-staarabishalo
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-staarabishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-staarabishacho
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-staarabishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-staarabishayo
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-staarabishazo
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| u(XI)
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-staarabishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-staarabishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-staarabishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-staarabishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -staarabisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yestaarabisha
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-ostaarabisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ostaarabisha
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-yostaarabisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lostaarabisha
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-yostaarabisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chostaarabisha
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-vyostaarabisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yostaarabisha
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-zostaarabisha
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| u(XI)
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-ostaarabisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kostaarabisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-postaarabisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mostaarabisha
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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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