Japanese
Romanization
tafuta
- Rōmaji transcription of タフタ
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].
Pronunciation
Verb
-tafuta (infinitive kutafuta)
- to search (look throughout (a place) for something)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tafuta
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| Positive present
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-natafuta
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| Subjunctive
|
-tafute
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| Negative
|
-tafuti
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| Imperative singular
|
tafuta
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
tafuta
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| Plural
|
tafuteni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutafuta
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -litafuta
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutafuta
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natafuta)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatafuta/natafuta
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tunatafuta
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| 2nd person
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unatafuta
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mnatafuta
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatafuta
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wanatafuta
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natafuta
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tafuti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitafuti
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hatutafuti
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| 2nd person
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hutafuti
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hamtafuti
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatafuti
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hawatafuti
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tafuti
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tatafuta
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatafuta
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tafute)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitafute
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tutafute
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| 2nd person
|
utafute
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mtafute
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
atafute
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watafute
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tafute
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitafute
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetafuta
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetafuta
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitafuta
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitafuta
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atafuta)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natafuta
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twatafuta
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| 2nd person
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watafuta
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mwatafuta
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
atafuta
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watafuta
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watafuta
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yatafuta
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latafuta
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yatafuta
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatafuta
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vyatafuta
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| n(IX/X)
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yatafuta
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zatafuta
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| u(XI)
|
watafuta
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatafuta
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| pa(XVI)
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patafuta
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatafuta
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metafuta
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatafuta
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatafuta
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitafuta
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotafuta
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| Consecutive
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katafuta / positive subject concord + -katafuta
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katafute
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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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-nitafuta
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-tutafuta
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| 2nd person
|
-kutafuta
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-watafuta/-kutafuteni/-watafuteni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtafuta
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-watafuta
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utafuta
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-itafuta
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litafuta
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-yatafuta
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitafuta
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-vitafuta
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| n(IX/X)
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-itafuta
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-zitafuta
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| u(XI)
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-utafuta
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutafuta
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| pa(XVI)
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-patafuta
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutafuta
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| Reflexive
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-jitafuta
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tafuta- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tafutaye
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-tafutao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tafutao
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-tafutayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tafutalo
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-tafutayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tafutacho
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-tafutavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tafutayo
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-tafutazo
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| u(XI)
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-tafutao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tafutako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tafutapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tafutamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tafuta)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetafuta
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-otafuta
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otafuta
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-yotafuta
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotafuta
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-yotafuta
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotafuta
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-vyotafuta
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotafuta
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-zotafuta
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| u(XI)
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-otafuta
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotafuta
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| pa(XVI)
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-potafuta
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motafuta
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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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