Swahili
Verb
-tafutwa (infinitive kutafutwa)
- Passive form of -tafuta
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tafutwa
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| Positive present
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-natafutwa
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| Subjunctive
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-tafutwe
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| Negative
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-tafutwi
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| Imperative singular
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tafutwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tafutwa
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| Plural
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tafutweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutafutwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litafutwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutafutwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natafutwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatafutwa/natafutwa
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tunatafutwa
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| 2nd person
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unatafutwa
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mnatafutwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatafutwa
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wanatafutwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natafutwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tafutwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitafutwi
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hatutafutwi
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| 2nd person
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hutafutwi
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hamtafutwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatafutwi
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hawatafutwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tafutwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatafutwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatafutwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tafutwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitafutwe
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tutafutwe
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| 2nd person
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utafutwe
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mtafutwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atafutwe
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watafutwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tafutwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitafutwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetafutwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetafutwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitafutwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitafutwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atafutwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natafutwa
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twatafutwa
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| 2nd person
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watafutwa
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mwatafutwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atafutwa
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watafutwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watafutwa
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yatafutwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latafutwa
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yatafutwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatafutwa
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vyatafutwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yatafutwa
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zatafutwa
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| u(XI)
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watafutwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatafutwa
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| pa(XVI)
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patafutwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatafutwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metafutwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatafutwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatafutwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitafutwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotafutwa
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| Consecutive
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katafutwa / positive subject concord + -katafutwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katafutwe
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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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-nitafutwa
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-tutafutwa
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| 2nd person
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-kutafutwa
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-watafutwa/-kutafutweni/-watafutweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtafutwa
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-watafutwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utafutwa
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-itafutwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litafutwa
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-yatafutwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitafutwa
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-vitafutwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-itafutwa
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-zitafutwa
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| u(XI)
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-utafutwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutafutwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-patafutwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutafutwa
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| Reflexive
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-jitafutwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tafutwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tafutwaye
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-tafutwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tafutwao
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-tafutwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tafutwalo
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-tafutwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tafutwacho
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-tafutwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tafutwayo
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-tafutwazo
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| u(XI)
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-tafutwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tafutwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tafutwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tafutwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tafutwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetafutwa
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-otafutwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otafutwa
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-yotafutwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotafutwa
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-yotafutwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotafutwa
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-vyotafutwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotafutwa
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-zotafutwa
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| u(XI)
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-otafutwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotafutwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-potafutwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motafutwa
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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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