Swahili
Verb
-temesha (infinitive kutemesha)
- Causative form of -tema
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -temesha
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| Positive present
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-natemesha
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| Subjunctive
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-temeshe
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| Negative
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-temeshi
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| Imperative singular
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temesha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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temesha
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| Plural
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temesheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutemesha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litemesha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutemesha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natemesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatemesha/natemesha
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tunatemesha
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| 2nd person
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unatemesha
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mnatemesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatemesha
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wanatemesha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natemesha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -temeshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitemeshi
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hatutemeshi
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| 2nd person
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hutemeshi
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hamtemeshi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatemeshi
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hawatemeshi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -temeshi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatemesha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatemesha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -temeshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitemeshe
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tutemeshe
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| 2nd person
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utemeshe
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mtemeshe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atemeshe
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watemeshe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -temeshe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitemeshe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetemesha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetemesha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitemesha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitemesha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atemesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natemesha
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twatemesha
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| 2nd person
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watemesha
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mwatemesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atemesha
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watemesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watemesha
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yatemesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latemesha
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yatemesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatemesha
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vyatemesha
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| n(IX/X)
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yatemesha
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zatemesha
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| u(XI)
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watemesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatemesha
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| pa(XVI)
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patemesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatemesha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metemesha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatemesha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatemesha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitemesha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotemesha
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| Consecutive
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katemesha / positive subject concord + -katemesha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katemeshe
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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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-nitemesha
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-tutemesha
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| 2nd person
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-kutemesha
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-watemesha/-kutemesheni/-watemesheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtemesha
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-watemesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utemesha
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-itemesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litemesha
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-yatemesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitemesha
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-vitemesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-itemesha
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-zitemesha
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| u(XI)
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-utemesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutemesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-patemesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutemesha
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| Reflexive
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-jitemesha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -temesha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-temeshaye
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-temeshao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-temeshao
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-temeshayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-temeshalo
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-temeshayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-temeshacho
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-temeshavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-temeshayo
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-temeshazo
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| u(XI)
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-temeshao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-temeshako
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| pa(XVI)
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-temeshapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-temeshamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -temesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetemesha
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-otemesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otemesha
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-yotemesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotemesha
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-yotemesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotemesha
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-vyotemesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotemesha
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-zotemesha
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| u(XI)
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-otemesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotemesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-potemesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motemesha
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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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