Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tendekeza (infinitive kutendekeza)
- Causative form of -tendeka: to cause something to be done, to make an accomplishment, to achieve by practice
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tendekeza
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| Positive present
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-natendekeza
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| Subjunctive
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-tendekeze
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| Negative
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-tendekezi
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| Imperative singular
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tendekeza
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tendekeza
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| Plural
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tendekezeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutendekeza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litendekeza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutendekeza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natendekeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatendekeza/natendekeza
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tunatendekeza
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| 2nd person
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unatendekeza
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mnatendekeza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatendekeza
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wanatendekeza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natendekeza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tendekezi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitendekezi
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hatutendekezi
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| 2nd person
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hutendekezi
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hamtendekezi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatendekezi
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hawatendekezi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tendekezi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatendekeza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatendekeza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tendekeze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitendekeze
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tutendekeze
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| 2nd person
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utendekeze
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mtendekeze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atendekeze
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watendekeze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tendekeze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitendekeze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetendekeza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetendekeza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitendekeza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitendekeza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atendekeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natendekeza
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twatendekeza
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| 2nd person
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watendekeza
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mwatendekeza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atendekeza
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watendekeza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watendekeza
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yatendekeza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latendekeza
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yatendekeza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatendekeza
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vyatendekeza
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| n(IX/X)
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yatendekeza
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zatendekeza
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| u(XI)
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watendekeza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatendekeza
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| pa(XVI)
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patendekeza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatendekeza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metendekeza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatendekeza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatendekeza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitendekeza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotendekeza
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| Consecutive
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katendekeza / positive subject concord + -katendekeza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katendekeze
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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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-nitendekeza
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-tutendekeza
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| 2nd person
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-kutendekeza
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-watendekeza/-kutendekezeni/-watendekezeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtendekeza
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-watendekeza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utendekeza
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-itendekeza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litendekeza
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-yatendekeza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitendekeza
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-vitendekeza
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| n(IX/X)
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-itendekeza
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-zitendekeza
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| u(XI)
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-utendekeza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutendekeza
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| pa(XVI)
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-patendekeza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutendekeza
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| Reflexive
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-jitendekeza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tendekeza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tendekezaye
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-tendekezao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tendekezao
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-tendekezayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tendekezalo
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-tendekezayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tendekezacho
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-tendekezavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tendekezayo
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-tendekezazo
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| u(XI)
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-tendekezao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tendekezako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tendekezapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tendekezamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tendekeza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetendekeza
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-otendekeza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otendekeza
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-yotendekeza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotendekeza
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-yotendekeza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotendekeza
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-vyotendekeza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotendekeza
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-zotendekeza
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| u(XI)
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-otendekeza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotendekeza
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| pa(XVI)
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-potendekeza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motendekeza
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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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