Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tendwa (infinitive kutendwa)
- Passive form of -tenda: to be done, to be carried out
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tendwa
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| Positive present
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-natendwa
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| Subjunctive
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-tendwe
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| Negative
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-tendwi
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| Imperative singular
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tendwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tendwa
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| Plural
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tendweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutendwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litendwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutendwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natendwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatendwa/natendwa
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tunatendwa
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| 2nd person
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unatendwa
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mnatendwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatendwa
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wanatendwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natendwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tendwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitendwi
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hatutendwi
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| 2nd person
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hutendwi
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hamtendwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatendwi
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hawatendwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tendwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatendwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatendwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tendwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitendwe
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tutendwe
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| 2nd person
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utendwe
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mtendwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atendwe
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watendwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tendwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitendwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetendwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetendwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitendwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitendwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atendwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natendwa
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twatendwa
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| 2nd person
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watendwa
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mwatendwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atendwa
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watendwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watendwa
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yatendwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latendwa
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yatendwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatendwa
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vyatendwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yatendwa
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zatendwa
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| u(XI)
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watendwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatendwa
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| pa(XVI)
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patendwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatendwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metendwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatendwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatendwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitendwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotendwa
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| Consecutive
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katendwa / positive subject concord + -katendwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katendwe
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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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-nitendwa
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-tutendwa
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| 2nd person
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-kutendwa
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-watendwa/-kutendweni/-watendweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtendwa
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-watendwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utendwa
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-itendwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litendwa
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-yatendwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitendwa
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-vitendwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-itendwa
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-zitendwa
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| u(XI)
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-utendwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutendwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-patendwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutendwa
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| Reflexive
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-jitendwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tendwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tendwaye
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-tendwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tendwao
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-tendwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tendwalo
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-tendwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tendwacho
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-tendwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tendwayo
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-tendwazo
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| u(XI)
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-tendwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tendwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tendwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tendwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tendwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetendwa
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-otendwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otendwa
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-yotendwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotendwa
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-yotendwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotendwa
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-vyotendwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotendwa
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-zotendwa
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| u(XI)
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-otendwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotendwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-potendwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motendwa
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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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