Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tengeneza (infinitive kutengeneza)
- to make
- to arrange, to connect
- to mend, to correct, to edit
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tengeneza
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| Positive present
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-natengeneza
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| Subjunctive
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-tengeneze
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| Negative
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-tengenezi
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| Imperative singular
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tengeneza
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tengeneza
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| Plural
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tengenezeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutengeneza
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litengeneza
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutengeneza
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natengeneza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatengeneza/natengeneza
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tunatengeneza
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| 2nd person
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unatengeneza
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mnatengeneza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatengeneza
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wanatengeneza
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natengeneza
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tengenezi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitengenezi
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hatutengenezi
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| 2nd person
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hutengenezi
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hamtengenezi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatengenezi
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hawatengenezi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tengenezi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatengeneza
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatengeneza
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tengeneze)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitengeneze
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tutengeneze
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| 2nd person
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utengeneze
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mtengeneze
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atengeneze
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watengeneze
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tengeneze
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitengeneze
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetengeneza
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetengeneza
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitengeneza
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitengeneza
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atengeneza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natengeneza
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twatengeneza
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| 2nd person
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watengeneza
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mwatengeneza
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atengeneza
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watengeneza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watengeneza
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yatengeneza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latengeneza
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yatengeneza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatengeneza
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vyatengeneza
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| n(IX/X)
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yatengeneza
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zatengeneza
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| u(XI)
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watengeneza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatengeneza
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| pa(XVI)
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patengeneza
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatengeneza
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metengeneza
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatengeneza
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatengeneza
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitengeneza
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotengeneza
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| Consecutive
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katengeneza / positive subject concord + -katengeneza
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katengeneze
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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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-nitengeneza
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-tutengeneza
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| 2nd person
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-kutengeneza
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-watengeneza/-kutengenezeni/-watengenezeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtengeneza
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-watengeneza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utengeneza
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-itengeneza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litengeneza
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-yatengeneza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitengeneza
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-vitengeneza
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| n(IX/X)
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-itengeneza
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-zitengeneza
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| u(XI)
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-utengeneza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutengeneza
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| pa(XVI)
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-patengeneza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutengeneza
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| Reflexive
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-jitengeneza
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tengeneza- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tengenezaye
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-tengenezao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tengenezao
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-tengenezayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tengenezalo
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-tengenezayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tengenezacho
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-tengenezavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tengenezayo
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-tengenezazo
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| u(XI)
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-tengenezao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tengenezako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tengenezapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tengenezamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tengeneza)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetengeneza
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-otengeneza
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otengeneza
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-yotengeneza
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotengeneza
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-yotengeneza
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotengeneza
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-vyotengeneza
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotengeneza
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-zotengeneza
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| u(XI)
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-otengeneza
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotengeneza
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| pa(XVI)
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-potengeneza
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motengeneza
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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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Derived terms