Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tepeta (infinitive kutepeta)
- to be slack
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tepeta
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| Positive present
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-natepeta
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| Subjunctive
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-tepete
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| Negative
|
-tepeti
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| Imperative singular
|
tepeta
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
tepeta
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| Plural
|
tepeteni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutepeta
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -litepeta
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutepeta
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natepeta)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatepeta/natepeta
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tunatepeta
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| 2nd person
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unatepeta
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mnatepeta
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatepeta
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wanatepeta
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natepeta
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tepeti)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitepeti
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hatutepeti
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| 2nd person
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hutepeti
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hamtepeti
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatepeti
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hawatepeti
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tepeti
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tatepeta
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| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -tatepeta
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tepete)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitepete
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tutepete
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| 2nd person
|
utepete
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mtepete
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
atepete
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watepete
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tepete
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitepete
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetepeta
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetepeta
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitepeta
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitepeta
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atepeta)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natepeta
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twatepeta
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| 2nd person
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watepeta
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mwatepeta
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
atepeta
|
watepeta
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watepeta
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yatepeta
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latepeta
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yatepeta
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatepeta
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vyatepeta
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| n(IX/X)
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yatepeta
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zatepeta
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| u(XI)
|
watepeta
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatepeta
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| pa(XVI)
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patepeta
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatepeta
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metepeta
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatepeta
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatepeta
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitepeta
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotepeta
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| Consecutive
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katepeta / positive subject concord + -katepeta
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katepete
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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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-nitepeta
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-tutepeta
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| 2nd person
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-kutepeta
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-watepeta/-kutepeteni/-watepeteni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtepeta
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-watepeta
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utepeta
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-itepeta
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litepeta
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-yatepeta
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitepeta
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-vitepeta
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| n(IX/X)
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-itepeta
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-zitepeta
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| u(XI)
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-utepeta
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutepeta
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| pa(XVI)
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-patepeta
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutepeta
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| Reflexive
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-jitepeta
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tepeta- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tepetaye
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-tepetao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tepetao
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-tepetayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tepetalo
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-tepetayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tepetacho
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-tepetavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tepetayo
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-tepetazo
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| u(XI)
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-tepetao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tepetako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tepetapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tepetamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tepeta)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetepeta
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-otepeta
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otepeta
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-yotepeta
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotepeta
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-yotepeta
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotepeta
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-vyotepeta
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotepeta
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-zotepeta
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| u(XI)
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-otepeta
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotepeta
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| pa(XVI)
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-potepeta
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motepeta
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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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See also