Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-tetemeka (infinitive kutetemeka)
- Stative form of -tetema
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tetemeka
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| Positive present
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-natetemeka
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| Subjunctive
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-tetemeke
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| Negative
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-tetemeki
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| Imperative singular
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tetemeka
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tetemeka
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| Plural
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tetemekeni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutetemeka
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litetemeka
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutetemeka
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natetemeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatetemeka/natetemeka
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tunatetemeka
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| 2nd person
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unatetemeka
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mnatetemeka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatetemeka
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wanatetemeka
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natetemeka
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tetemeki)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitetemeki
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hatutetemeki
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| 2nd person
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hutetemeki
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hamtetemeki
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatetemeki
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hawatetemeki
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tetemeki
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatetemeka
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatetemeka
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tetemeke)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitetemeke
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tutetemeke
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| 2nd person
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utetemeke
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mtetemeke
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atetemeke
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watetemeke
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tetemeke
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitetemeke
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetetemeka
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetetemeka
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitetemeka
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitetemeka
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atetemeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natetemeka
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twatetemeka
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| 2nd person
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watetemeka
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mwatetemeka
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atetemeka
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watetemeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watetemeka
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yatetemeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latetemeka
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yatetemeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatetemeka
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vyatetemeka
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| n(IX/X)
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yatetemeka
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zatetemeka
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| u(XI)
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watetemeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatetemeka
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| pa(XVI)
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patetemeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatetemeka
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metetemeka
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatetemeka
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatetemeka
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitetemeka
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotetemeka
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| Consecutive
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katetemeka / positive subject concord + -katetemeka
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katetemeke
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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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-nitetemeka
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-tutetemeka
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| 2nd person
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-kutetemeka
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-watetemeka/-kutetemekeni/-watetemekeni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtetemeka
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-watetemeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utetemeka
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-itetemeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litetemeka
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-yatetemeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitetemeka
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-vitetemeka
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| n(IX/X)
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-itetemeka
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-zitetemeka
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| u(XI)
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-utetemeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutetemeka
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| pa(XVI)
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-patetemeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutetemeka
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| Reflexive
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-jitetemeka
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tetemeka- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tetemekaye
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-tetemekao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tetemekao
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-tetemekayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tetemekalo
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-tetemekayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tetemekacho
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-tetemekavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tetemekayo
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-tetemekazo
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| u(XI)
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-tetemekao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tetemekako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tetemekapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tetemekamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tetemeka)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetetemeka
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-otetemeka
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otetemeka
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-yotetemeka
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotetemeka
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-yotetemeka
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotetemeka
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-vyotetemeka
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotetemeka
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-zotetemeka
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| u(XI)
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-otetemeka
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotetemeka
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| pa(XVI)
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-potetemeka
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motetemeka
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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