Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-zuiwa (infinitive kuzuiwa)
- Passive form of -zuia: to get obstructed, to get stopped
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -zuiwa
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| Positive present
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-nazuiwa
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| Subjunctive
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-zuiwe
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| Negative
|
-zuiwi
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| Imperative singular
|
zuiwa
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| Infinitives
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| Positive
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kuzuiwa
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| Negative
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kutozuiwa
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
|
zuiwa
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| Plural
|
zuiweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huzuiwa
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| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lizuiwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuzuiwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazuiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninazuiwa/nazuiwa
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tunazuiwa
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| 2nd person
|
unazuiwa
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mnazuiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anazuiwa
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wanazuiwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nazuiwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -zuiwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sizuiwi
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hatuzuiwi
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| 2nd person
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huzuiwi
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hamzuiwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hazuiwi
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hawazuiwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -zuiwi
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| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -tazuiwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tazuiwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zuiwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nizuiwe
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tuzuiwe
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| 2nd person
|
uzuiwe
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mzuiwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
azuiwe
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wazuiwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -zuiwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sizuiwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngezuiwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singezuiwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalizuiwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalizuiwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azuiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nazuiwa
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twazuiwa
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| 2nd person
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wazuiwa
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mwazuiwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
azuiwa
|
wazuiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
|
wazuiwa
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yazuiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lazuiwa
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yazuiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chazuiwa
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vyazuiwa
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| n(IX/X)
|
yazuiwa
|
zazuiwa
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| u(XI)
|
wazuiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwazuiwa
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| pa(XVI)
|
pazuiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwazuiwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mezuiwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshazuiwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jazuiwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kizuiwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipozuiwa
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| Consecutive
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kazuiwa / positive subject concord + -kazuiwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kazuiwe
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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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-nizuiwa
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-tuzuiwa
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| 2nd person
|
-kuzuiwa
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-wazuiwa/-kuzuiweni/-wazuiweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
|
-mzuiwa
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-wazuiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uzuiwa
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-izuiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lizuiwa
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-yazuiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kizuiwa
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-vizuiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-izuiwa
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-zizuiwa
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| u(XI)
|
-uzuiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuzuiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pazuiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muzuiwa
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| Reflexive
|
-jizuiwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zuiwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-zuiwaye
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-zuiwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-zuiwao
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-zuiwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-zuiwalo
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-zuiwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-zuiwacho
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-zuiwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-zuiwayo
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-zuiwazo
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| u(XI)
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-zuiwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-zuiwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-zuiwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-zuiwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zuiwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yezuiwa
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-ozuiwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ozuiwa
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-yozuiwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lozuiwa
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-yozuiwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chozuiwa
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-vyozuiwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yozuiwa
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-zozuiwa
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| u(XI)
|
-ozuiwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kozuiwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-pozuiwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mozuiwa
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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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