Swahili
Verb
-potezwa (infinitive kupotezwa)
- Passive form of -poteza
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -potezwa
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| Positive present
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-napotezwa
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| Subjunctive
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-potezwe
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| Negative
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-potezwi
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| Imperative singular
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potezwa
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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potezwa
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| Plural
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potezweni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hupotezwa
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lipotezwa
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kupotezwa
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -napotezwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninapotezwa/napotezwa
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tunapotezwa
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| 2nd person
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unapotezwa
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mnapotezwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anapotezwa
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wanapotezwa
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -napotezwa
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -potezwi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sipotezwi
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hatupotezwi
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| 2nd person
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hupotezwi
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hampotezwi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hapotezwi
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hawapotezwi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -potezwi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tapotezwa
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tapotezwa
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -potezwe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nipotezwe
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tupotezwe
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| 2nd person
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upotezwe
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mpotezwe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apotezwe
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wapotezwe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -potezwe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sipotezwe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngepotezwa
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singepotezwa
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalipotezwa
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalipotezwa
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apotezwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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napotezwa
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twapotezwa
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| 2nd person
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wapotezwa
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mwapotezwa
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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apotezwa
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wapotezwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wapotezwa
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yapotezwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lapotezwa
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yapotezwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chapotezwa
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vyapotezwa
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| n(IX/X)
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yapotezwa
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zapotezwa
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| u(XI)
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wapotezwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwapotezwa
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| pa(XVI)
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papotezwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwapotezwa
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mepotezwa
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshapotezwa
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japotezwa
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kipotezwa
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipopotezwa
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| Consecutive
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kapotezwa / positive subject concord + -kapotezwa
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kapotezwe
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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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-nipotezwa
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-tupotezwa
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| 2nd person
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-kupotezwa
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-wapotezwa/-kupotezweni/-wapotezweni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mpotezwa
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-wapotezwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-upotezwa
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-ipotezwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lipotezwa
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-yapotezwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kipotezwa
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-vipotezwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-ipotezwa
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-zipotezwa
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| u(XI)
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-upotezwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kupotezwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-papotezwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mupotezwa
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| Reflexive
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-jipotezwa
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -potezwa- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-potezwaye
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-potezwao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-potezwao
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-potezwayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-potezwalo
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-potezwayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-potezwacho
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-potezwavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-potezwayo
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-potezwazo
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| u(XI)
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-potezwao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-potezwako
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| pa(XVI)
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-potezwapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-potezwamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -potezwa)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yepotezwa
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-opotezwa
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-opotezwa
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-yopotezwa
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lopotezwa
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-yopotezwa
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chopotezwa
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-vyopotezwa
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| n(IX/X)
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-yopotezwa
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-zopotezwa
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| u(XI)
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-opotezwa
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kopotezwa
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| pa(XVI)
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-popotezwa
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mopotezwa
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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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