Swahili
Verb
-tafutisha (infinitive kutafutisha)
- Causative form of -tafuta
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tafutisha
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| Positive present
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-natafutisha
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| Subjunctive
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-tafutishe
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| Negative
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-tafutishi
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| Imperative singular
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tafutisha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tafutisha
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| Plural
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tafutisheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutafutisha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litafutisha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutafutisha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natafutisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatafutisha/natafutisha
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tunatafutisha
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| 2nd person
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unatafutisha
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mnatafutisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatafutisha
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wanatafutisha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natafutisha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tafutishi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitafutishi
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hatutafutishi
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| 2nd person
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hutafutishi
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hamtafutishi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatafutishi
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hawatafutishi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tafutishi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatafutisha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatafutisha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tafutishe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitafutishe
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tutafutishe
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| 2nd person
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utafutishe
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mtafutishe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atafutishe
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watafutishe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tafutishe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitafutishe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetafutisha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetafutisha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitafutisha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitafutisha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atafutisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natafutisha
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twatafutisha
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| 2nd person
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watafutisha
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mwatafutisha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atafutisha
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watafutisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watafutisha
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yatafutisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latafutisha
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yatafutisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatafutisha
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vyatafutisha
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| n(IX/X)
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yatafutisha
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zatafutisha
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| u(XI)
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watafutisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatafutisha
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| pa(XVI)
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patafutisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatafutisha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metafutisha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatafutisha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatafutisha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitafutisha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotafutisha
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| Consecutive
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katafutisha / positive subject concord + -katafutisha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katafutishe
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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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-nitafutisha
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-tutafutisha
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| 2nd person
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-kutafutisha
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-watafutisha/-kutafutisheni/-watafutisheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtafutisha
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-watafutisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utafutisha
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-itafutisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litafutisha
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-yatafutisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitafutisha
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-vitafutisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-itafutisha
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-zitafutisha
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| u(XI)
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-utafutisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutafutisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-patafutisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutafutisha
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| Reflexive
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-jitafutisha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tafutisha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tafutishaye
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-tafutishao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tafutishao
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-tafutishayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tafutishalo
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-tafutishayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tafutishacho
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-tafutishavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tafutishayo
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-tafutishazo
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| u(XI)
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-tafutishao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tafutishako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tafutishapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tafutishamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tafutisha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetafutisha
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-otafutisha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otafutisha
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-yotafutisha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotafutisha
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-yotafutisha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotafutisha
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-vyotafutisha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotafutisha
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-zotafutisha
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| u(XI)
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-otafutisha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotafutisha
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| pa(XVI)
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-potafutisha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motafutisha
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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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