Swahili
Verb
-tetemesha (infinitive kutetemesha)
- Causative form of -tetema
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -tetemesha
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| Positive present
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-natetemesha
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| Subjunctive
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-tetemeshe
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| Negative
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-tetemeshi
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| Imperative singular
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tetemesha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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tetemesha
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| Plural
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tetemesheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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hutetemesha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -litetemesha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kutetemesha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -natetemesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninatetemesha/natetemesha
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tunatetemesha
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| 2nd person
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unatetemesha
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mnatetemesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anatetemesha
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wanatetemesha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -natetemesha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -tetemeshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sitetemeshi
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hatutetemeshi
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| 2nd person
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hutetemeshi
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hamtetemeshi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hatetemeshi
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hawatetemeshi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -tetemeshi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tatetemesha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tatetemesha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tetemeshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nitetemeshe
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tutetemeshe
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| 2nd person
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utetemeshe
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mtetemeshe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atetemeshe
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watetemeshe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -tetemeshe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sitetemeshe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngetetemesha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singetetemesha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalitetemesha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalitetemesha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atetemesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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natetemesha
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twatetemesha
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| 2nd person
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watetemesha
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mwatetemesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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atetemesha
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watetemesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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watetemesha
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yatetemesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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latetemesha
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yatetemesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chatetemesha
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vyatetemesha
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| n(IX/X)
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yatetemesha
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zatetemesha
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| u(XI)
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watetemesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwatetemesha
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| pa(XVI)
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patetemesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwatetemesha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -metetemesha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshatetemesha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jatetemesha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kitetemesha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipotetemesha
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| Consecutive
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katetemesha / positive subject concord + -katetemesha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -katetemeshe
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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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-nitetemesha
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-tutetemesha
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| 2nd person
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-kutetemesha
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-watetemesha/-kutetemesheni/-watetemesheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mtetemesha
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-watetemesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-utetemesha
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-itetemesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-litetemesha
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-yatetemesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kitetemesha
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-vitetemesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-itetemesha
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-zitetemesha
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| u(XI)
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-utetemesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kutetemesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-patetemesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mutetemesha
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| Reflexive
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-jitetemesha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -tetemesha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-tetemeshaye
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-tetemeshao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-tetemeshao
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-tetemeshayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-tetemeshalo
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-tetemeshayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-tetemeshacho
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-tetemeshavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-tetemeshayo
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-tetemeshazo
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| u(XI)
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-tetemeshao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-tetemeshako
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| pa(XVI)
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-tetemeshapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-tetemeshamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -tetemesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yetetemesha
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-otetemesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-otetemesha
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-yotetemesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lotetemesha
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-yotetemesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chotetemesha
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-vyotetemesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yotetemesha
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-zotetemesha
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| u(XI)
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-otetemesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kotetemesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-potetemesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-motetemesha
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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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