Swahili
Verb
-hifadhia (infinitive kuhifadhia)
- Applicative form of -hifadhi
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -hifadhia
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| Positive present
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-nahifadhia
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| Subjunctive
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-hifadhie
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| Negative
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-hifadhii
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| Imperative singular
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hifadhia
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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hifadhia
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| Plural
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hifadhieni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huhifadhia
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lihifadhia
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuhifadhia
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahifadhia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninahifadhia/nahifadhia
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tunahifadhia
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| 2nd person
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unahifadhia
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mnahifadhia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anahifadhia
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wanahifadhia
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -nahifadhia
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -hifadhii)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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sihifadhii
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hatuhifadhii
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| 2nd person
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huhifadhii
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hamhifadhii
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hahifadhii
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hawahifadhii
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -hifadhii
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tahifadhia
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tahifadhia
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hifadhie)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nihifadhie
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tuhifadhie
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| 2nd person
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uhifadhie
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mhifadhie
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahifadhie
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wahifadhie
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -hifadhie
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sihifadhie
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngehifadhia
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singehifadhia
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalihifadhia
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalihifadhia
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahifadhia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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nahifadhia
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twahifadhia
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| 2nd person
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wahifadhia
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mwahifadhia
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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ahifadhia
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wahifadhia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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wahifadhia
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yahifadhia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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lahifadhia
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yahifadhia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chahifadhia
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vyahifadhia
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| n(IX/X)
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yahifadhia
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zahifadhia
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| u(XI)
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wahifadhia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwahifadhia
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| pa(XVI)
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pahifadhia
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwahifadhia
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mehifadhia
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshahifadhia
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jahifadhia
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kihifadhia
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipohifadhia
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| Consecutive
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kahifadhia / positive subject concord + -kahifadhia
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kahifadhie
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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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-nihifadhia
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-tuhifadhia
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| 2nd person
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-kuhifadhia
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-wahifadhia/-kuhifadhieni/-wahifadhieni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mhifadhia
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-wahifadhia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uhifadhia
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-ihifadhia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lihifadhia
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-yahifadhia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kihifadhia
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-vihifadhia
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| n(IX/X)
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-ihifadhia
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-zihifadhia
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| u(XI)
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-uhifadhia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuhifadhia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pahifadhia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muhifadhia
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| Reflexive
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-jihifadhia
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hifadhia- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-hifadhiaye
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-hifadhiao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-hifadhiao
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-hifadhiayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-hifadhialo
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-hifadhiayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-hifadhiacho
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-hifadhiavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-hifadhiayo
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-hifadhiazo
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| u(XI)
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-hifadhiao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-hifadhiako
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| pa(XVI)
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-hifadhiapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-hifadhiamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hifadhia)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yehifadhia
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-ohifadhia
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-ohifadhia
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-yohifadhia
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-lohifadhia
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-yohifadhia
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-chohifadhia
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-vyohifadhia
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| n(IX/X)
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-yohifadhia
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-zohifadhia
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| u(XI)
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-ohifadhia
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kohifadhia
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| pa(XVI)
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-pohifadhia
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| mu(XVIII)
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-mohifadhia
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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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