Swahili
Verb
-poresha (infinitive kuporesha)
- Causative form of -pora
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -poresha
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| Positive present
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-naporesha
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| Subjunctive
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-poreshe
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| Negative
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-poreshi
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| Imperative singular
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poresha
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| Infinitives
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| Imperatives
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| Singular
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poresha
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| Plural
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poresheni
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| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
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huporesha
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| Positive past
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positive subject concord + -liporesha
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| Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuporesha
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -naporesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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ninaporesha/naporesha
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tunaporesha
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| 2nd person
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unaporesha
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mnaporesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anaporesha
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wanaporesha
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -naporesha
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -poreshi)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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siporeshi
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hatuporeshi
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| 2nd person
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huporeshi
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hamporeshi
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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haporeshi
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hawaporeshi
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| other classes
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negative subject concord + -poreshi
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| Positive future
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positive subject concord + -taporesha
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| Negative future
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negative subject concord + -taporesha
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -poreshe)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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niporeshe
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tuporeshe
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| 2nd person
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uporeshe
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mporeshe
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aporeshe
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waporeshe
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| other classes
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positive subject concord + -poreshe
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| Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -siporeshe
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| Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngeporesha
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| Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singeporesha
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| Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngaliporesha
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| Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singaliporesha
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| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aporesha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| 1st person
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naporesha
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twaporesha
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| 2nd person
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waporesha
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mwaporesha
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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aporesha
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waporesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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waporesha
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yaporesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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laporesha
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yaporesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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chaporesha
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vyaporesha
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| n(IX/X)
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yaporesha
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zaporesha
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| u(XI)
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waporesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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kwaporesha
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| pa(XVI)
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paporesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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mwaporesha
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| Perfect
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positive subject concord + -meporesha
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| "Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshaporesha
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| "Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -japoresha
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| "If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kiporesha
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| "If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipoporesha
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| Consecutive
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kaporesha / positive subject concord + -kaporesha
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| Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kaporeshe
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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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-niporesha
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-tuporesha
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| 2nd person
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-kuporesha
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-waporesha/-kuporesheni/-waporesheni
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| 3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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-mporesha
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-waporesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-uporesha
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-iporesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-liporesha
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-yaporesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-kiporesha
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-viporesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-iporesha
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-ziporesha
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| u(XI)
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-uporesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-kuporesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-paporesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-muporesha
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| Reflexive
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-jiporesha
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| Relative forms
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| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -poresha- + relative marker)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-poreshaye
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-poreshao
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-poreshao
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-poreshayo
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-poreshalo
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-poreshayo
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-poreshacho
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-poreshavyo
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| n(IX/X)
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-poreshayo
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-poreshazo
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| u(XI)
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-poreshao
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-poreshako
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| pa(XVI)
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-poreshapo
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| mu(XVIII)
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-poreshamo
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| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -poresha)
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Singular
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Plural
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| m-wa(I/II)
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-yeporesha
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-oporesha
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| m-mi(III/IV)
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-oporesha
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-yoporesha
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| ji-ma(V/VI)
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-loporesha
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-yoporesha
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| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
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-choporesha
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-vyoporesha
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| n(IX/X)
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-yoporesha
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-zoporesha
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| u(XI)
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-oporesha
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see n(X) or ma(VI) class
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| ku(XV/XVII)
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-koporesha
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| pa(XVI)
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-poporesha
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| mu(XVIII)
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-moporesha
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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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