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"form": "uhofu",
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{
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{
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},
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},
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"object-concord",
"second-person",
"singular"
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"plural",
"second-person"
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},
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"plural",
"second-person"
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{
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"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"second-person"
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{
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"class-2",
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"object-concord",
"plural",
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{
"form": "-lihofu",
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"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
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]
},
{
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"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "-vihofu",
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"class-8",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
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},
{
"form": "-ihofu",
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"indicative",
"object-concord",
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},
{
"form": "-zihofu",
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"class-9",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
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]
},
{
"form": "-uhofu",
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"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "-kuhofu",
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"object-concord",
"singular",
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},
{
"form": "-pahofu",
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},
{
"form": "-muhofu",
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"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "-jihofu",
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"object-concord",
"reflexive"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
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{
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},
{
"form": "General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hofu- + relative marker)",
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},
{
"form": "-hofuye",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-1",
"class-2",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-hofuo",
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"class-2",
"object-concord",
"plural",
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]
},
{
"form": "-hofuo",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-4",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-hofuyo",
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"class-4",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-hofulo",
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"class-6",
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},
{
"form": "-hofuyo",
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},
{
"form": "-hofucho",
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},
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"form": "-hofuvyo",
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},
{
"form": "-hofuyo",
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"class-9",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-hofuzo",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-9",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-hofuo",
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"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-hofuko",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-17",
"object-concord",
"relative",
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]
},
{
"form": "-hofupo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-16",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-hofumo",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-18",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
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},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
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},
{
"form": "Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hofu)",
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"tags": [
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"relative"
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},
{
"form": "-yehofu",
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"tags": [
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"class-2",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
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},
{
"form": "-ohofu",
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"class-1",
"class-2",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
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},
{
"form": "-ohofu",
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"class-3",
"class-4",
"object-concord",
"relative",
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]
},
{
"form": "-yohofu",
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"class-3",
"class-4",
"object-concord",
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"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-lohofu",
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"class-5",
"class-6",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-yohofu",
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"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-chohofu",
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"class-7",
"class-8",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-vyohofu",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-7",
"class-8",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-yohofu",
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"class-10",
"class-9",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-zohofu",
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"class-10",
"class-9",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-ohofu",
"source": "conjugation",
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"class-11",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-kohofu",
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"class-15",
"class-17",
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]
},
{
"form": "-pohofu",
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"class-16",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-mohofu",
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"class-18",
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"relative",
"singular"
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},
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"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
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"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "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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"object-concord",
"relative"
]
}
],
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"_dis": "49 51",
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{
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}
],
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},
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},
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},
{
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},
{
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},
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"form": "no-table-tags",
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},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
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},
{
"form": "hofu",
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{
"form": "hofuni",
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},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
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},
{
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},
{
"form": "huhofu",
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},
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"form": "positive subject concord + -lihofu",
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]
},
{
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"negative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
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"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
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]
},
{
"form": "ninahofu",
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},
{
"form": "nahofu",
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"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "tunahofu",
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"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "unahofu",
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"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "mnahofu",
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"plural",
"present",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "anahofu",
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"class-1",
"class-2",
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "wanahofu",
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"class-2",
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},
{
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]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
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"table-tags"
]
},
{
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"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "sihofu",
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"first-person",
"negative",
"present",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hatuhofu",
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"first-person",
"negative",
"plural",
"present"
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},
{
"form": "huhofu",
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"negative",
"present",
"second-person",
"singular"
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},
{
"form": "hamhofu",
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"negative",
"plural",
"present",
"second-person"
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},
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"class-2",
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"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
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},
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"class-2",
"negative",
"plural",
"present",
"third-person"
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},
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"form": "negative subject concord + -hofu",
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"present",
"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
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"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
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]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -tahofu",
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"future"
]
},
{
"form": "negative subject concord + -tahofu",
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"future",
"negative"
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},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
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"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
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"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "nihofu",
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"first-person",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "tuhofu",
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"first-person",
"plural",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "uhofu",
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"second-person",
"singular",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "mhofu",
"source": "conjugation",
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"plural",
"second-person",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "ahofu",
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"class-1",
"class-2",
"singular",
"subjunctive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "wahofu",
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"class-2",
"plural",
"subjunctive",
"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -hofu",
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"subjunctive",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
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"table-tags"
]
},
{
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"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -sihofu",
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"negative",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -ngehofu",
"source": "conjugation",
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"irrealis",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -singehofu",
"source": "conjugation",
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"irrealis",
"negative",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -ngalihofu",
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"past"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -singalihofu",
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"irrealis",
"negative",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
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"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
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"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "nahofu",
"source": "conjugation",
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"first-person",
"gnomic",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "twahofu",
"source": "conjugation",
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"first-person",
"gnomic",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "wahofu",
"source": "conjugation",
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"gnomic",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "mwahofu",
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"gnomic",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "ahofu",
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"class-1",
"class-2",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
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"form": "wahofu",
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"class-2",
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"plural",
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},
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"form": "wahofu",
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"class-4",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
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"class-4",
"gnomic",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "lahofu",
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"class-6",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
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"form": "yahofu",
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"class-6",
"gnomic",
"plural",
"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "chahofu",
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"class-8",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "vyahofu",
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"class-8",
"gnomic",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "yahofu",
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"class-9",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "zahofu",
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"class-9",
"gnomic",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "wahofu",
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"class-11",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "kwahofu",
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"class-15",
"class-17",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "pahofu",
"source": "conjugation",
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"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "mwahofu",
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"class-18",
"gnomic",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
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"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -mehofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"perfect"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -meshahofu",
"source": "conjugation",
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"already-form"
]
},
{
"form": "negative subject concord + -jahofu",
"source": "conjugation",
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"not-yet-form"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -kihofu",
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"if-when-form"
]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -sipohofu",
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]
},
{
"form": "kahofu / positive subject concord + -kahofu",
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]
},
{
"form": "positive subject concord + -kahofu",
"source": "conjugation",
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"consecutive",
"subjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
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"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "-nihofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"first-person",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-tuhofu",
"source": "conjugation",
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"first-person",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-kuhofu",
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"object-concord",
"second-person",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-wahofu",
"source": "conjugation",
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"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-kuhofuni",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-wahofuni",
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"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"second-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-mhofu",
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"class-2",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
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},
{
"form": "-wahofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-uhofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-ihofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-lihofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-yahofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-kihofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-vihofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-ihofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-zihofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-uhofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-11",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-kuhofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-15",
"class-17",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-pahofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-16",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-muhofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-18",
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "-jihofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"indicative",
"object-concord",
"reflexive"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hofu- + relative marker)",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"object-concord",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-hofuye",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-hofuo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-hofuo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-hofuyo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-hofulo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-hofuyo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-hofucho",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-hofuvyo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-hofuyo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-hofuzo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-hofuo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-11",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-hofuko",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-15",
"class-17",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-hofupo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-16",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-hofumo",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-18",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hofu)",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"object-concord",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-yehofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-ohofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-1",
"class-2",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-ohofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-yohofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-3",
"class-4",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-lohofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-yohofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-chohofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-vyohofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-yohofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-zohofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"object-concord",
"plural",
"relative"
]
},
{
"form": "-ohofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-11",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-kohofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-15",
"class-17",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-pohofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-16",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-mohofu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"class-18",
"object-concord",
"relative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sw-conj",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"object-concord",
"relative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "-hofu (infinitive kuhofu)",
"name": "sw-verb"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"name": "sw-conj"
}
],
"lang": "Swahili",
"lang_code": "sw",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"to fear, be afraid"
],
"links": [
[
"fear",
"fear"
],
[
"afraid",
"afraid"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"audio": "Sw-ke-hofu.flac",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/13/Sw-ke-hofu.flac/Sw-ke-hofu.flac.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/13/Sw-ke-hofu.flac/Sw-ke-hofu.flac.ogg"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "-ogopa"
},
{
"word": "hawafu"
},
{
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "khofu"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"sw:hofu"
],
"word": "hofu"
}
Download raw JSONL data for hofu meaning in Swahili (17.7kB)
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"path": [
"hofu"
],
"section": "Swahili",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "hofu",
"trace": ""
}
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