engaenga

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Swahili

Verb

-engaenga (infinitive kuengaenga)

  1. to spoil (a child)
    • 1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 5:
      [] nikakuengaenga hata ukawa huwezi kutendekezeka; []
      I spoiled you until cannot be made to accomplish anything, 

Conjugation

Conjugation of -engaenga
Positive present -naengaenga
Subjunctive -engaenge
Negative -engaengi
Imperative singular engaenga
Infinitives
Positive kuengaenga
Negative kutoengaenga
Imperatives
Singular engaenga
Plural engaengeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huengaenga
Positive past positive subject concord + -liengaenga
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuengaenga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naengaenga)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaengaenga/naengaenga tunaengaenga
2nd person unaengaenga mnaengaenga
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaengaenga wanaengaenga
other classes positive subject concord + -naengaenga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -engaengi)
Singular Plural
1st person siengaengi hatuengaengi
2nd person huengaengi hamwengaengi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haengaengi hawaengaengi
other classes negative subject concord + -engaengi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taengaenga
Negative future negative subject concord + -taengaenga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -engaenge)
Singular Plural
1st person niengaenge tuengaenge
2nd person uengaenge mwengaenge
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aengaenge waengaenge
other classes positive subject concord + -engaenge
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siengaenge
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeengaenga
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeengaenga
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliengaenga
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliengaenga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aengaenga)
Singular Plural
1st person naengaenga twaengaenga
2nd person waengaenga mwaengaenga
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aengaenga waengaenga
m-mi(III/IV) waengaenga yaengaenga
ji-ma(V/VI) laengaenga yaengaenga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaengaenga vyaengaenga
n(IX/X) yaengaenga zaengaenga
u(XI) waengaenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaengaenga
pa(XVI) paengaenga
mu(XVIII) mwaengaenga
Perfect positive subject concord + -meengaenga
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaengaenga
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaengaenga
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiengaenga
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoengaenga
Consecutive kaengaenga / positive subject concord + -kaengaenga
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaengaenge
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niengaenga -tuengaenga
2nd person -kuengaenga -waengaenga/-kuengaengeni/-waengaengeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwengaenga -waengaenga
m-mi(III/IV) -uengaenga -iengaenga
ji-ma(V/VI) -liengaenga -yaengaenga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiengaenga -viengaenga
n(IX/X) -iengaenga -ziengaenga
u(XI) -uengaenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuengaenga
pa(XVI) -paengaenga
mu(XVIII) -muengaenga
Reflexive -jiengaenga
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -engaenga- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -engaengaye -engaengao
m-mi(III/IV) -engaengao -engaengayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -engaengalo -engaengayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -engaengacho -engaengavyo
n(IX/X) -engaengayo -engaengazo
u(XI) -engaengao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -engaengako
pa(XVI) -engaengapo
mu(XVIII) -engaengamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -engaenga)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeengaenga -oengaenga
m-mi(III/IV) -oengaenga -yoengaenga
ji-ma(V/VI) -loengaenga -yoengaenga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choengaenga -vyoengaenga
n(IX/X) -yoengaenga -zoengaenga
u(XI) -oengaenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koengaenga
pa(XVI) -poengaenga
mu(XVIII) -moengaenga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.