gongwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-gongwa (infinitive kugongwa)

  1. Passive form of -gonga

Conjugation

Conjugation of -gongwa
Positive present -nagongwa
Subjunctive -gongwe
Negative -gongwi
Imperative singular gongwa
Infinitives
Positive kugongwa
Negative kutogongwa
Imperatives
Singular gongwa
Plural gongweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hugongwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -ligongwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kugongwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nagongwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninagongwa/nagongwa tunagongwa
2nd person unagongwa mnagongwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anagongwa wanagongwa
other classes positive subject concord + -nagongwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -gongwi)
Singular Plural
1st person sigongwi hatugongwi
2nd person hugongwi hamgongwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hagongwi hawagongwi
other classes negative subject concord + -gongwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tagongwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -tagongwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -gongwe)
Singular Plural
1st person nigongwe tugongwe
2nd person ugongwe mgongwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) agongwe wagongwe
other classes positive subject concord + -gongwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sigongwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngegongwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singegongwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaligongwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaligongwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -agongwa)
Singular Plural
1st person nagongwa twagongwa
2nd person wagongwa mwagongwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) agongwa wagongwa
m-mi(III/IV) wagongwa yagongwa
ji-ma(V/VI) lagongwa yagongwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chagongwa vyagongwa
n(IX/X) yagongwa zagongwa
u(XI) wagongwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwagongwa
pa(XVI) pagongwa
mu(XVIII) mwagongwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -megongwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshagongwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jagongwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kigongwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipogongwa
Consecutive kagongwa / positive subject concord + -kagongwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kagongwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nigongwa -tugongwa
2nd person -kugongwa -wagongwa/-kugongweni/-wagongweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mgongwa -wagongwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ugongwa -igongwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -ligongwa -yagongwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kigongwa -vigongwa
n(IX/X) -igongwa -zigongwa
u(XI) -ugongwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kugongwa
pa(XVI) -pagongwa
mu(XVIII) -mugongwa
Reflexive -jigongwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -gongwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -gongwaye -gongwao
m-mi(III/IV) -gongwao -gongwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -gongwalo -gongwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -gongwacho -gongwavyo
n(IX/X) -gongwayo -gongwazo
u(XI) -gongwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -gongwako
pa(XVI) -gongwapo
mu(XVIII) -gongwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -gongwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yegongwa -ogongwa
m-mi(III/IV) -ogongwa -yogongwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -logongwa -yogongwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chogongwa -vyogongwa
n(IX/X) -yogongwa -zogongwa
u(XI) -ogongwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kogongwa
pa(XVI) -pogongwa
mu(XVIII) -mogongwa
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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