ongezeka

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ongezeka (infinitive kuongezeka)

  1. Stative form of -ongeza: to be enlarged

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ongezeka
Positive present -naongezeka
Subjunctive -ongezeke
Negative -ongezeki
Imperative singular ongezeka
Infinitives
Positive kuongezeka
Negative kutoongezeka
Imperatives
Singular ongezeka
Plural ongezekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huongezeka
Positive past positive subject concord + -liongezeka
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuongezeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naongezeka)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaongezeka/naongezeka tunaongezeka
2nd person unaongezeka mnaongezeka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaongezeka wanaongezeka
other classes positive subject concord + -naongezeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ongezeki)
Singular Plural
1st person siongezeki hatuongezeki
2nd person huongezeki hamwongezeki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haongezeki hawaongezeki
other classes negative subject concord + -ongezeki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taongezeka
Negative future negative subject concord + -taongezeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ongezeke)
Singular Plural
1st person niongezeke tuongezeke
2nd person uongezeke mwongezeke
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongezeke waongezeke
other classes positive subject concord + -ongezeke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siongezeke
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeongezeka
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeongezeka
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliongezeka
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliongezeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aongezeka)
Singular Plural
1st person naongezeka twaongezeka
2nd person waongezeka mwaongezeka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongezeka waongezeka
m-mi(III/IV) waongezeka yaongezeka
ji-ma(V/VI) laongezeka yaongezeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaongezeka vyaongezeka
n(IX/X) yaongezeka zaongezeka
u(XI) waongezeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaongezeka
pa(XVI) paongezeka
mu(XVIII) mwaongezeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meongezeka
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaongezeka
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaongezeka
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiongezeka
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoongezeka
Consecutive kaongezeka / positive subject concord + -kaongezeka
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaongezeke
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niongezeka -tuongezeka
2nd person -kuongezeka -waongezeka/-kuongezekeni/-waongezekeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwongezeka -waongezeka
m-mi(III/IV) -uongezeka -iongezeka
ji-ma(V/VI) -liongezeka -yaongezeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiongezeka -viongezeka
n(IX/X) -iongezeka -ziongezeka
u(XI) -uongezeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuongezeka
pa(XVI) -paongezeka
mu(XVIII) -muongezeka
Reflexive -jiongezeka
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ongezeka- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ongezekaye -ongezekao
m-mi(III/IV) -ongezekao -ongezekayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ongezekalo -ongezekayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ongezekacho -ongezekavyo
n(IX/X) -ongezekayo -ongezekazo
u(XI) -ongezekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ongezekako
pa(XVI) -ongezekapo
mu(XVIII) -ongezekamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ongezeka)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeongezeka -oongezeka
m-mi(III/IV) -oongezeka -yoongezeka
ji-ma(V/VI) -loongezeka -yoongezeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choongezeka -vyoongezeka
n(IX/X) -yoongezeka -zoongezeka
u(XI) -oongezeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koongezeka
pa(XVI) -poongezeka
mu(XVIII) -moongezeka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.