ongezwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ongezwa (infinitive kuongezwa)

  1. Passive form of -ongeza: to be increased

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ongezwa
Positive present -naongezwa
Subjunctive -ongezwe
Negative -ongezwi
Imperative singular ongezwa
Infinitives
Positive kuongezwa
Negative kutoongezwa
Imperatives
Singular ongezwa
Plural ongezweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huongezwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -liongezwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuongezwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naongezwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaongezwa/naongezwa tunaongezwa
2nd person unaongezwa mnaongezwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaongezwa wanaongezwa
other classes positive subject concord + -naongezwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ongezwi)
Singular Plural
1st person siongezwi hatuongezwi
2nd person huongezwi hamwongezwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haongezwi hawaongezwi
other classes negative subject concord + -ongezwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taongezwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -taongezwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ongezwe)
Singular Plural
1st person niongezwe tuongezwe
2nd person uongezwe mwongezwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongezwe waongezwe
other classes positive subject concord + -ongezwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siongezwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeongezwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeongezwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliongezwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliongezwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aongezwa)
Singular Plural
1st person naongezwa twaongezwa
2nd person waongezwa mwaongezwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongezwa waongezwa
m-mi(III/IV) waongezwa yaongezwa
ji-ma(V/VI) laongezwa yaongezwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaongezwa vyaongezwa
n(IX/X) yaongezwa zaongezwa
u(XI) waongezwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaongezwa
pa(XVI) paongezwa
mu(XVIII) mwaongezwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meongezwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaongezwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaongezwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiongezwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoongezwa
Consecutive kaongezwa / positive subject concord + -kaongezwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaongezwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niongezwa -tuongezwa
2nd person -kuongezwa -waongezwa/-kuongezweni/-waongezweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwongezwa -waongezwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uongezwa -iongezwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -liongezwa -yaongezwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiongezwa -viongezwa
n(IX/X) -iongezwa -ziongezwa
u(XI) -uongezwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuongezwa
pa(XVI) -paongezwa
mu(XVIII) -muongezwa
Reflexive -jiongezwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ongezwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ongezwaye -ongezwao
m-mi(III/IV) -ongezwao -ongezwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ongezwalo -ongezwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ongezwacho -ongezwavyo
n(IX/X) -ongezwayo -ongezwazo
u(XI) -ongezwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ongezwako
pa(XVI) -ongezwapo
mu(XVIII) -ongezwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ongezwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeongezwa -oongezwa
m-mi(III/IV) -oongezwa -yoongezwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -loongezwa -yoongezwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choongezwa -vyoongezwa
n(IX/X) -yoongezwa -zoongezwa
u(XI) -oongezwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koongezwa
pa(XVI) -poongezwa
mu(XVIII) -moongezwa
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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