ongolewa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ongolewa (infinitive kuongolewa)

  1. Passive form of -ongoa: to be converted

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ongolewa
Positive present -naongolewa
Subjunctive -ongolewe
Negative -ongolewi
Imperative singular ongolewa
Infinitives
Positive kuongolewa
Negative kutoongolewa
Imperatives
Singular ongolewa
Plural ongoleweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huongolewa
Positive past positive subject concord + -liongolewa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuongolewa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naongolewa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaongolewa/naongolewa tunaongolewa
2nd person unaongolewa mnaongolewa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaongolewa wanaongolewa
other classes positive subject concord + -naongolewa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ongolewi)
Singular Plural
1st person siongolewi hatuongolewi
2nd person huongolewi hamwongolewi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haongolewi hawaongolewi
other classes negative subject concord + -ongolewi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taongolewa
Negative future negative subject concord + -taongolewa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ongolewe)
Singular Plural
1st person niongolewe tuongolewe
2nd person uongolewe mwongolewe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongolewe waongolewe
other classes positive subject concord + -ongolewe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siongolewe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeongolewa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeongolewa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliongolewa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliongolewa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aongolewa)
Singular Plural
1st person naongolewa twaongolewa
2nd person waongolewa mwaongolewa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongolewa waongolewa
m-mi(III/IV) waongolewa yaongolewa
ji-ma(V/VI) laongolewa yaongolewa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaongolewa vyaongolewa
n(IX/X) yaongolewa zaongolewa
u(XI) waongolewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaongolewa
pa(XVI) paongolewa
mu(XVIII) mwaongolewa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meongolewa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaongolewa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaongolewa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiongolewa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoongolewa
Consecutive kaongolewa / positive subject concord + -kaongolewa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaongolewe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niongolewa -tuongolewa
2nd person -kuongolewa -waongolewa/-kuongoleweni/-waongoleweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwongolewa -waongolewa
m-mi(III/IV) -uongolewa -iongolewa
ji-ma(V/VI) -liongolewa -yaongolewa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiongolewa -viongolewa
n(IX/X) -iongolewa -ziongolewa
u(XI) -uongolewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuongolewa
pa(XVI) -paongolewa
mu(XVIII) -muongolewa
Reflexive -jiongolewa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ongolewa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ongolewaye -ongolewao
m-mi(III/IV) -ongolewao -ongolewayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ongolewalo -ongolewayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ongolewacho -ongolewavyo
n(IX/X) -ongolewayo -ongolewazo
u(XI) -ongolewao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ongolewako
pa(XVI) -ongolewapo
mu(XVIII) -ongolewamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ongolewa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeongolewa -oongolewa
m-mi(III/IV) -oongolewa -yoongolewa
ji-ma(V/VI) -loongolewa -yoongolewa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choongolewa -vyoongolewa
n(IX/X) -yoongolewa -zoongolewa
u(XI) -oongolewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koongolewa
pa(XVI) -poongolewa
mu(XVIII) -moongolewa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.