ongozwa

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ongozwa (infinitive kuongozwa)

  1. Passive form of -ongoza

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ongozwa
Positive present -naongozwa
Subjunctive -ongozwe
Negative -ongozwi
Imperative singular ongozwa
Infinitives
Positive kuongozwa
Negative kutoongozwa
Imperatives
Singular ongozwa
Plural ongozweni
Tensed forms
Habitual huongozwa
Positive past positive subject concord + -liongozwa
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuongozwa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naongozwa)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaongozwa/naongozwa tunaongozwa
2nd person unaongozwa mnaongozwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaongozwa wanaongozwa
other classes positive subject concord + -naongozwa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ongozwi)
Singular Plural
1st person siongozwi hatuongozwi
2nd person huongozwi hamwongozwi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haongozwi hawaongozwi
other classes negative subject concord + -ongozwi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taongozwa
Negative future negative subject concord + -taongozwa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ongozwe)
Singular Plural
1st person niongozwe tuongozwe
2nd person uongozwe mwongozwe
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongozwe waongozwe
other classes positive subject concord + -ongozwe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siongozwe
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeongozwa
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeongozwa
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliongozwa
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliongozwa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aongozwa)
Singular Plural
1st person naongozwa twaongozwa
2nd person waongozwa mwaongozwa
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aongozwa waongozwa
m-mi(III/IV) waongozwa yaongozwa
ji-ma(V/VI) laongozwa yaongozwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaongozwa vyaongozwa
n(IX/X) yaongozwa zaongozwa
u(XI) waongozwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaongozwa
pa(XVI) paongozwa
mu(XVIII) mwaongozwa
Perfect positive subject concord + -meongozwa
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaongozwa
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaongozwa
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiongozwa
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoongozwa
Consecutive kaongozwa / positive subject concord + -kaongozwa
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaongozwe
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niongozwa -tuongozwa
2nd person -kuongozwa -waongozwa/-kuongozweni/-waongozweni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwongozwa -waongozwa
m-mi(III/IV) -uongozwa -iongozwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -liongozwa -yaongozwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiongozwa -viongozwa
n(IX/X) -iongozwa -ziongozwa
u(XI) -uongozwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuongozwa
pa(XVI) -paongozwa
mu(XVIII) -muongozwa
Reflexive -jiongozwa
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ongozwa- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ongozwaye -ongozwao
m-mi(III/IV) -ongozwao -ongozwayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ongozwalo -ongozwayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ongozwacho -ongozwavyo
n(IX/X) -ongozwayo -ongozwazo
u(XI) -ongozwao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ongozwako
pa(XVI) -ongozwapo
mu(XVIII) -ongozwamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ongozwa)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeongozwa -oongozwa
m-mi(III/IV) -oongozwa -yoongozwa
ji-ma(V/VI) -loongozwa -yoongozwa
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choongozwa -vyoongozwa
n(IX/X) -yoongozwa -zoongozwa
u(XI) -oongozwa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koongozwa
pa(XVI) -poongozwa
mu(XVIII) -moongozwa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.