engaenga

Swahili

Verb

-engaenga (infinitive kuengaenga)

1. to spoil (a child)
   • 1973, Mohammed S. Abdulla, Duniani kuna watu, page 5:

     […] nikakuengaenga hata ukawa huwezi kutendekezeka; […]

     […] I spoiled you until cannot be made to accomplish anything, […]

Conjugation

Conjugation of -engaenga
Positive present -naengaenga Subjunctive -engaenge Negative -engaengi Imperative singular engaenga
Infinitives
Positive kuengaenga Negative kutoengaenga
Imperatives
Singular engaenga Plural engaengeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huengaenga Positive past positive subject concord + -liengaenga Negative past negative subject concord + -kuengaenga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naengaenga) Singular Plural 1st person ninaengaenga/naengaenga tunaengaenga 2nd person unaengaenga mnaengaenga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaengaenga wanaengaenga other classes positive subject concord + -naengaenga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -engaengi) Singular Plural 1st person siengaengi hatuengaengi 2nd person huengaengi hamwengaengi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haengaengi hawaengaengi other classes negative subject concord + -engaengi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taengaenga Negative future negative subject concord + -taengaenga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -engaenge) Singular Plural 1st person niengaenge tuengaenge 2nd person uengaenge mwengaenge 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aengaenge waengaenge other classes positive subject concord + -engaenge
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siengaenge Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeengaenga Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeengaenga Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliengaenga Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliengaenga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aengaenga) Singular Plural 1st person naengaenga twaengaenga 2nd person waengaenga mwaengaenga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aengaenga waengaenga m-mi(III/IV) waengaenga yaengaenga ji-ma(V/VI) laengaenga yaengaenga ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaengaenga vyaengaenga n(IX/X) yaengaenga zaengaenga u(XI) waengaenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaengaenga pa(XVI) paengaenga mu(XVIII) mwaengaenga
Perfect positive subject concord + -meengaenga "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaengaenga "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaengaenga "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiengaenga "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoengaenga Consecutive kaengaenga / positive subject concord + -kaengaenga Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaengaenge
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niengaenga -tuengaenga 2nd person -kuengaenga -waengaenga/-kuengaengeni/-waengaengeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwengaenga -waengaenga m-mi(III/IV) -uengaenga -iengaenga ji-ma(V/VI) -liengaenga -yaengaenga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiengaenga -viengaenga n(IX/X) -iengaenga -ziengaenga u(XI) -uengaenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuengaenga pa(XVI) -paengaenga mu(XVIII) -muengaenga Reflexive -jiengaenga
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -engaenga- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -engaengaye -engaengao m-mi(III/IV) -engaengao -engaengayo ji-ma(V/VI) -engaengalo -engaengayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -engaengacho -engaengavyo n(IX/X) -engaengayo -engaengazo u(XI) -engaengao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -engaengako pa(XVI) -engaengapo mu(XVIII) -engaengamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -engaenga) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeengaenga -oengaenga m-mi(III/IV) -oengaenga -yoengaenga ji-ma(V/VI) -loengaenga -yoengaenga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choengaenga -vyoengaenga n(IX/X) -yoengaenga -zoengaenga u(XI) -oengaenga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koengaenga pa(XVI) -poengaenga mu(XVIII) -moengaenga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.